NYT has the story:
GAZA CITY — The Israeli Air Force on Saturday launched a massive attack on Hamas targets throughout Gaza in retaliation for the recent heavy rocket fire from the area, hitting mostly security headquarters, training compounds and weapons storage facilities, the Israeli military and witnesses said.
Dr. Muawiya Hassanein, the head of emergency services at the Gaza Ministry of Health, said that at least 195 Palestinians were killed in the Israeli air strikes.
Most of the fatalities were among members of the security forces of Hamas, the Islamic group that controls Gaza, but a few civilians were also among the dead, including children. Scores more Palestinians were wounded.
The reaction to the punishing attacks was swift and varied. A spokesman for President Bush called on Israel to avoid inflicting civilian casualties, although he did not call for a halt to the attacks on Hamas. Egypt condemned the raid and opened its border crossing so that the wounded could be treated, and a spokesman for Javier Solana, the foreign policy chief of the European Union, condemned Israel’s action and called for an immediate halt to the strikes.
For its part, Israel said the strikes would not only continue, but that they would be intensified.
Israel attacks in Gaza – Pakistan moving troops to the Indian border -Al Qaeda memberships on a meteoric rise – Taliban winning the resistance fight, just like we taught them – Western economies in a downward spiral – Iran still making nuke noises – Kim Jong-il still suffering from a Napoleon complex with a nuclear capability – China being China – Russia reverting to it’s Cold War attitudes – casualties and attacks up in Iraq – Warlord “boner-intel” in Afghanistan (I like that one) … anon, anon.
Anyone getting the least bit … nervous? At least Vietnam has it’s shit together, I guess.
