Israeli troops penetrate Gaza Strip - Hamas Labor Minister al-Barghouti arrested

AP on Yahoo ^ | 6/28/06 | Steven Gutkin - ap

[DejaJude]

They will lose face.

It looks like they might lose a lot more than that.

[Jet Jaguar]

Brit Hume and Fox AllStars talking about it now.

[NormsRevenge]

at least they had the courtesy of being told to vamoose..

wouldn't want to be there if things get nasty

[NormsRevenge]

I am told to pray for my enemy, I don;t recall if it says anything about whether they are dead or alive tho?


All Hamas has to do is get the soldier if they don't already have him and free him.

[samadams2000]

They blow up their own children and hide behind their women, do we really expect their "fighters" to remain while the women and children flea...er..I mean flee.

[Pox]

Israeli troops backed by tanks penetrated the impoverished coastal strip

Wah!

Palestinians filled up on basic supplies after warplanes knocked out electricity, raising the specter of a humanitarian crisis.

Sob!

The Hamas-led government's information ministry warned of "epidemics and health disasters" because of damaged water pipes to central Gaza.

Think of the Children!

Dozens of Palestinian militants — armed with automatic weapons and grenades — took up positions, bracing for attack.

Target Practice!

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas deplored the incursion as a "crime against humanity."

Oh, the Huge Manatee!

Civilians stockpiled food, water, batteries and candles after warplanes destroyed the coastal strip's only power plant, and main roads linking north to south.

The Children! Somebody think of the Children!

Gaza's economy was already in the doldrums before the Israeli assault, a result of five years of Israeli-Palestinian violence and an international aid boycott that followed Hamas' parliamentary election victory in January. The Israeli assault threatened to turn a bad situation into a disaster — underscoring the extent to which hopes have been dashed following the optimism that accompanied Israel's pullout.

Of course, it's those dastardly Israeli's fault, don'tcha know?

Palestinian plans for high-rise apartments, sports complexes and industrial parks in lands evacuated by Israel have given way to despair, with rising poverty, increasingly violent relations with Israel and a looming threat of civil war.

It MUST be the Israeli's fault!

Sayel said power will be out in Gaza for between three and six months, and that the power cut will affect hospitals and medical centers as well as households.

Won't somebody think of the Children!

No bias from the AP of course! /sarc

[Centurion2000]

Dozens of Palestinian militants — armed with automatic weapons and grenades — took up positions, bracing for attack.

Where's some pork fueled napalm when ya need it?

[tobyhill]

Exactly. US needs to quit talking restraint and if our officials feel they must say something then let it be something like,"Hamas isn't getting enough of what they deserve, get 'em Israel, more bombs".

[italianquaker]

when th nyslimes wants people to think equally between the palestinians and israel remember this

WHEN THE PALESTINIANS CELEBRATED AND DANCED IN THE STREETS OF RAMALLAH ON 9-11-01
ISRAEL HAD A DAY OF MOURNING

[prairiebreeze]

Good plan, good ideas. I agree.

[Pox]

And I'm of the opinion that ALL of the so called "Palestinians" should be there with their leaders.

[Diogenesis]

Terrorists try to put out flames at a terror camp near Rafah, Wednesday, June 28, 2006.

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Rockets (emptied or in preparation) stored by Palestinian terrorists in a warehouse in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Hamastan,
burn after an Israeli airstrike on the building Wednesday, June 28, 2006.

[debg]

Hey, the news reports that Israel cut off their water!

[tobyhill]

That's a lot of rockets they blew up.

[Michael Goldsberry]

They also renamed Jerusalem's Jaffa Rd. to New York St.

[Rome2000]

"crime against humanity."

Sub-humanity is more like it.

Can't figure out who the genius was that decided to pay the arabs for the oil they couldn't get out of the ground by themselves, but they obviously don't know what to do with money.

They sheiks are filthy rich and the Philistines can't even get a welfare check out of them.

[edpc]

What about this?

Al-Aksa claims chemical capabilities By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

The Aksa Martyrs Brigades announced on Sunday that its members have succeeded in manufacturing chemical and biological weapons.

In a leaflet distributed in the Gaza Strip, the group, which belongs to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah Party, said the weapons were the result of a three-year effort.

According to the statement, the first of its kind, the group has managed to manufacture and develop at least 20 different types of biological and chemical weapons.

The group said its members would not hesitate to add the new weapons to Kassam rockets that are being fired at Israeli communities almost every day. It also threatened to use the weapons against IDF soldiers if Israel carried out its threats to invade the Gaza Strip.

"We want to tell [Prime Minister Ehud] Olmert and [Defense Minister Amir] Peretz that your threats don't frighten us," the leaflet said.

"We will surprise you with our new weapons the moment the first soldier sets foot in the Gaza Strip."

[C210N]

...as diplomatic efforts to free the 19-year-old Israeli soldier, Cpl. Gilad Shalit, bogged down with Hamas demanding a prisoner swap and Israel refusing, demanding Shalit's unconditional release.

There they go again... I'll say this just one more time: Hamas NEVER offered any "prisoner swap". But they did offer a swap of: Israel frees terrorist women and children while Hamas supplies "information" about Shalit. This line from the article sure makes it sound like Hamas being reasonable, while Israel wants Shalit without releasing the Pali's.

[Lunatic Fringe]

Not good!

[Cate]

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