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Israel commences ground operation in Gaza

Posted under World News on Sunday, 4 January 2009 by
The Israeli government had made its goal clear prior to starting the military offensive. It said it would do whatever was necessary to eradicate Hamas from its roots irrespective of how long it would take. Yesterday Israel commenced the ground operation it had been preparing to launch since the...
Israel commences ground operation in Gaza

Senior Hamas leader killed in Israeli airstrikes

Posted under World News on Friday, 2 January 2009 by
Israel managed to claim the life of one of its sought after targets after a missile hit the home of Hamas’s senior leader on Thursday. The air attacks from Israel have claimed up to four hundred Palestinian lives since the offensive was initiated. The man killed in the attack was Nizar Rayyan....
Senior Hamas leader killed in Israeli airstrikes

Israel steps up its offensive against Hamas

Posted under World News on Thursday, 1 January 2009 by
Israel is getting ready to take its military operation against Hamas in the Gaza strip to the next level. It has stepped up the offensive and deployed more troops towards the Gaza border on Wednesday. Israel is making preparations to initiate a ground assault to compliment the deadly...
Israel steps up its offensive against Hamas

Israel considering a 48 hour truce under international pressure

Posted under World News on Wednesday, 31 December 2008 by
The bloody attacks on the Gaza strip conducted by Israel may be halted for a 48 hour period as international powers pressurize Israel to give the Palestinians a break. The four day air campaign that was launched in retaliation of the rocket attacks has been the deadliest military campaign pursued...
Israel considering a 48 hour truce under international pressure

Hamas displays its firepower three days into the Israeli offensive

Posted under World News on Tuesday, 30 December 2008 by
It has been three days since Israel has launched its military offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip but the defiant militant group continues to send rockets flying into Israel. The continuing rocket firing into Israel shows that Hamas still has plenty of firepower at their disposal. The...
Hamas displays its firepower three days into the Israeli offensive

Havoc reeks in Gaza strip as Israeli airstrikes kill over 225

Posted under World News on Monday, 29 December 2008 by
Israel has started its military offensive against the militants of Gaza in retaliation to the rocket attacks that followed after the end of the six month truce. Israeli warplanes could be seen pounding various security compounds on the Gaza strip. The airstrikes were unprecedented and managed to...
Havoc reeks in Gaza strip as Israeli airstrikes kill over 225

Israel moves closer to Gaza invasion

Posted under Political News on Friday, 26 December 2008 by
Israel is all set and determined to launch a full scale offensive against the Hamas militants in Gaza. The Jewish state made its intentions clear after the non stop rocket attacks from the Gaza strip which has amounted to more than a hundred rockets in the last two days. Egypt’s Prime Minister...
Israel moves closer to Gaza invasion

Israeli government seeking a workable strategy against Hamas

Posted under World News on Monday, 22 December 2008 by
Renewed rocket attacks by Hamas have triggered the Israeli government to consider taking tough military action against the group. The government feels as though it is under great pressure to step up its actions against Hamas as the group tries to plunder the Israeli election campaign. More than...
Israeli government seeking a workable strategy against Hamas

UN chief deeply concerned over the escalating violence in Gaza

Posted under Political News on Saturday, 20 December 2008 by
The tension in the troubled Gaza strip has escalated with the end of the truce. This has caused the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to call for an extension of the truce in order to put an end to the hostilities. In a statement the press office for the Secretary General was recorded as saying...
UN chief deeply concerned over the escalating violence in Gaza