Thursday, March 24, 2011

Israel - Palestinian Conflict Heating Up On The Gaza Border



Israel Girds For Gaza Assault As U.S. Calls For Peace Talks -- McClatchy News

JERUSALEM — Palestinian militants in Gaza fired rockets deep into Israel Thursday, as the Israeli military said it was being drawn into a broader confrontation with militants in Gaza.

Israel Defense Forces officers told McClatchy that if the violence persists, Israel could be drawn into a large-scale operation in Gaza.

"Nobody wants to see another Cast Lead," said one high-ranking official from Israel's Southern Command, which oversees Gaza. He was referring to Israel's punishing 22-day Gaza offensive, which commenced in December 2008. "The region is a big mess right now. Everything is unpredictable, and it could turn against us quickly."

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More News On The Israeli - Palestinian Conflict

IDF strikes Gaza after barrage of rockets hit country
-- Jerusalem Post/Reuters
IDF bombs targets in Gaza Strip -- Ynet News
Israel Strikes Arms Depot In Gaza Following Palestinian Rocket Fire -- Haaretz

Gaza militants fire rockets deep into Israel -- Yahoo News/AP
Two Grad rockets from Gaza reach deep into Israel -- Haaretz
Israel: Gaza rocket attacks strike Ashdod and Yavneh -- BBC

Mystery Deepens over Deadly Jerusalem Bus Bomb -- Time Magazine
Gates, in Israel, Condemns Recent Attacks -- New York Times
Hague condemns 'shocking' Jerusalem bomb blast -- BBC
US Pushes for Peace Talks Despite Israeli-Palestinian Unrest -- Voice of America
Israel violence complicates Gates' call for peace -- AP

Bombing in Jerusalem: Fear of escalation -- The Economist
No Spring in Palestine -- Aaron David Miller, Foreign Policy
Analysis: Surge in violence "arose from Hamas internal row" -- Reuters

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