My heart is Bleeding !!!

IAF strikes some 60 Hamas targets in Gaza overnight raids

By YAAKOV KATZ, JPOST.COM STAFF AND AP

The IAF attacked some sixty targets in the Gaza Strip overnight Tuesday, Israel Radio reported. The targets included 30 terrorists smuggling tunnels, weapons storage facilities and rocket launch squads.

IDF troops push deeper into Gaza City

Israel Radio reported that the IDF was turning up the heat on Hamas Wednesday morning, with ground forces progressing slowly to prevent civilian casualties.

According to Palestinian reports, one of the targets hit over night was the old Gaza city hall, which has been used as a court building in recent years

The 1910 structure was destroyed and many stores in the market around it were badly damaged, they said.

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The Jerusalem Post could not confirm the report.

On Tuesday, the IDF pushed deeper into Gaza City and launched pinpoint raids in the southern Strip as Defense Minister Ehud Barak announced that his top aide would head to Cairo to try to secure a cease-fire that could end Operation Cast Lead.

IDF reservists enter the Gaza Strip, Monday.

Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Office

Defense officials told The Jerusalem Post that Egypt had made progress in its talks with Hamas and that the head of the Defense Ministry's Diplomatic-Security Bureau, Amos Gilad, would head to Cairo on Thursday to evaluate the cease-fire proposal and present Israel's conditions.

The officials said Jerusalem was hoping to secure a guarantee from the Egyptians that they would invest resources and efforts in stopping the weapons smuggling from Sinai into the Gaza Strip under the Philadelphi Corridor.

One Israeli proposal, supported by the IDF, calls for the erection of a barrier surrounding the Egyptian side of Rafah, to be manned by Egyptian soldiers who will not allow weapons smugglers into the town. Israel has proposed a barrier consisting of two fences surrounding the Philadelphi Corridor and encompassing Egyptian Rafah, which would be accessible by a single road controlled by the military.

The idea was suggested several years ago by then-National Security Council head Giora Eiland.

"If the Egyptians provide us with guarantees that the smuggling will stop, the operation could be over by the end of the week," a top defense official told the Post. "It is all up to the Egyptians right now."

Gilad will hold talks on Thursday with Egyptian Intelligence Minister Omar Suleiman, and one of the issues will be an Egyptian request to increase the number of soldiers it has deployed along the border from 750 to several thousand. Gilad has expressed fierce opposition to the request, but other defense officials in Israel said Tuesday that the request to relax the troop limits set by the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty needed to be considered.

"It is unclear why Amos Gilad is so adamantly against allowing Egypt to increase its force along Philadelphi," one official said. "If this is what the Egyptians want, then why not just give it to them?"

While diplomatic activity picked up speed on Tuesday, the IDF continued to push deeper into Gaza City as reservist units took over responsibility for several areas in the Strip. At least 50 Hamas gunmen were killed since Monday evening.

Rocket fire also dwindled, with some 15 rockets and mortar shells striking Israel - the lowest since Operation Cast Lead was launched on December 27 - by Tuesday evening.

"The operation is continuing on its 18th day with the aim of restoring quiet for southerners and curbing weapons smuggling," Barak said Tuesday. "We are working on both these goals, with an eye on diplomatic initiatives."

Lt. Aharon Karov from the Battalion 890 of the Paratroopers Brigade was critically wounded by an explosion inside a booby-trapped home in northern Gaza during a early-morning operation. Two other soldiers sustained light wounds, and by evening, the officer's condition had slightly improved following an intensive and complicated operation.

Karov, a resident of Karnei Shomron, was called up to join the fighting in Gaza a day after his wedding, less than two weeks ago.

Meanwhile, the IDF commenced heavy shelling of targets on Gaza City's outskirts early Tuesday, as soldiers continued to push deeper into the urban center. Ground troops battled Palestinian gunmen in a densely populated Gaza City neighborhood.

Military sources said the objective of Operation Cast Lead - weakening Hamas and restoring Israel's deterrence - had not yet been accomplished, and that the army would continue its push into Gaza City to hunt down Hamas operatives and infrastructure.

