Israel Hamas War -- News Updates For January 19, 2009 (Evening)

An Israeli soldier stands next to a tank on the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip. A tenuous ceasefire held throughout Monday in Gaza, where Palestinians sifted through the rubble and Hamas vowed to fight on after the Jewish state's deadliest war on the territory. (AFP/Dmitry Kostyukov)

Hamas Fighters Seek To Restore Order In Gaza Strip
-- Yahoo News/AP

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Uniformed Hamas security teams emerged on Gaza City's streets Monday as leaders of the Islamic militant group vowed to restore order in the shattered Palestinian territory after a three-week pummeling by the Israeli military. Hamas proclaimed it won a great victory over the Jewish state — a view that appeared greatly exaggerated — and the task of reconstruction faced deep uncertainty because of the fear of renewed fighting and Israel's control over border crossings.

Cars and pedestrians again clogged streets. Donkey carts hauled produce and firewood past rubble and broken glass. The parliament building and other targets of Israeli attacks were piles of debris, while orange and olive groves on the edge of town were flattened.

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More News On The Israel Hamas War

Israeli troops head out of devastated Gaza -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Israel says it plans swift Gaza withdrawal -- CNN
Israel hopes to complete Gaza troop withdrawal by Tuesday -- International Herald Tribune
Palestinians sift through rubble as Gaza truce holds -- Yahoo News/AFP
Gazans confront scenes of devastation and loss -- McClatchy Newspapers
Gaza 'looks like earthquake zone' -- BBC
Palestinians Return Home to Piles of Rubble -- ABC News
Gaza homeless toll 'hits 50,000' -- BBC
EU says no Gaza reconstruction under Hamas rule -- International Herald Tribune
EU says it will host high-level talks with Israel and PA -- Jerusalem Post
Israel to keep tight grip on Gaza reconstruction -- YNET News
Israel to keep tight grip on Gaza reconstruction -- Reuters
Israelis: Troops to Leave Gaza Before Inauguration; Hamas Leadership May Slow Reconstruction -- FOX News
UN chief to visit Gaza on Tuesday: Israel -- AFP
Gaza fighting pauses, but is the war over? -- Christian Science Monitor
'Hamas torturing Fatah members in Gaza' -- Jerusalem Post
Hamas declares victory in Gaza but vows to rearm against Israel -- The Telegraph
Hamas vows to replenish Gaza arsenal depleted in 3-week war -- Haaretz
Hezbollah behind Lebanon rocket strikes in north -- Haaretz