Tuesday, January 6, 2009


(Photo above: three fallen children from the same family killed during Israeli bombardment of northern Gaza Monday, January 5.) After eight days of bombardment, Israel sent ground troops into Gaza late Saturday, the second stage of its Israel's biggest operation in the Gaza Strip in four decades. A column of Israeli tanks, backed by aircraft, pushed deep into the territory, and Israel's navy prevented travel along Gaza's coastal road, effectively cutting the enclave in half. Ahead of the operation, Israeli warplanes pounded Gaza with concussion bombs in a bid to destroy underground tunnels. Israel has been depending heavily on F-16s, which fly at high altitude, in bombing Gaza to avoid the Palestinian RPGs. More than 555 Palestinians have been killed since Israel's Operation Cast Lead was launched on Dec. 27, allegedly to end Hamas rocket attacks across the border into southern Israel. Palestinian medics report nearly 50 dead and many more wounded in Monday, January 5, lone, including 16 children and 7 women. (Reference for text: Agencies and Aljazeera. Photo: Reuters via aljazeea.net)

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