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LOUD BLAST IN GAZA STRIP (Israeli Offensive Starting)
Sky News ^
| 6/27/06
Posted on 06/27/2006 8:13:27 AM PDT by areafiftyone
Updated: 16:08, Tuesday June 27, 2006
A loud explosion has rocked the Gaza Strip according to reports.
It comes as Israeli tanks and troops have massed near Gaza for a threatened offensive against Palestinian militants.
Israel has said it will target Hamas leaders if kidnapped soldier Corporal Gilad Shalit is not freed.
In northern Gaza, Palestinians blocked roads with dirt and barbed wire. Militants with automatic rifles and anti-tank rockets patrolled the streets.
The US has urged Israel to give diplomacy a chance to win the release of 19-year-old Cpl Shalit, who was seized on Sunday by militants who also killed two soldiers in a raid on a military border post.
Hamas' armed wing admitted it carried out Sunday's attack but has not said it was holding Shalit.
The Popular Resistance Committees and the Islamic Army, both involved in the raid, have said Israel would not get information about Shalit unless it freed all jailed Palestinian women and youths.
Israel rejected the demand.
* Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh have reached agreement on a manifesto at the heart of a power struggle between their rival groups, officials said on Tuesday.
The political document, penned by Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, implicitly recognises Israel. But the phrasing of the Abbas-Haniyeh deal appeared to leave the prime minister's Hamas movement wriggle room on the issue.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: gaza
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To: areafiftyone
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posted on
06/27/2006 8:13:57 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(I'm trying to think but nothing happens)
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06/27/2006 8:14:57 AM PDT
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netmilsmom
(To attack one section of Christianity in this day and age, is to waste time.)
To: areafiftyone
It's about time!! Shiite or get off the pot.
To: areafiftyone
FNC's Jonathan Hunt reported airstrike on car near Mahmoud Abas' house.
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06/27/2006 8:15:26 AM PDT
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edpc
(What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly - Thomas Paine, American Crisis)
To: areafiftyone
Could be a "work accident." Given the Palestinians' handling of explosives, I wouldn't be at all surprised if that turned out to be the case.
(Denny Crane: "Every one should carry a gun strapped to their waist. We need more - not less guns.")
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06/27/2006 8:16:23 AM PDT
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goldstategop
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To: edpc
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06/27/2006 8:16:23 AM PDT
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Velveeta
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To: areafiftyone
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06/27/2006 8:16:26 AM PDT
by
facedown
(Armed in the Heartland)
To: areafiftyone
It seems to me that they probably found out the soldier is dead.
The airstrike was very close to where Abbas lives. Off comes the gloves.
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06/27/2006 8:17:32 AM PDT
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BigFinn
To: edpc
Drat I'm at work - I wish I had TV!
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06/27/2006 8:17:35 AM PDT
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areafiftyone
(Politicans Are Like Diapers - Both Need To Be Changed Often And For the Same Reason!)
To: goldstategop
Given the Palestinians' handling of explosives Ya mean they had a "Group Hug"?
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06/27/2006 8:18:25 AM PDT
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areafiftyone
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06/27/2006 8:18:47 AM PDT
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Alouette
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To: areafiftyone
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06/27/2006 8:19:00 AM PDT
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netmilsmom
(To attack one section of Christianity in this day and age, is to waste time.)
To: areafiftyone
implicitly recognises Israel
This terminology has been published several times. IMHO, it is political posturing by the Palis as they know the hammer is about to fall. The Palis are such children, so predictable and so shortsighted.
schu
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06/27/2006 8:19:17 AM PDT
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schu
To: areafiftyone
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posted on
06/27/2006 8:20:06 AM PDT
by
SlowBoat407
(What is our exit strategy in the war on poverty?)
Maybe one of those car bombs went off prematurely?
To: areafiftyone
The US has urged Israel to give diplomacy a chance to win the release of 19-year-old Cpl Shalit.
shameful, if true.
To: areafiftyone
Possible Targeted IDF Strike in Gaza
18:18 Jun 27, '06 / 1 Tammuz 5766
(IsraelNN.com) Arab sources are reporting that a loud
explosion rocked Gaza City a short time ago, killing
one person. It has been characterized as an Israeli
targeted strike, although the target has not been
identified by military or Arab sources. More details will be published as they become available.
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06/27/2006 8:21:14 AM PDT
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APRPEH
(You and I have a rendezvous with destiny.)
To: netmilsmom
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06/27/2006 8:21:50 AM PDT
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areafiftyone
(Politicans Are Like Diapers - Both Need To Be Changed Often And For the Same Reason!)
To: SlowBoat407
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06/27/2006 8:22:26 AM PDT
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areafiftyone
(Politicans Are Like Diapers - Both Need To Be Changed Often And For the Same Reason!)
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