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[SummerSnow]

Israel launches ground invasion in Gaza

[Cali_Democrat]

1. I thought there was some kind of cease fire....? nt

[Agschmid]

2. Apparently over, gosh today is turning out pretty badly.

[Cali_Democrat]

15. Well look on the bright side....

[Agschmid]

16. Yup.

[SummerSnow]

3. There was, the cease fire has officially ended.

[Cali_Democrat]

13. Well that sucks

[name not needed]

6. Thanks to Hamas, it only lasted two hours.

[Behind the Aegis]

10. It ended right at 3pm local time with Hamas launching 30 rockets into Israel.

[geek tragedy]

4. they saw their opportunity with all the attention being on Ukraine nt

[Renew Deal]

5. They would have done it anyway.

[Go Vols]

7. Al Jazerra hasn't mentioned the plane

since this was announced 20 or so minutes ago.

[hlthe2b]

8. Damn it.

I won't say what I am really thinking as there are some who will never tolerate criticism of Israel, even while we all recognize the need to criticize our own country's foreign policy. I never understood that and never will.

[malaise]

12. +1,000

Shakes head -heads our for my afternoon walk

[hedgehog]

9. I thought (was hoping?)you were making a joke regarding this:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5252910

[Hutzpa]

14. Looks like Nutty Yahoo is at it again

nt.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

17. Aljazeera: Israel launches Gaza ground invasion

Israeli tanks entered Gaza on Thursday night after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a ground invasion, a major escalation in a ten-day offensive that has already killed more than 230 Palestinians.

Witnesses in Gaza reported heavy bombing from jets, warships and artillery stationed along the border, with much of the firing was directed at northern Gaza. The electricity was cut off across a large swathe of the strip, though it was unclear why.

A statement from Netanyahu and Defence Minister Moshe Ya’alon described the invasion as focused on destroying tunnels connecting Gaza to Israel.

A group of gunmen tried to enter southern Israel through a tunnel from Gaza on Thursday morning; the army said eight of the 13 attackers were killed, and Hamas claimed responsibility for the operation. It was the second such incident in the past ten days.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/07/israel-launches-gaza-ground-invasion-2014717192054899505.html

[dixiegrrrrl]

18. I had just read something bout beach landing at Gaza....

plus, this:
Israeli Army spokesman says troops in 'several areas' of the Gaza Strip, operation involving 'infantry, artillery, tanks' and others -
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