"A Lebanese newspaper reported that Israel has been given a diplomatic "green light" for a large military operation in the Gaza Strip.
The Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reported Saturday morning that "credible diplomatic sources" had said American approval for a broad operation in Gaza had come after Israeli intelligence impressed on US officials the importance of such an incursion as an answer to the unprecedented level of arms smuggling to Gaza from Sinai.
Interesting: Israel Destroys It's Own Tunnels
According to the newspaper report, the Israeli intelligence was shared during Defense Minister Ehud Barak's last visit to Washington... Israel also presented details of money transfers between Islamic Jihad and Fatah's Aksa Martyrs Brigades.
I thought Fatah was Israel's friend? Framing Hamas for rocket fire, etc, are they?
Over the past few days, Barak has met a number of times with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to definitively fix the timing of a wide-scale military operation, Al-Akhbar cited the sources as saying... IDF units on the Gaza border will continue training for a massive operation in the Strip, the report said.
A Hamas member was killed and three others were wounded in an IAF strike on a Hamas outpost in response to mortar fire on southern Israel. The army said it struck the Hamas position following repeated rocket and mortar fire from Gaza."
Well?
