Israel Dragging Gaza to New War

by IOL (reposted)

Tue, Jan 12, 2010 8:36PM

GAZA CITY –- With its recent aggressions, Israel is trying to provoke the Palestinian resistance factions into retaliatory attacks that could be used as a pretext for launching a new deadly offensive on the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, analysts believe.

"The message in the recent attacks is very clear, and the resistance should read it carefully," Talal Okal, a political analyst, told IslamOnline.net.

Israel has mounted several deadly strikes over the past ten days killing more than 12 Palestinians in the coastal enclave.

In response, a Qassam rocket was fired by Palestinian groups from Gaza on Monday, landing at an empty zone in the western Negev area in southern Israel.

In a meeting with military officials later, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned Hamas, which is the ruling party in Gaza, to "watch their steps" and do not force Israel to take action.
"Israel won’t hesitate to launch another war if the situation required so," he threatened.

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