The purpose of deepening the operation, officials said, was to increase the pressure on Hamas and to buy time to see if the Egyptian proposal materialized into a cease-fire.

Overnight in northern Gaza, Hamas gunmen fired at troops from a mosque. The soldiers returned fire, and the IAF then bombed the mosque's courtyard after spotting the armed men.

The air force bombed some 60 targets overnight, including seven weapons storehouses, 15 Kassam launch pads and 10 Hamas outposts.

On Tuesday, an additional 50 targets were hit, including 30 tunnels.

I just wonder how can you refer Palestine to "Jewish lands" ??

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Emad =>

Yes, the world opened its mouth... BUT, What concrete action did they actually take ???

the answer - NONE!

You are right, we can pray for the innocents who are dying..

We can also donate to help the people caught up in Gaza and make the effort of contacting our own governments and elected leaders to voice our oposition to their non-action.. Not much, but every little helps..

I am from INDIA…………

When around 10 terrorist attacked our MUBAI hotels and apartments , all over the world open their mouth … very badly 290 people killed there …….. now one country attacked innocent people including Kids & women’s WHY NO ONE OPENING THEIR MOUTH ??????????????

Is this coz of this people from poor country ??????????

We need to continue to our pray and support to that innocent peoples …………………. “ ALLAH help them please please help them, please take a action against this Jews and their supporters …………… please please ……………

It seems Non-Violence is not even an option....

Rhetoric buys time.. It is used to deflect from reality and helps in "non action"

It is all too easy to be idealistic.

In an ideal world, the UN would stand up an enforce the resolutions.

In an ideal world, the Arabs and other "friendly" governments would take a stand and force the issue to a equitable resolution.

In an ideal world, the Israelis would recall the horrors they faced in the holocaust and not do the same to the Palestinians.

Well here's the bummer..... ITS NOT AN IDEAL WORLD!

ALL COUNTRIES , including Arabs, Israel, USA, UK, Russia, Germany etc etc etc look out for their self interests FIRSTLY and FOREMOSTLY! (And that is their right)

They might make moralistic speeches and protest, but at the end of the day, their own countries and its peoples come first..

Harsh...... But fact of life..

What re u all saying here? Are u saying Israel should fold their hands and watch Hammas launch rockets into their towns? Of course, they av to defend their citizens as well. Any other country would av done what Israel is doing now. If we want an end to a war, both parties involved shld be more than willing to resolve their differences. It has been reported that Hamas millitants uses thier wives and children as shields during war. As there av been several protest all over the world against Israeli's invasion in Gaza, is Hamas or the Palestianian Govt doing anything to put an end into this considering the fact that they are the one at the receiving end.I think they are enjoying this cos i cant imagine them seeing the number of deads/injured per day not to talk of properties destroyed and they still keep on lauching those rockets? As much as i do not support war or violence, i think we shld not be one sided in our thoughts and comments. I sincerely pray for the soul of those innocent citizens that av been killed so far and i hope one day, we (irrespective of nationality) wld all live here like one "Peaceful Global Village".

PEACE OUT!

Kakka grow up may be Pakistan should nuke Indian terrorists than for blasting our Marriot and countless other things

Speed my heart also bleed seeing all poor civillians suffers... and I feel after this Hammas of whatever orgs are not just one group but scattered with in individuals who will hit hard at times agaisnt israel and their supports espically the poor families in Gaza who has to suffer..

Thanks Allah for the day of Judgement.

is there any bad smell?

India should do the same to PAKISTANI Terrorists.

I am only hurting at the idea that this war is negatively affecting what I know to be your kind and generous nature.

Mandi

Innocent Civilian .... by saying that "we need a Hitler now"

is kind of my Anger which i wanted to express to Govt. Israel and to their supporters (I even incl. some Arab Countries) This mean I am not only taking one side ...

I have been always saying that We are not against any PEACEFUL citizen of those Countries, We condemn the Corrupt Leaders who for their sake are playing with the blood of innocent lives...

