Israeli troops entered Gaza yesterday (Jan.3) as Israel begins a ground invasion of Gaza and continues it’s attacks directed at Hamas. Israel’s military says Israeli ground troops are crossing the Gaza border in an escalation of Israel’s week-old offensive against Hamas.
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People have been protesting Israel’s attacks and the [...]

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Israel continued their assault on Gaza for the 5th day of the current conflict as Israeli officials say they rejected a 48-hour cease-fire and will continue the devastating air offensive against Hamas. Israel continued to send jets and assault helicopters to pound targets in the Gaza Strip.
There have been 374 Palestinians killed so far during [...]

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UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon stated today that, “Both Israel and Hamas must halt the acts of violence and take all necessary measures to avoid civilian casualties.” The United Nations Secretary General also called for Israel to address the humanitarian crisis and allow aid into the Gaza strip.
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Israeli warplanes, apparently retaliating for rocket fire from the Gaza Strip, pounded dozens of security compounds across the Hamas-ruled territory in unprecedented waves of air strikes that started just after noon today (Saturday, Dec.27, 2008). Hamas reports dozens of Palestinians were killed.
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MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow shows us that the just signed plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq cities in June 2009 may not really happen and they will just “change” the names of the “roles” the troops will play to get around it.
“Military planners are now quietly acknowledging that many [troops] will stay behind as renamed [...]

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