Sunday, January 11, 2009

Olmert vowed to continue the offensive against Hamas.

SyuzhetyVoennaya Israeli operation in the sector Gaza11.01.2009V during IDF strikes on the Gaza Strip killed three palestintsevKommentariiVyalotekuschy svinets07.01.2009Vokrug Gaza begins military-diplomatic torgovlyaPremer Minister Ehud Olmert said on Sunday, 11 January, at weekly government meeting that the IDF is close to achieving its objectives in Gaza, but will continue an offensive against Hamas in order to ensure security in the south. According to the newspaper Haaretz, the ultimate goal of the operation is the deployment of international forces from the Egyptian side of the border with Gaza to prevent militants smuggling weapons.
Senior sources in the IDF announced the publication of that operation in the Gaza Strip will continue at least another 20 days and the fighting will be brought reservists.
According to the Palestinian side on Sunday morning IDF units have continued to attack on Gaza City in the south-western outskirts, killing at least ten militants. In addition, two more militants were killed in the shelling of their cars with air. In TsAHALe stated that one of the purposes of combat operations on Sunday became the home of Ahmed Ð"жабри (Ahmed Jabri), head of military wing of Hamas.
An estimated Palestinian medics, for the time of the operation "Cast lead," Started on 27 December 2008, killing 846 people. The loss of Israel make up 13 people, ten of whom are soldiers. In TsAHALe said that since the beginning of the operation had been destroyed 550 Hamas militants, among whom there were cases of desertion.

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