Israel Says Gaza War Nearing End As Fighting Rages

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Source: AFP

GAZA CITY (AFP) — Israel indicated for the first time on Sunday that an end was in sight to its war on Hamas, amid some of the heaviest clashes of an offensive that has killed nearly 900 people in the Gaza Strip.

Israeli troops pushed deeper into Gaza's main city, sparking some of the fiercest battles yet of the 16-day-old war that Israel launched in response to rocket fire, but that has failed to completely stop the rockets.

Civilians again fell victim in Israel's offensive in the Palestinian enclave, one of the world's most densely populated places where every other person of the 1.5 million population is under 18 years of age.

Two women and four children were killed in a strike on a house in Beit Lahiya, medics and witnesses said. Twelve bodies were pulled from the rubble in Tal al-Hawa including 10 fighters, according to medics.

Israeli officials suggested the Jewish state was nearing the end of its offensive, which has killed hundreds of civilians, despite having last week waved off a UN resolution calling for an immediate halt to the fighting.

"The decision of the (UN) security council doesn't give us much leeway," Deputy Defence Minister Matan Vilnai told public radio.

"Thus it would seem that we are close to ending the ground operation and ending the operation altogether."

Earlier Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said the Jewish state was nearing the goals it had set for its operation, but said fighting would continue for now.

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[peacetalksforall]

1. Mr. Arrogant Mighty Might is going to give the world a break.

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2. I guess they have broken Hamas' will and no more rockets will be

fired? That was the objective, right?

[ohio2007]

3. If they can get it done in seven days, then yes but as long as Gaza has basement rocket scientists

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090111/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians_600

they will continue to throw those useless iritants in the direction of Israel.

But ya never know
http://abcnews.go.com/International/Mideast/story?id=1871013&page=1
They got seven,maybe eight more days to get it done

[peacetalksforall]

6. The ABC news article that you linked to is dated Aprile 21, 2006.

So, seven more days...? I didn't get the connection?

[peacetalksforall]

5. That's what they said. I believe they have another agenda.

Posted it many time, glad to repeat.

[DogPoundPup]

4. Gaza's border checkpoints Saturday, saying the crossings were closed for the Sabbath

after ordering a three-hour pause in its operations Saturday to enable relief workers to deliver supplies and send ambulances to collect the wounded.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/11/AR2009011100616_3.html

Those Israellli's are real comedians eh?