UPDATE 10:16 am:Israel has vowed to obliterate the Hamas militant group, after its fighters broke through the hi-tech fence surrounding the strip, and went on a murderous rampage, killing 1,300 people, mainly Israeli civilians, and seizing dozens of hostages.
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Thousands of Palestinians have continued to leave northern Gaza and cram into already crowded schools, homes and makeshift shelters in the south, as Israeli airstrikes pound the blockaded strip ahead of an expected ground invasion.
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Around 2.3 million Palestinians are trapped in Gaza, facing a terrifying escalation of bloodshed and misery, after Israel sealed all crossings into its territory and Egypt said it would not allow refugees to enter and reinforced its border crossing.
Food, fuel and water supplies were dwindling fast on Saturday after Israel cut all movement in and out of Gaza. The death toll from airstrikes, already at unprecedented levels, has reached more than 2,200.
Guardian
To be fair, George W Bush never had an idea in his life outside of college pranks. That was probably Dick Cheney's idea. But I take Liz' point.
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