Friday, November 16, 2012

Blog 11: Ferocious Israeli Assault on Gaza Kills a Leader of Hamas


The New York Times reported on November 15, 2012 about the launch of missals on Gaza. Gaza launched rocket fire that hit at least 20 targets that killed the top military commander of Hamas, which damaged Israel's brittle relations with Egypt and worsened the risks of a new war in the Middle East. The report said the Israel Defense Forces doubled the intensity of the airstrikes with the threat of a ground invasion of Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces tweeted a very harsh tweet saying, ''We recommend that no Hamas operatives, whether low level or senior leaders, show their faces above ground in the days ahead.'' It was known that Israel’s tension between neighboring Arab countries has grown. Border attacks have been made going both ways and fights have increases between countries. Israel has confronted chaos on its border with Sinai that has including cross-border attacks between the two. The military’s tactical analysts says that deterrence have to be used so other tactical plans can succeed. With all that is going on between the two nations and Israel just bombing Gaza and killing many Israel is preparing for retaliation from Gaza. The Israel government has instructed residents within a 25-mile radius of Gaza not to go to school or work on Thursday. Some on the residents have been moved into bomb shelters for the duration in all of this fighting going on towards the boarders.
These current acts between these countries are a big topic because it can eventually escalade to a bigger war that is not needed. This whole situation deals with the United States of America as an allied nation brings more people into the mix of things. If the United States of America came into help it could cause a massive war dealing with other countries that dislike the United States of America. 

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