No compromise in Gaza attacks
Hamas have vowed to fight Israel to its last breath if Israel made good on its threat to send ground...
Hamas have vowed to fight <?xml:namespace prefix="st1" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"?><country-region w:st="on">Israel</country-region> to its last breath if <country-region w:st="on">Israel</country-region> made good on its threat to send ground troops into <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Gaza.
The region was bombarded for a fifth day leaving hundreds of Palestinians dead and Hamas fighters were still firing rockets into Israeli areas.
Israel on Wednesday rebuffed French calls for a 48-hour humanitarian truce in <place w:st="on"><city w:st="on">Gaza.
Its foreign ministry said the proposal was not realistic because it lacked specific guarantees to ensure Hamas would stop firing rockets.