Israel Airstrike On Gaza 'Kills Five Children'
Palestinian authorities say an overnight airstrike that killed seven civilians was the deadliest single bombing in the last week.
新聞背景:
以色列對加沙實施的“防務之刃”軍事行動,以色列軍隊8日轟炸加沙地帶數十處目標,強化打擊力度,并且為可能發動地面進攻做準備。巴勒斯坦安全人員同日說,以色列空軍對加沙地帶的空襲造成23人死亡、90余人受傷。當地醫療人員證實,23名遇難者中包括多名婦女和兒童。
以色列總理內塔尼亞胡表示,以色列當天擴大了對加沙的打擊力度,并將繼續采取行動保護以色列平民免受哈馬斯襲擊。而巴勒斯坦總統阿巴斯則譴責以色列的軍事行動是對加沙實行“種族滅絕”。
法新社報道,以軍發動行動后,哈馬斯對耶路撒冷、特拉維夫和以色列北部海濱城市哈代拉發射了遠程火箭彈。
Homes are nowhere to hide in Gaza. Israel's message to Hamas is brutal and clear, neither your family nor your children will shield you. Targeting the houses of those it believes that are responsible for rocket fire becomes one of the defying aspect of this confrontation. But it is a devastating approach to take, laying bare the carnage in broad daylight. Human are very angry and the defiance so often keeps the cycle of violence in motion.
Your occupiers will pay a higher price. Resistance will not stay silent. And what the resistance shows today is only part of what it is capable of.
Israel insists it selects its targets with procession, focusing on where militants operate, conceal rocket launching position and tunnel networks. And the country's prime minister has said the attacks will now be stepped up.
We will not stop. They will first receive a heart blow from both the air and the sea.And if a ground invasion is needed, there will be a ground invasion. All options are open.
In Gaza's main hospital, doctors say supplies are already running low, now down to 50% of what they need, a shortage which could soon impact their ability to treat the number of patients they receive.
We hope to stop this attack now, because for long, four days for example, it will be critical.
About a year ago, Hamas built this monument to the M75 rockets, celebrating the fact that it was the one that was able to reach T in Novermber 2012. They say now in the last few days, they have fired more of these, putting many more population centered in Israel under threat.
In the business harbour of T, residents running for shelter as signs bring out. A rare occurance before now, but things appear to be changing.
With longer-range rockets being used, more of Israel is now in the range of Hamas. And rockets aren't the only weapon being deployed. This mission launched from the sea so armed militants attempt to infiltrate Israeli base. Yhey were killed in the process, but the audacity underlines Hamas intent.
Israel's troop built up on the Gaza is now growing. For now, its superior military strength is allowing an arm- length of war, but that could quickly change.