Hamas continues to fire more missiles into Israel and the latest round injured a 14 yr old Israeli girl. The Israeli response was with missile attacks of its own on the suspected missile locations of Hamas. This was the verbal response from Israeli Vice Premier, Ramon:
Hamas released the martyr tapes of the two suicide bombers they sent into Israel's city of Dimona. Let's face it. Hamas fears absolutely no retaliation by the West. They are simply convinced that their marketing efforts to show the palestinians as victims and the oppressed have gained such root in Europe and America that there is nothing they can do that will shatter that standing. The Israeli Vice Premier is correct - it is a war with Hamas. And in my view, it's time for Israel to treat it as such and ratchet up the pains of war on Hamas.
Here's the full story.
"We need to understand there is a war in the south. The war against Hamas has to be fought on all fronts."
Hamas released the martyr tapes of the two suicide bombers they sent into Israel's city of Dimona. Let's face it. Hamas fears absolutely no retaliation by the West. They are simply convinced that their marketing efforts to show the palestinians as victims and the oppressed have gained such root in Europe and America that there is nothing they can do that will shatter that standing. The Israeli Vice Premier is correct - it is a war with Hamas. And in my view, it's time for Israel to treat it as such and ratchet up the pains of war on Hamas.
Here's the full story.
Israel-Hamas Fighting Escalates
Feb 6 07:07 AM US/Eastern
By KARIN LAUB
Associated Press Writer
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel launched airstrikes against militants firing rockets from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and vowed to maintain the siege of the territory until its Hamas rulers halt attacks.
Hamas moderately wounded a 14-year-old girl and knocked out power in parts of the rocket-scarred Israeli town of Sderot with a barrage of rockets fired at border communities Tuesday and early Wednesday.
Gaza militants said Israel responded with several airstrikes overnight, but the military confirmed only one, saying aircraft had fired at militants who had just launched rockets. Hamas said four of its men were moderately wounded.
Israel indicated that it would not let up in its attacks on Hamas.
Hamas also took responsibility for a suicide bombing Monday in the southern Israeli town of Dimona. The Islamist group's first suicide attack in Israel in three years underscored its ability to hamper U.S.-backed efforts by moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to reach a peace deal with Israel by the end of the year.
Israel insists on an end to violence before it implements any peace agreement, but Abbas has had no control over the Gaza Strip since Hamas seized control there from his forces in June. Monday's bombers came from the West Bank, not Gaza, giving greater weight to Israel's demand that Abbas take stronger action against militants in the West Bank, too.
Abbas on Wednesday condemned the rocket fire, but urged Israel to let supplies into Gaza.
"These rockets that are being fired at Israel must stop. It's pointless," he said at a news conference with Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik. "At the same time, Israel should not use these rockets as a pretext for collective punishment on Palestinians in Gaza. Israel must always allow humanitarian supplies and other needs to be provided to Gaza."
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