My brother Dracula: Yes I need guidance from GOD :-D

I apologies to all of you who are hurt with my comments...

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I’m sorry and I’ll pray for your guidance.

Sectarian as in kurds, sunites and shiites?

Only God Can Judge Me

الله فقط يمكنه محاكمتي

I am you and you are me, if you love i love, if you suffer i suffer

أنا أنت, و أنت أنا, إذا أحببت نفسك أحببت نفسي, إذا عانيتَ عانيتُ

No, we don't need another Hitler now. Genocide is not the answer to genocide. And I don't mean to be argumentative but my Iraqi friends tell me that the heartbreaking death toll in their country is largely due to sectarian violence. Not that this excuses the US from their role in Iraq. But I know that grief often causes us to say things that may be beyond what we would like to express.

Mandi

is this even a war?!?! don't think so...

it's a one sided ass kicking contest where the civilians are the ones getting it...

FTW!!!

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"The grass is always greener...over the Septic Tank"

Got to love the biasses of those bullshit reporters. Typical Prince Harry attitude.

what do they want is to stop sending rockets to Jewish lands. simple as that

Don't u realise that I have asked "What do they want to stop this(WAR)?

I meant what do they want to stop killing the innocent civilians...Hope u get my point now............

"What do they want to stop this?"

OMG Don't you understand they want the others to stop sending Rockets to innocent civilians.

"children starving for 4 days infront of the corpse of their mothers."

OMG!....What do they want to stop this?

i FULLY agree with Oryx, both sides must understand that peace is the only available option.

I still remember Hamas retoric about how they had defeated Israel, when Israel accepted a peace agreement, and we all know that they haver never won that conflict.

And no, i don't support any kind of war/conflict.

Only God Can Judge Me

الله فقط يمكنه محاكمتي

I am you and you are me, if you love i love, if you suffer i suffer

أنا أنت, و أنت أنا, إذا أحببت نفسك أحببت نفسي, إذا عانيتَ عانيتُ

keep praying for them

sorry for disappointing u

dont look to the governments

not only arab but all the muslim nations r united now

They are reaping the rewards for sending Rockets to Israel

May ALLAH help them:(

you disappoint me...you don't answer any of the questions...

and you certainly have not explained how the arab world is united...

what will save palestine now?

aljihad

Well how will they do that in Egypt????

and if the governments are useless then Palestine doesn't have much chance with regional support?

what will save palestine now???

and do you think the sunnis and shias will unite?

you dont give a precise answer and your ideas are long term and open - which is my point - too many open statements and not enough proper plans and actions

i didnt mention the useless governments

witch will be defeated by its people

So the shia's and the sunnis are going to unite to defeat israel????

mmmm... well i am not very confident about that...

united hezbollah and hamas will stand together? or divided they will fall?

what abou the Arab governments doing something?

Jordan?

Egypt?

hezbullah did it

and hamas will do it

ensha'alah

Who will defeat Israel???

Who Eco??

because the Arab nations have done bugger all... and seem quite happy to let it happen....

So who?

terrorised Palestinians for years, evicted them from their homes, demolished their homes, uprooted trees

Building settlements on Stolen lands, murderer Israel

You will be defeated with your clones Inshaallah

this is a man made problem - let man sort it out

and despite all children suffering which is hearbreaking Hamas is ok with sacrificing them and has refused the peace deal

I wish God send His help for innocent people and crush those who are responsible for all this. Amen

regards

hussain

ameen

ameen

now tell me, do you really and honestly believed that Israel will just stopped this war and go back to their territory and let Hamas to continue firing rockets. The ultimate objective of Hamas is to push Israel out of Palestine? Is that realistic objective?

And if you truly believes that US is conspiring with Israel, then Qatar should also close US embassies here and other Arab nation to follow suit. I am not siding with Israel, but what we all wanted is to stop the aggression now, so a REALISTIC SHORT TERM solution should be carried out, not the IDEALISTIC one!

