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Israel aims to stamp out missile attacks by destroying Hamas rule of Gaza

March 1, 2008, 6:06 PM (GMT+02:00)

DEBKAfile’s military sources report the Israeli military command is now targeting Hamas rule of the Gaza Strip as ultimately the only effective way of halting the Palestinian missile offensive against civilian locations. It therefore proposes to systematically destroy Hamas institutions one by one until its rule of Gaza caves in.

If Hamas alternatively decides it can no longer afford the exorbitant price exacted by the Israeli military for sustaining its missile offensive and abandons it, the IDF will halt its military operations. This would lead to an informal truce.
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Entities:Mahmoud Abbas[1]; Khaled Mashal[1]; Condoleezza Rice[1]; George W Bush[1]; David Baker[1]; Saeb Erekat[1]; Ehud Olmert[1]; Matan Vilnai[1];

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Palestinian officials said the one-day death toll in Gaza on Saturday was the highest since 2002....

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Gona get HOT. Condie coming for visit next week.

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