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Israel Extends Campaign Against Hamas

Foreign Confidential....Breaking news: JTA reports Israel's Security Cabinet approved an extended military and diplomatic campaign against the Iranian-backed Islamist group, Hamas, and its rocket crews in the Gaza Strip.Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert... ...full story at China Confidential

from China Confidential on Wed, Mar 05 2008

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