"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"

Khanan your reasoning is exactly why this situation continues....

stop blaming others and yes pray for peace but also DO something...

this situation has been on and off for years... its time to stop pointing fingers and time for the Arab nations to actually DO something....which they dont.

talk is cheap actions speak louder....

the images coming out of gaza are awful, heinous, horrific, etc.... and has Egypt opened Rafah crossing to look after Palestinians and let doctors in???

blah blah blah... i cant believe how other Arab nations just sit by and let this happen and continue....

And Speed Israel could just nuke Palestine off the map and do you think the Arab nations would actually do something????? tragic but true

thousands supported Hamas, and we pray for Hamas

open your zionist eyes and read

other world news, Hamas supporters are all over the world

Thats very very true, I am with you bro.

PERISH ameen

"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"

is firing Rockets into Israel"?

If someone lock me in my house with my family and does not allow food and medicines for my family, ofcourse to save their lives I will hit have to hit back?

Similar situation was in Gaza and what Hamas was doing was correct, and I feel that this was pre-planned game by US and Isreal to cease their borders, don't let any aid to enter into Gaaza, cut off their water / electricity and Gas supply.... they knew that by closing their borders Hamas will try to fight to get their borders open .... and once Hamas start a fight that is the right time to declare a war ...

This war is just an excuse .... reality is what we are seeing now !

By the way world can clearly see that before there were handful of Hamas fighters and today there are MILLIONS of Hamas not only in Gaza but around the GLOBE

Tell me what Israel has gained with this war ? They lost all the good relations with the Arab and Muslim world which they created in several years.

Yesterday news is that Qatar is considering to close Israel Trade office in Doha, followed by Bahrain and Oman...

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May Allah perish Yahooooddddddddd, Ameen

I hope in the name of God the Israelis will suffer forever for the holocaust they have done to the Palestininans its disgusting running over a baby with tanks, imagine if its your child, are they bloody animals. We even treat animals better! Oh I love how they make up excuse after excuse after excuse, bloody murderers. Imagine an apology for leaving children dying next to their parents for days, would an apology do it for ya???

حسبنا الله و نعم الوكيل يا ذا الجلال و العزة اللهم انقذ المسلمين فى غزة اللهم كن لهم عونا و نصيرا اللهم ربنا جل ثناؤك و تقدست اسماؤك اللهم لا يرد امرك و لا يهزم جندك سبحانك و بحمدك اللهم عليك باليهود الظالمين اللهم منزل الكتاب,هازم الاحزاب,مجرى السحاب اهزمهم و زلزلهم اللهم ارينا فيهم عجائب قدرتك .. قتلة الرسل و الانبياء ظلمت العزل الابرياء اللهم حرر المسلمين فى غزة يا ذا الجلال و العزة اللهم فك اسرهم و اشفى مريضهم و اكشف كربتهم اللهم بدل خوفهم امنا يا ذا الجلال و العزة اللهم اعز الاسلام و المسلمين و اذل الشرك و المشركين و دمر اعداء الدين و احمى حوزة الاسلام و اجمع كلمة المسلمين على الحق يا رب العالمين اللهم انج المستضعفين المسلمين فى كل مكان اللهم اصلح احوال المسلمين فى فلسطين و العراق و فى كل مكان اللهم الف بين قلوبهم و اهديهم سبل السلام و اخرجهم من الظلمات الى النور يا ذا الجلال و الاكرام و العزة

Ameeennnnnnnnnnnnn

u r right speed

Israel is to be blamed for sure, but ...

I am sure lots is to be said after but ..

"The best way to predict the future is to create it".

this is an english forum and not arabic forum. So if you want to be understood by us, post in english. If you want please, I say, PLEASE! Happy now?

"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"

Most GCC countries have bent over backwards ...to accommodate US (and now also due to Nuclear fuel issue)...so they will not be in a position to "dictate" to Israel or to enforce sanctions.

