An Israeli artillery unit fires a shell towards Lebanon from its position near the northern border July 31, 2006. (Ammar Awad/Reuters)
He's following Bush's lead from earlier today.
Go at it NOW!!! This must be why Bibi isn't talking to Rush yet.
They forgot the part about Hizbollah attacking Israeli tanks first.
Pour it on, Israel, and hit them hard!
Did the Israelis ever announce this (alleged) ceasefire, or was it just the U.S. St. Dept.?
Do what needs to be done now that Hezbollah has offered the opportunity. Cut no slack.
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert had agreed to a 48-hour cease-fire beginning at 2 a.m. Monday while the military concluded its inquiry into the attack on the south Lebanese village of Qana, Israel's deadliest strike in nearly three weeks of fighting.
But Israel left open the option of striking targets to stop imminent attacks or if the military completed its inquiry. After Hezbollah guerrillas hit an Israeli tank near the village of Taibeh with an anti-tank missile, Israel said, the army carried out the airstrikes to protect ground troops.
You can read the rest here - mostly rehashing of old news CLICK
We continue to pray for the survival of Israel and an end to the terrorist regime or hezbollah and all the rest of the islamic jihadis.
Israel 'not yet ready for truce'
Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz says Israel cannot agree to an immediate ceasefire, despite a partial halt to air strikes on south Lebanon. Mr Peretz told parliament that if the offensive stopped, "the extremists will rear their heads anew".
He said Israel intended to "expand and strengthen" its operations in Lebanon.
Earlier Israel suspended air raids for 48 hours - apart from those to defend its civilians or troops - to allow an inquiry into civilian deaths at Qana. At least 54 people, many of them children, were killed in the southern Lebanese village on Sunday when the house in which they were sheltering was hit by Israeli war planes - the deadliest Israeli raid since hostilities began on 12 July.
The BBC's Jim Muir in Qana says the scene is one of utter desolation. He says Qana has become a ghost village like many others on the road up from the southern city of Tyre, with women and children now a rare sight.
Shortly after Israel announced it was suspending air strikes, its war planes struck several targets, including areas near the village of Taibe.
The Israeli military said the air strikes were ordered after Hezbollah militants hit an Israeli tank near Taibe, wounding three soldiers.
In one incident air strikes killed three Lebanese soldiers in a car near Tyre. Israel expressed regret over the deaths, saying it believed the vehicle was carrying a senior Hezbollah official
An Israeli artillery unit fires a shell towards Lebanon from its position near the northern border July 31, 2006. (Ammar Awad/Reuters)
The reason?
It takes TWO sides to stop shooting.
We are running out of time to confront Iran. When we help arrange the death of the mullahs, the Middle East will change. The Carter legacy lives for now.
HA
I love it! This man KNOWS how to run a REAL war on terror
20:03 Olmert: We should be ready for pain, tears and blood (Haaretz)
20:02 Olmert: Missiles and rockets will still land in Israel in coming days (Haaretz)
20:01 Olmert: No small number of days of fighting still await us (Haaretz)
20:01 Olmert: We won`t cease offensive until our objectives are accomplished (Haaretz)
19:59 Olmert: This is an opportunity to change `rules of the game` in Lebanon (Haaretz)
19:58 Olmert: We will continue to hunt Hezbollah everywhere (Haaretz)
19:56 Olmert: Hezbollah has suffered a considerable blow (Haaretz)
19:53 PM: We will compensate employers and employees in the north (Haaretz)
19:51 Olmert: I am sorry for the civilian casualties at Qana (Haaretz)
19:50 Olmert: We will not apologize to those who question Israel`s right to exist (Haaretz)
19:49 Olmert: Hezbollah serves the interests of Iran and Syria (Haaretz)
19:48 Olmert: No state would tolerate `murderous attacks` Israel faces (Haaretz)
19:47 Olmert: We are not fighting Lebanese people; we are fighting terrorism (Haaretz)
19:45 Olmert: We won`t abandon our desire to lead a normal existence (Haaretz)
19:43 Olmert: Israel is `determined to win` the conflict in Lebanon (Haaretz)
19:40 Olmert: We`ll end offensive when northern Israel no longer threatened (Haaretz)
19:39 Olmert: Offensive will end when rockets cease, soldiers are returned (Haaretz)
19:34 Olmert: There is no cease-fire and there won`t be one in coming days (Haaretz)
We Should LEARN from him
In other words, Hizbellah refused to honor the cease-fire and continued their attacks, forcing an Israeli response to defend themselves.
Didn't someone already ask how to arrange a cease-fire with terrorists?
Announce a cease-fire, track the missile and explosives transports, and blow them sky-high. I LOVE IT!
This very short article is certainly worth reading (or re-reading).
Dated prior to 9/11.
Don't miss it.
http://www.tzemach.org/fyi/docs/winston/june21-01b.htm
I think the IDF is going in full bore, boots on the ground.
YAHOOOO, indeed!
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