Note: The following news brief is a quote:
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3644919,00.html
IDF: First wave of Gaza strikes over
Published: 12.27.08, 12:38 / Israel News
The IDF said the first series of attacks on Hamas targets in Gaza has ended and that the operation will be expanded.
Defense Minister Ehud Barak has declared a “special situation” in Sderot and the Gaza vicinity communities, which gives added authority to the security establishment and the local councils. (Hanan Greenberg)
12:55 Palestinians say death toll from IAF Gaza strikes rises to 140 (Reuters)
http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnLR150023.html
“TEXT - Israel Defence Force on Gaza strikes”
Sat 27 Dec 2008, 10:50 GMT
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ARTICLE SNIPPET: “JERUSALEM, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Following is the text of a statement by the Israeli Defence Force:
Israeli Air Force aircraft a short while ago attacked a series of Hamas targets and infrastructure facilities in the Gaza Strip. All Israeli pilots returned safely to their bases.
The IDF will continue its operations against terror in accordance with constant status assessments by the IDF Chief of General Staff. This operation will be continued, expanded and intensified as much as required.
The Air Force activity came as a result of the continuation of terrorist activity by the Hamas terror organisation from the Gaza Strip, and the continuation of rocket launching and targeting Israeli civilians.
The targets that were attacked were located by intelligence gathered during the past months and include Hamas terror operatives that operated from the organisation’s headquarters, training camps and weaponry storage warehouses.”