Late Night Update: Pressing the Bombardment
A five-step guide to understanding the events of the last 24 hours and what is likely to happen in the next few days:
1. THE ISRAELI OBJECTIVE: BREAK THE HAMAS SECURITY SERVICES, PUNISH THE POPULATION
The rocket and mortar firings into southern Israel were not the cause of the Israeli action. They were the pretext.
Tags: Daniel Levy, European Union, Gaza, Gordon Johndroe, Hamas, Ismail Haniya, Israel, Israeli Defense Forces, Palestine, Sami Abdel-Shafi, Sderot, State Department, The Independent
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