Israel's Forces in Gaza

Israeli forces have largely stayed out of Gaza's crowded cities and refugee camps, where they would face greater risk of suicide and sniper attacks by Hamas fighters. Hamas continues to launch rockets into Israel.

SOURCE: | By Mary Kate Cannistra - The Washington Post - January 8, 2009

This Story As U.S. Abstains, U.N. Security Council Calls for Cease-Fire Article \| JERUSALEM, Jan. 8-- The U.N. Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, hours after the United Nations announced it would suspend humanitarian aid deliveries in the territory, citing Israeli attacks on its facilities and personnel. Hamas Pulling Back Into Crowded Cities, Beckoning Israelis Rocket Attack Threatens Israel's Other Front Full Coverage Backgrounder: CFR Backgrounder: Hamas Israel Tightens Grip on Gaza Strip Transcript: Middle East: Israel Halts Operations To Allow Aid Shipments Israel's Forces in Gaza		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: \| By Mary Kate Cannistra - The Washington Post - January 8, 2009 ¬es=Israeli forces have largely stayed out of Gaza's crowded cities and refugee camps, where they would face greater risk of suicide and sniper attacks by Hamas fighters. Hamas continues to launch rockets into Israel." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: \| By Mary Kate Cannistra - The Washington Post - January 8, 2009 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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