Yes, after firing God alone knows how many rockets into Isreali lands, after declaring that no militant who attacks Isreal will be anything but protected by the HAMAS government, after refusing to even admit to Isreal's existence as a state and sovergin government, HAMAS as decided Isreal has gone to far! How dare those Jews shot back!Hamas's armed wing vowed Friday to end a fragile 16-month truce with Israel, hours after Palestinians said Israel killed 10 people in the Gaza Strip, including a family with three children who were having a picnic on a crowded beach.
Injured children are treated by medics at the hospital in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Lahiya on Friday. (Hatem Moussa/Associated Press)
Palestinian medical officials said the casualties included five members of one family, including a woman and two infants. About 20 other people were injured, said witnesses.
"The earthquake in the Zionist towns will start again," said a leaflet distributed by Hamas on Friday. The pamphlet called for a " tough, strong and unique response."
Israeli forces temporarily halted their bombardment of the area after the deaths were reported. Israeli Capt. Jacob Dallas expressed regret for any harm to civilians.
Yoga Gallant, chief of the Israeli Military Southern Command, said the army was investigating the killings on the beach and that he also regretted any civilian deaths.
"We did not fire into a place where there were innocents," Gallant told Reuters in a conference call. "We are exploring two possibilities, a wrongly aimed artillery shell or an independent incident we were not involved in."
Hamas won parliamentary elections in January and formed the Palestinian government weeks later.
Avenging killing of commander?
The Israeli armed forces said they were targeting areas used by Palestinian militants to fire homemade rockets at Israel.
But the Palestinians said they were trying to avenge the Israeli killing the day before of Abu Saharan, commander of the Hamas government's private militia and the highest-profile militant killed by Israel in four years.
Gallant's apologies did little to calm tempers in the tit-for-tat battle that has erupted since Samhadana was killed.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who leads the rival Palestinian Fatah party, condemned Friday's killings as a "bloody massacre" and called on the international community to halt the Israeli offensive.
Hamas militants took a more aggressive line, saying, "the Israeli massacres represent a direct opening battle, and that means the earthquake in the Zionist cities will resume and the herds of occupiers have no choice but to prepare the coffins or the departing luggage."
There was no immediate comment from Hamas's political leadership.
Hamas, which has claimed responsibility for dozens of attacks on Israelis, does not recognize the existence of Israel. Western countries and Israel have cut off millions in humanitarian funding to the Palestinian Authority, demanding Hamas renounce violence and recognize Israel.
Israeli and Palestinian leaders signed a truce agreement in February 2005. Hamas has largely stuck to the ceasefire.
Ladies and Gentlemen, this is nothing less than a declaration of war and should be treated as such by the whole of the civilized world. HAMAS has declared war upon the state of Isreal and just now has sworn to use all of it's power to harm, maim and kill Isreali citizens and is bragging about it's disregard for all conventions of warfare and law. They should now be considered nothing less than a Rogue State ruled by bandits.
On another note Ace, Hashava for the love of God keep your heads down and eyes open, you're childern (sorry if it offends) don't do anything crazy and keep safe.
