You shouldn`t be so quick to jump on a typo, especially when Common Courtesy is still correct....which you probably did not know..lol
Originally Posted by Common Courtesy
The same goes with Hamas in '08.
They came across the borders in an act of war, kidnapping an Israeli soldier. That is provocation. Knowing that Israel would not accept what happened, but underestimating what Israel's reaction would be. That is what triggered your Rape of Gaza and nothing else.
Prior to that there were no military conflicts that required Israel to cross the border in Gaza.
Let me fix this for you mjrpes3 -- just because CC had a typo you jusmped all over it without knowing anything that happenned in 2008 -- so we will change the typo --
Originally Posted by Common Courtesy -- The same goes with Hamas in '06.
They came across the borders in an act of war, kidnapping an Israeli soldier. That is provocation. Knowing that Israel would not accept what happened, but underestimating what Israel's reaction would be. That is what triggered your Rape of Gaza and nothing else.
Prior to that there were no military conflicts that required Israel to cross the border in Gaza.
Also Hamas did break the ceasefire in 2008.
Also -- On 4 November 2008, the Israeli military invaded Gaza Strip, entering at least 250 meters inside Palestinian Territory searching for a tunnel. The IDF stated that it was intended for the capture of Israeli soldiers and that it intended to continue with the truce, calling the raid a "pinpoint operation".[33] Hamas and, according to an allegation by The Huffington Post, one IDF source maintained that it was for defensive purposes.[34] As six members of Hamas were killed,[6][35] Hamas stated that the attack was a "massive breach of the truce".[36] Rocket attacks towards Israeli cities around Gaza increased sharply in November 2008, approaching the pre-truce levels.[37] According to a 17 November article in The Telegraph, "since violence flared on 5 Nov, Israeli forces and militants, some of them from Hamas, have engaged in almost daily tit-for-tat exchanges."[38]