Israel has tightened its grip on Gaza City. Israeli tanks rolled into Gaza City approaching the headquarters of Hamas’ preventative security building.
The tanks rolled in al-Karramah neighborhood in the northwest and the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood in the northeast. But after the respite, the explosive sounds that punctuated the nighttime hours underscored a resumption in offensive operations.
In the mean time, Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniya remained defiant, however, declaring in a speech Monday, “I say to our people that by God, we are closer to victory that ever. These precious bloods will not be wasted for nothing.”
The Israeli military on Monday paused for a fifth day for a three-hour break from its assault on Gaza to allow residents to pick up humanitarian supplies, a Defense Ministry spokesman said.
At least 14 rockets were fired into Israel on Monday, many between 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. towards Sderot, Ofakim and Ashkelon, an Israeli police spokesman said. One rocket landed on a house in Ashkelon, causing damage but no injuries, an Israeli ambulance services spokesman said.
Meanwhile, President George W. Bush, speaking Monday at his final scheduled news conference before leaving office, said that a “sustainable cease-fire” in Gaza could only be accomplished when “Hamas stops firing rockets into Israel.”
The tanks rolled in al-Karramah neighborhood in the northwest and the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood in the northeast. But after the respite, the explosive sounds that punctuated the nighttime hours underscored a resumption in offensive operations.
In the mean time, Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniya remained defiant, however, declaring in a speech Monday, “I say to our people that by God, we are closer to victory that ever. These precious bloods will not be wasted for nothing.”
The Israeli military on Monday paused for a fifth day for a three-hour break from its assault on Gaza to allow residents to pick up humanitarian supplies, a Defense Ministry spokesman said.
At least 14 rockets were fired into Israel on Monday, many between 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. towards Sderot, Ofakim and Ashkelon, an Israeli police spokesman said. One rocket landed on a house in Ashkelon, causing damage but no injuries, an Israeli ambulance services spokesman said.
Meanwhile, President George W. Bush, speaking Monday at his final scheduled news conference before leaving office, said that a “sustainable cease-fire” in Gaza could only be accomplished when “Hamas stops firing rockets into Israel.”
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