The situation in Gaza is getting beyond impossible.
Since Sunday there has been some serious shooting going on between the Hamas in Gaza and the Israelis. On Sunday the Israelis carried out a raid inside Gaza that killed seven Hamas fighters. In retaliation Hamas has fired about 500 rockets into Israel. Over 50 Israelis have been injured, some seriously and at least one person has died.
In another dramatic attack along the Gaza border, Hamas fighters fired a Kornet anti-tank missile at a bus. The bus was destroyed but one soldier standing nearby was seriously injured.
The Israelis have retaliated with over 150 strikes on "terror" targets inside Gaza - mostly buildings which they say are used by Hamas.
Egypt has totally shut off the Rafah crossing into Gaza - stopping all movement of goods and people into Gaza from Egypt.
The only source of imports and exports from Gaza is through the Israeli crossing points of Kerem Shalom. Another Israeli crossing point, the Erez crossing handles the movement of Gazans into Israel and vice versa.
Since April - May of this year the Palestinian Authority led by Mahmoud Abbas has also suspended payment of salaries to Civil Servants in Gaza. This has caused even more hardship.
Here is some news about the latest escalation in Gaza:
For months, Israel and Hamas hovered on edge of war
very close to war in past weeks, but had been averted
political and public pressure to choose war
Netanyahu opts for restraint, humanitarian gestures
whether to continue restraint or return to war
conflict can be delayed, but not resolved.
unprecedented rocket fire from Gaza.
Hamas choose how, when, where to strike
exceedingly clear when Kornet missile slammed into bus
massive barrage of 400 rockets began at dusk Monday
rocket fire from Nov 12-13 serious
PA (Mahmoud Abbas) sought to isolate Gaza, more than Israel
In May, PA cut salaries to Gazans
PA against separate Israel-Hamas agreement that will legitimize Hamas
Israel AMASSES TROOPS ALONG BORDER WITH GAZA
Israel reinforced Armored Corps and infantry to Gaza Strip
11 militants have been killed in Israeli strikes since Monday.
Hamas warned Tues rocket expand to Beersheba and Ashkelon
Egypt trying to broker ceasefire
My comments : This time no Arab nation, not even Mahmoud Abbas' Palestinian Authority will come to aid Hamas in Gaza. Egypt has its own hatred of Hamas.
Hamas can only be tamed by Egypt. This will happen.
The peace to be gained by all parties is too huge.
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