Hamas not interested in peace with Israel

Fox News:

Israel will step up its offensive on the Gaza Strip, and dropped leaflets there Saturday warning residents of its plan.

The fliers that fluttered down from Israeli air force jets warned of "a new phase in the war on terror" and said Israel will "escalate" its operation, which has already killed more than 800 Palestinians.

The notices were dropped as a "general warning," the army said Saturday.

Israel launched the offensive two weeks ago to halt years of Palestinian rocket attacks. The army says the operation is directed only at the ruling Hamas militant group. But Palestinian officials say roughly half of the casualties have been civilians.

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Meanwhile, Syria-based Palestinian militant groups including Hamas on Saturday rejected deploying international observers or troops in Gaza.

A statement issued by the groups after a meeting attended by Hamas political leader Khaled Mashaal also rejected any security arrangement that "infringes on the right of resistance against Israeli occupation."

The statement comes hours after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on Hamas, which controls Gaza, to reach an agreement to end the fighting.

Israeli forces pounded dozens of targets and edged closer to Gaza City on Saturday while southern Israel was largely spared militant rocket fire in one of its quietest nights in the offensive against Hamas.

The Israeli military said more than 15 militants were killed in heavy fighting Saturday with its ground forces inside Gaza. Its aircraft attacked more than 40 targets throughout Gaza, striking 10 rocket-launching sites, weapons-storage facilities, smuggling tunnels, an anti-aircraft missile launcher and gunmen. Flames and smoke could be seen rising into the sky over Gaza City.

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Some of the heaviest fighting Saturday occurred on the strategic coastal road north of Gaza City, Palestinian security officials said. Israeli forces moved to within about 1 mile of the city before pulling back slightly.

While Israel has largely taken control of the road, militants continue to operate from hidden positions in the area. The road is often used to fire rockets into Israel or attack Israeli navy boats off the Mediterranean coast.

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In a possible sign of progress for the military, no rockets were fired into Israel overnight, a sharp drop from the dozens of projectiles that were launched in the early days of the offensive.

Israeli military officials cautioned against reading too much into the lull, and by Saturday morning, several rockets had landed in Israel. Two struck the southern city of Ashkelon, lightly wounding two people, authorities said.

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It appears that much of the Hamas leadership is living in an alternate universe. When Hamas talks about "security arrangement that 'infringes on the right of resistance against Israeli occupation,'" what they mean is the ability to make war against Israel anywhere at anytime. In other words they are not interested in a truce whatsoever. When they talk about occupation Hamas means the very existence of Israel.

Hamas views unprovoked rocket attacks on Israeli noncombatants as "resistance." With that kind of nuttiness, there is little room for negotiation.

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  1. The Master4:28 PM

    I appears that any news report of injured people and killed in Gaza are suspect. People are getting killed but the Israelis are not operating in those areas. The Palestinians are accomplished liars and will stage photos to entice their pity. I truly wonder how truth plays a part in this and how lies and Palestinian propaganda is being swallowed by the news networks. Have the rockets stopped? No! Keep going Israel. I wouldn't put it past Hamas to kill Palestinians including children to further their sinister goals. It appears they are doing some of this.

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