Wednesday, December 31, 2008

2008 Jaffa Last day of 2008- Operation or War!?

Two Weeks later and not clear when end is Near.
I am short of Money for Food and few care.
Haaretz Headlines Today:
14:52 Israel drops leaflets on Gaza warning residents it plans to escalate offensive (AP)
14:48 Hamas leadership in Damascus says it rejects foreign troops in Gaza (AP)
13:51 Qassam rocket lands in Eshkol regional council; no injuries reported (Haaretz)
13:40 Jordan police fire tear gas to disperse demonstrators protesting Gaza op (Al Jazeera)
12:34 Palestinian medical officials: 8 people killed by IDF tank strike in northern Gaza (AP)
12:31 Abbas: Israel would be responsible for `waterfall of blood` if it nixes truce (AP)
12:25 Sirens sound in Ashkelon (Israel Radio)
12:14 Palestinian rocket directly strikes home in Ashkelon (Israel Radio)
12:02 Two Grad rockets strike Ashkelon; one injured, many treated for shock (Israel Radio)
11:41 Abbas: Israel must accept Egypt-brokered truce to end Gaza fighting (AP)
11:26 Incoming secretary of state Clinton likely to name Dennis Ross as Mideast adviser (AP)
11:16 Syrian state newspapers slam UN`s Gaza truce resolution (AP)
11:16 IDF to hold its fire for three-hour window to allow aid to reach Gazans (AP)
10:05 China to dispatch envoy to Mideast `to promote the alleviation of tensions` (AP)
10:01 Israeli envoy departs Venezuela after Chavez orders his expulsion (Israel Radio)
09:07 Report: EU draws up plan to restore control of Gaza crossings to Fatah-led PA (Haaretz)
09:00 Three Gaza rockets explode in open field in Eshkol regional council (Channel 10)
08:47 Five IDF troops lightly wounded in Gaza fighting (Israel Radio)
08:00 U.S. says arms shipment to Israel not linked with Gaza conflict (Reuters)
06:38 IDF ground troops reported advancing in outskirts of Gaza City (AP)
06:17 Record anti-Israel protest claimed in New Zealand (DPA)
05:37 Illinois Gov. Blagojevich impeached for trying to sell Obama`s senate seat (AP)
04:53 Jordan PM apologizes for police beating of reporters outside Israeli embassy (Reuters)
04:21 Expelled Israeli ambassador leaves Venezuela in wake of Gaza escalation (AP)
03:54 Palestinians: IAF strikes Hamas compound in Khan Younis, Gaza market (AP)
03:30 U.S. seeks ship to move arms to Israel from Greece (Reuters)
02:49 U.S. judge to rule on Madoff bail in fraud case on Monday (AP)
02:24 Amnesty International asks UN for human rights monitors in Gaza (DPA)
01:57 U.S. VP Cheney: Osama bin Laden no longer an effective leader (AP)
01:37 Palestinian FM: Israel, Hamas showing `disrespect` by ignoring UN call for truce (AP)
01:04 AIPAC: Truce resolution refuses to acknowledge Israel`s right to self-defense (Haaretz)
00:44 Syria protests Israel Golan wine gift to UN staff (Reuters)
00:24 Olmert: Friday`s rocket barrage proves UN resolution is not practical (Haaretz)
23:59 Hamas claims it hit Israel Air Force base 27km from Tel Aviv (Haaretz)
23:38 Obama aide denies report he will negotiate with Hamas once in office (Haaretz)


From BBC, Since then Beer Sheba too:
1. Ashdod: First attack so far north, Sunday. Woman killed in second rocket attack, Tuesday
2. Ashkelon: One man killed, several injured in rocket attack, Monday
3. Sderot: rocket attacks
4. Nevitot: One man killed, several injured in rocket attack, Saturday
5. Civilian family reported killed in attack on Yabna refugee camp, Sunday
6.
Israeli warplanes strike tunnels under Gaza/Egypt border, Sunday
7. Three brothers reported killed in attack on Rafah, Sunday
8. Khan Younis: Four members of Islamic Jihad and a child reported killed, Sunday. Security officer killed in air strike on Hamas police station, Tuesday
9. Deir al-Balah: Palestinians injured, houses and buildings destroyed, Sunday
10. Tel al-Hawa - Interior ministry and Islamic University badly damaged, Monday. At least three buildings in ministry compound hit, Tuesday
11. Gaza City port: naval vessels targeted, Sunday
12. Shati refugee camp: Home of Hamas leader Ismail Haniya targeted, Monday
13. Intelligence building attacked, Sunday
14. Jebaliya refugee camp: several people killed in attack on mosque, Sunday 15. Beit Hanoun - two girls killed in air strike, Tuesday
16. Israeli soldier killed at unspecified military base near Nahal Oz border crossing - five other soldiers wounded in same rocket attack, Monday night.

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