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Israel Unleashes Airstrikes Against Hamas
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| Last Edited | Penguin Sep 27, 2005 12:10am |
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| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Tuesday, September 27, 2005 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By IBRAHIM BARZAK, Associated Press Writer Sat Sep 24, 7:31 PM ET
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -
Israel launched a "crushing" retaliation Saturday against Hamas in Gaza with deadly airstrikes, troops massed at the border and a planned ground incursion after militants fired 35 rockets at Israeli towns — their first major attack since the Gaza pullout.
The escalation threatened to derail a shaky seven-month-old truce and quashed hopes that Israel's ceding the coastal strip to the Palestinians would invigorate peacemaking. Israel's reprisals drew fresh Hamas threats of vengeance.
Maj. Gen. Yisrael Ziv, the Israeli army's head of operations, told The Associated Press early Sunday that a "prolonged" operation against Hamas has begun and hinted that the militant group's leaders cold be targeted.
Ziv's comments came after Israel launched a pair of airstrikes in the
Gaza Strip, including one missile attack that hit a school in a crowded neighborhood in Gaza City. The strikes were carried out shortly after the Security Cabinet approved a series of measures meant to stop a wave of Hamas rocket attacks.
"It was decided to launch a prolonged and constant attack on the Hamas," Ziv said. He said the attacks would target "all faces" of Hamas.
On Saturday, Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz told security chiefs in a meeting that "the ground of Gaza should shake" and that he wanted to exact a high price from Palestinians everywhere, not just Hamas. He promised a "crushing" response, including airstrikes, targeted killings and arrest raids, participants said afterward. |
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