Israel air strike kills top Hamas leader, interior minister Siad SayamJanuary 15, 2009, 8:29 PM (GMT+02:00) Palestinians sources confirm that Siad Sayam died in an Israeli aerial strike over Gaza, Thursday, January 15, as the third week of Israel's offensive ended. Killed with him were his brother, Salah Abu Sarah, head of the organization's security service and Mahmoud Watfa, commander of Hamas military wing. In Damascus, Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal declared there would be no concessions for a ceasefire. | ||
Emerging Gaza ceasefire allows Hamas to restock rockets - and fire themDEBKAfile Exclusive Report January 15, 2009, 7:55 PM (GMT+02:00)  Hamas missile launched against Israel DEBKAfile's military sources sum up the Egyptian-Hamas ceasefire accord presented to Israel as no better than a repeat formula of last year's failed informal truce, which led to the outbreak of the current Gaza fighting. One senior officer told us: For this we didn't have to go to war." Now as then, Egypt is fashioning separate understandings with Hamas and Israel. While tying Israel's military hands, these deals permit Hamas to claim it has come out of the fighting ahead, after Israel refrained from either toppling its Gaza government or extinguishing its missile capabilities. | ||
Israel intelligence: Hizballah is synchronizing rocket offensive with Hamas
DEBKAfile Special Report
January 15, 2009, 12:00 PM (GMT+02:00)
A Hizballah rocket lands in Israel
After the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shemona sustained a rocket salvo Wednesday, Jan. 14, the Israeli Air Force has stepped up its reconnaissance overflights in an effort to seek out launchers in Southern Lebanon.
Israel's Northern Command is preparing for Hizballah to fire more rockets in sync with its terrorist allies in Gaza. And indeed, the Kiryat Shemona attack turned out to be the overture for a long-range missile-rocket cascade from Gaza.
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