Hamas: Gaza will become graveyard for Israeli troops

by 158 | January 3, 2009 at 01:06 pm

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This report comes from Haaretz, an

Israeli newspaper. It means that if Hamas

is serious this could become even more

deadly for soldiers and civilians.

As Israel launched its ground offensive in Gaza on Saturday night, a Hamas spokesman warned in a televised speech that the coastal strip will become a graveyard for Israeli soldiers.

The spokesman, Ismail Radwan, appeared on Hamas' Al-Aqsa TV shortly after Israel sent its troops into Gaza. It was not clear if the appearance was live or taped.

After the incursion began, Hamas spokespeople and militants fired off fiery warnings to the Israeli forces. In another message, Hamas warned Israeli forces that "Gaza will not be paved with flowers for you, it will be paved with fire and hell."