Israeli ground forces crossed into the Gaza Strip from multiple locations after nightfall Saturday, reportedly engaging Hamas forces in an escalation of an offensive designed to stop the militant group from launching rocket attacks against Israel."It will not be easy or short, but we are determined," Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak told reporters shortly after the invasion began.
"We are peace seekers," Barak added. "We have restrained ourselves for a long time. But now is the time to do what needs to be done."
Around the same time, Hamas spokesman Ismail Radwan said in a television appearance that Israel was falling into a Hamas trap and vowed that Hamas would fight until defeating Israeli forces.
"Gaza will not be a picnic," a Reuters translation quoted Radwan as telling the Israelis. "Gaza will be a graveyard for you."
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Israel sends ground forces into Gaza.
Oy. From ABC News:
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