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Suhaib Salem / Reuters
Palestinian relatives of Hamas gunman Ismail al-Tille mourn during his funeral in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip on Oct. 24. Raids by Israel on Tuesday killed three members of the Islamist group, one of them al-Tille, in control of the coastal territory. Israel killed another Hamas gunman in its second round of air strikes in as many days on the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, responding to rocket fire at its southern towns that wounded three people.
Violence erupted between Palestinians and Israelis after a visit from the Qatari leader on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press. Palestinian militants hit Israel with dozens of rockets on Wednesday, prompting Israeli air strikes.
Reuters reports -- Israel killed a Hamas gunman in its second round of air strikes in as many days on the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, responding to rocket fire at its southern towns that wounded three people.
Separate raids by Israel on Tuesday killed three members of the Islamist group in control of the coastal territory. The Israeli military said the strikes were in response to a total of 60 rockets that have been fired at Israel this past month.
The strikes followed a visit by the Emir of Qatar which broke the isolation of the Hamas leadership of Gaza, dismaying Israel and rival, Western-backed Palestinian leaders. Read the full story.
Hatem Moussa / AP
Palestinian mourners gather around the body of Hamas militant Loay Abu Jarad during his funeral in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, on Oct. 24. Militants from Gaza's ruling Hamas movement and other gunmen pummeled southern Israel with dozens of rockets and mortars early Wednesday and two Palestinians died of wounds sustained in Israeli airstrikes, in a sharp escalation of violence following a landmark visit to Gaza by the leader of Qatar.
Suhaib Salem / Reuters
A Palestinian boy watches the funeral of Hamas gunman Ismail al-Tille in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip on Oct. 24. Separate raids by Israel on Tuesday killed three members of the Islamist group, one of them al-Tille, in control of the coastal territory.
The Israeli air strikes were in response to rocket attacks from Palestinian militants.
Amir Cohen / Reuters
Trails of smoke are seen after the launch of rockets from the northern Gaza strip towards Israel Oct. 24. Palestinians fired dozens of rockets into Israel from Gaza on Wednesday and an Israeli air strike killed a militant in a surge of violence after the Emir of Qatar embraced the enclave's Hamas leadership with a visit.
Ariel Schalit / AP
An Israeli man surveys the damage of his house after a rocket fired by Palestinian militants hit a community along the Israel Gaza Border, southern Israel, Oct. 24. Rockets and mortars from Gaza have pummeled southern Israel, drawing Israeli airstrikes that killed a Palestinian militant. The Israeli military said 60 rockets and mortars were fired by early morning Wednesday, following a volley the night before and that Israeli aircraft struck Gaza three times.
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How long will NBC continue to cast images of terrorists as victims are martyrs??!!
These people have had over 6 years of autonomy to create a society where they can be independent and come make a real peace with Israel, yet all they do is hate, indoctrinate terrorists and instill jihad into the brainwashed minds of their youth!!
How long before NBC starts to be culpable of its actions and stops identifying with terrorists as victims and mourners??!!
SHAME ON YOU!!
God bless the IDF & US armed foreces for standing up to eviland defending our the very freedom and liberties these people want to destroy!!
IDF......I cannot agree with you more. Very good post ...
While the dead may well be terrorists, that's not how the mourners see them. They're son, brother, husband, or father. Whatever we may feel about their actions in life or how reprehensible we find them, it just makes us look bad to deny their loved ones their grief.
Sionyx are you serious? These terrorists shoot rockets indiscriminately into Israeli communities and then get killed while launching those rockets...and you want us to feel sorry for them?
You would think that after all of the bloodshed that the Palestinians would want to change their ways and try to change their lives though peaceful means. When they try to use terrorism as a means to negotiate, it never works! Hasn't worked in over 40 years! If they want change, recognize Israel and work with them to negotiate a lasting peace. Bloodshed is never the answer! As far as MSNBC goes, they are constantly defending the terrorists actions, which is revolting!
This war has been going on for decades. Both countries have suffered many causalities. If peace cannot be resolved, this war will go on for another decades and more people will die in the process. What does it takes to create peace between two nations, I guess is not as simple as it seem.