The only country that can "interfere", in the matter is Russia, more so since it is seeking to flex its muscles in zones of US interests.

abohmaid, why do you keep posting foreign language in the main forum...?

anyone else .... They are who talk about 'DEMOCRACY' I call it DEMO CRAZY .... you can see the examples of Iraq and Afghanistan .... only in Iraq 500,000 INNOCENT people killed by them.

Today what US and Israel are doing ... I am sure tomorrow they will have to pay the price for all this bloodshed...

End of the day what they gained ?

Hatred from the WORLD!

Lost the lives of Thousands of their own troops!

Shoe on the face!

Worst ever Economical crises in their own Country!

2.6 Millions Americans lost their jobs due to their Bad / failure and corrupt Government policies !

Yes this is a curse of Millions of people ... for sure God will punish them and world will see.

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a confrontational approach is not advisable if you deal with "unreasonable people". You have to change tactics and read the current situation. Yes, it's loud and clear, Israel have no mercy (from the point of view of majority), but what is the solution? For Hamas to continue to fire rockets? For Israel to leave? What is more realistic solution? What is it for the Hamas to realize that it's a futile attempt to win this war? Does anybody among the defenders of Gazans can beat the onslaught of Israel? Israel is already giving out the solution (their solution, of course) and their defiant moves against UN resolutiuon only shows that Hamas needs to do their share even if it means "surrendering" to avoid additional innocent casualties in Gaza.

This is the reality of this world. Those who sacrificed and step back a little (which doesn't mean cowardness or surrender of your individuality) will be more just in the face of Allah than those perceived aggressor. Not only you heart, Speed. Everybody's heart is bleeding!

"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"

keep following me

let the humanitarian aid come in for the sake of civilians...

Its NOT the time to 'just keep praying for them',, its the time to act. The reason i call ARABS(Gcc countries) to act is that they are the most powerful nations on earth right now(IF THEY REALIZE)as they have got 80% of the world's energy resources.

"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"

Well said Mr. Abohmaid...

حسبنا الله و نعم الوكيل يا ذا الجلال و العزة اللهم انقذ المسلمين فى غزة اللهم كن لهم عونا و نصيرا اللهم ربنا جل ثناؤك و تقدست اسماؤك اللهم لا يرد امرك و لا يهزم جندك سبحانك و بحمدك اللهم عليك باليهود الظالمين اللهم منزل الكتاب,هازم الاحزاب,مجرى السحاب اهزمهم و زلزلهم اللهم ارينا فيهم عجائب قدرتك .. قتلة الرسل و الانبياء ظلمت العزل الابرياء اللهم حرر المسلمين فى غزة يا ذا الجلال و العزة اللهم فك اسرهم و اشفى مريضهم و اكشف كربتهم اللهم بدل خوفهم امنا يا ذا الجلال و العزة اللهم اعز الاسلام و المسلمين و اذل الشرك و المشركين و دمر اعداء الدين و احمى حوزة الاسلام و اجمع كلمة المسلمين على الحق يا رب العالمين اللهم انج المستضعفين المسلمين فى كل مكان اللهم اصلح احوال المسلمين فى فلسطين و العراق و فى كل مكان اللهم الف بين قلوبهم و اهديهم سبل السلام و اخرجهم من الظلمات الى النور يا ذا الجلال و الاكرام و العزة

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.i refrain from reading anything about Gaza,

.i simply don;t want to break my heart............

lets keep praying for them

C'mon ARABS, open up your eyes now & do something to help these poor people and stop the inhumane activities there. GUYS, dont you think, whats happening there in Palestine is the worst TERRORISM act ever found in history??

the worst will be, when Zionist stop their barbarism, the world will forget the whole issue.

Palestanian is paying for the price of the crime (Holocaust) done by a Westerner...

Let Allah be with them and let Allah bring an end to agony and suffering of Gazans....(Ameen)

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Have Courage To Live.

Anyone Can Die.

and khanan that what we r missing now

on the dead bodies incl a 5mnths old baby ?

I didn't know that these women and children are actually HAMAS !!

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We need Salahuddin (Saladin) now..

the images make me cry

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Have Courage To Live.

Anyone Can Die.