Gaza 'Peace' Goes to Shit. Israeli Soldiers Killed and Captured.
Are you surprised?
JERUSALEM — A newly reached cease-fire in the Gaza conflict quickly collapsed on Friday as the Israeli military announced that two soldiers had been killed and a third captured by Palestinian militants who emerged from a tunnel near Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. The Israelis responded with fierce assaults that left dozens more Palestinians dead.
The United States and United Nations, which had orchestrated the cease-fire, joined with Israel in condemning the capture, and President Obama asserted that the soldier must be freed in order to salvage a halt to the 25-day-old crisis.
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Kill and mutilate all of Hamas and Islamic Jihad. In the name of liberty and freedom they deserve to all die.
when has a "cease-fire" ever lived up to its name?
Korean War??
Jordan is Palestine. The people called Palestinians are hostages to the Arab governments and Hamas in order to prolong conflict.
Looks like the Arab states are tired of Hamas act:
"The principal Arab regimes, however, have either kept quiet or publicly condemned Hamas for the crisis -- while privately often expressing their support for Israel's bid to weaken the radical Palestinian group."
http://www.stratfor.com/weekly.....z39Ffb4yeq
"Arab leaders, viewing Hamas as worse than Israel, stay silent"
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.....345864.cms
nice headline