Friday, January 9, 2009

Israel Hamas War -- News, Analysis, And Commentaries For January 9, 2009



Gaza Attacks Continue Despite U.N. Truce Call -- New York Times

JERUSALEM — As the Gaza war entered its 14th day unchecked on Friday, the Israeli military said its forces attacked more than 50 targets in Gaza overnight despite a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for “an immediate, durable and fully respected cease-fire.”

Israeli warplanes attacked rocket-launching sites and missile-manufacturing facilities, the military said. One Israeli airstrike destroyed a five-story building, killing at least seven people, Hamas security officials told The Associated Press. Officials from Hamas also dismissed the cease-fire call, although one official said the U.N. resolution was being studied.

In Beirut, a Hamas spokesman, Raafat Morra, said the resolution “does not suit us because it is not in the best interest of the Palestinian people,” Agence France-Presse reported.

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More News On The Israel Gaza War

Israel to continue offensive despite UN resolution -- Yahoo News/AP
Israel presses on with Gaza strikes despite UN resolution -- Yahoo News/AFP
U.N. calls for immediate Gaza truce -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Olmert: Army Could Step up Op in Gaza -- Jerusalem Post
Israel bombed Gaza 'safe' house full off evacuees, says UN -- Daily Telegraph
Gaza under fire despite truce call -- AlJazeera
Gaza Ceasefire Hopes Dashed Amid More Killing -- Daily Telegraph
Gaza strikes continue despite call for cease-fire -- CNN
War in Gaza: Israel accused of shelling house full of children -- Times Online
100 Survivors Rescued in Gaza From Ruins Blocked by Israelis -- Washington Post
UN says Israel shelled Gaza house killing 30 -- Reuters
Israel Keeps Tight Leash on Media -- Los Angeles Times
Help Plug Leakers of Army Secrets, Israelis Urged -- Reuters
Fighter Sees His Paradise in Gaza’s Pain -- New York Times

Diplomacy, U.N., Red Cross

Egypt Bids to Mediate Israeli-Palestinian Ceasefire -- Voice of America
UN 'Agrees' Gaza Ceasefire Call -- BBC News
UN Calls for 'Immediate' Gaza Cease-fire -- Washington Times
UN and Red Cross Add to Outcry on Gaza War -- New York Times
US Presses Israel to Expand Humanitarian Access to Gaza -- Voice of America
UN Halts Aid Deliveries to Gaza -- Voice of America
UN, Red Cross Curtail Aid in Gaza -- Los Angeles Times
Red Cross Accuses Israel of 'Unacceptable' Conduct -- The Times
UN Suspends Aid to Gaza Strip -- Washington Post

2nd Front Against Hezbollah

Rocket Fire From Lebanon Unsettles Israel, but Fears of a Hezbollah Attack Subside -- New York Times
Rockets from Lebanon Reignite Tension in Israel's North -- Los Angeles Times
A Second Front for Israel? -- Christian Science Monitor

Opinions, Commentaries, And Editorials

Can Israel Survive Its Assault on Gaza? -- Time
Two Endgames For Israel -- Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post
The Peace Has Been Lost to Israel’s Military Victories -- Philip Stephens, FT
Diplomacy Can Stop the Gaza Shooting -- The Australian editorial
Long Tunnel to a Gaza Peace -- Christian Science Monitor editorial
Yes, Israel Can Win in Gaza -- Edward Luttwak, Wall Street Journal
The Internal Divisions of Hamas -- Volkhard Windfuhr, Der Spiegel
The Fall of Hamas -- Washington Post opinion
Propaganda Does Nothing for Peace -- The Australian opinion
Israel's Failing Campaign -- Washington Post opinion
Liberate the Palestinians from Hamas -- Bernard-Henri Levy, New Republic
Iran Says Much, Does Little on Gaza -- Mehdi Khalaji, Washington Institute
A Defensive War -- Washington Times opinion
Paralysed While the Hamas Hydra Lives -- Daily Telegraph opinion
Gaza Through Smoke -- Washington Times opinion

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