The withdrawal of the Israeli forces from Gaza Strip was recently completed following a separate ceasefire declaration three days ago from both the Hamas and Israel. Even before the inauguration of US President Barack Obama, Israel had already pulled out most of its troops. The move was seen by analysts as something that would work in Israel’s favor as the US has been its key ally. Former US President George Bush affirmed the right of Israel to defend itself from Hamas rocket ... Read More

Above: Rocket attacks from Hamas Only within a few hours of the IDF withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, Hamas had already declared victory. And as an exclamation point of sorts, the Hamas Qassam rockets were launched (like pictured above from Gaza) once again at nearby Israeli towns as if nothing had happened; as if saying that after two days of killing more than 60 Palestinians, the Israelis still had failed to destroy the rocket launchers. "I saw that people in Hamas said it was a ... Read More