22 juillet 2008
The head of Shin Bet: Hamas taking advantage of truce to booby trap Gaza
Hamas has taken advantage of the cease-fire with Israel to plant mines across widespread areas of the Gaza Strip, the head of Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), Yuval Diskin, said Tuesday. Speaking at the weekly meeting of the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Diskin said the organization has rockets that can reach Kiryat Gat, and possibly Ashdod. Diskin repeated his opposition to the truce, saying Hamas has benefited from it, as it has enabled the group to build itself up... [Lire la suite]
21 juillet 2008
PM Brown: Iran must suspend its nuclear program or face isolation
The United Kingdom is prepared to impose new sanction that will isolate Iran if Teheran does not abandon its nuclear program and cease threatening Israel, Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned Monday during his Knesset address - the first by an acting British prime minister. "We say with one voice: It is totally abhorrent for the president of Iran to call for Israel to be wiped from the map of the world," he said. "Our country will continue to lead, with the United States and our European partners, in... [Lire la suite]
