Israel Hamas War -- News, Analysis, And Commentary For January 14, 2009

A ball of fire is seen behind a mosque following an Israel air strike in Rafah near the Gaza Strip's border with Egypt on January 13, 2009 (UPI Photo/Ismael Mohamad)

Israel Again Hit By Rockets Fired From Lebanon
-- Yahoo News/AP

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Militants in Lebanon sent rockets crashing into northern Israel on Wednesday, the second such attack in a week, and Israel responded by firing artillery across the border as diplomatic efforts to end the military offensive in Gaza intensified.

The militant rockets landed in open areas near the town of Kiryat Shemona, causing no injuries or damage, Israeli police said. The rockets have fueled Israel's fears that militants in Lebanon could try to open a second front in solidarity with Gaza's Islamic militant Hamas rulers.

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo Wednesday in diplomatic efforts to end the violence in Gaza, which began 19 days ago. The Israeli air and ground offensive against Hamas has killed more than 940 Palestinians, half of them civilians, according to Palestinian hospital officials.

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More News On The Israel Hamas War

Rockets from Lebanon threaten 2nd front for Israel -- AP
Rockets from Lebanon hit Israel amid Gaza fighting -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Lebanon rockets fired on Israel -- BBC
Gaza battles rage as death toll nears 1,000 -- Yahoo News/AFP
Battle Moves Deeper into Gaza City for Third Day -- Wall Street Journal
Israeli Aircraft Pound Gaza as Rockets Strike From Lebanon -- Wall Street Journal
Israel Delays All-out Assault on Gaza -- The Times
Israel Pushes Into Gaza Strip -- Voice of America
Israeli Troops Reveal Ruthless Gaza Tactics -- The Times
Israel Pursues its Gaza Offensive -- BBC News
Israeli Civilians Closest to Gaza Face Rocket Barrage -- Voice of America
Bin Laden demands jihad as Israel bombs the dead in Gaza cemeteries -- The Daily Mail

News On Hamas

Israel Says Hamas Is Damaged, Not Destroyed -- New York Times
Hamas May Survive Offensive, Israel Says -- Washington Post
Hamas is Weakened but Still Dangerous -- Los Angeles Times
Israel says Hamas down but not out in Gaza -- UPI
Injured Palestinians Increasingly Voice Support for Hamas -- Washington Post
Hamas leaves door open to Gaza truce deal with Israel -- Yahoo News/AFP

General News On The Israel Hamas War

U.N. chief renews call for ceasefire in Gaza -- Reuters
Soldiers and Army at Odds on Phosphorus - The Times
Gazans open old graves to bury their new dead -- International Herald Tribune
Arab Leaders Lock Horns Over Proposed Summit on Gaza - Voice of America
American public backs Israel firmly in war with Hamas -- Yahoo News/McClatchy
Red Cross: 28,000 People Displaced in Gaza - Voice of America
In Gaza, war stretches meager rations further -- Boston.com/AP
Israel, Aid Groups Have Long Feuded - Washington Post

Opinion, Commentary, And Editorials

Israel's Losing on the Propaganda Front -- Time
Which Way Will Obama Jump on Israel? -- The Telegraph
Israel’s Goals in Gaza? -- New York Times opinion
Smuggling Tunnels Must Be Closed -- Wall Street Journal opinion
Why Israel Can’t Make Peace With Hamas -- New York Times opinion
Shift the Blame to Hamas -- Philadelphia Inquirer
Gaza Needs a Peace Stimulus -- Christian Science Monitor opinion
When Israel Expelled Palestinians -- Washington Times opinion
Heavy Losses Haven't Broken Hamas -- Jerusalem Post
Israel's Losing Media Strategy -- Los Angeles Times opinion
Gaza A Pawn in a New 'Great Game' -- Asia Times
Even Arabs Will Benefit if Israel Finishes the Job in Gaza -- American Thinker