News about Ariel Sharon
As the navy blasts Gaza and tanks mass on the border, Israel declares a "war to the bitter end" against Hamas
www.dailymail.co.uk,
December 31, 2008
As Israel increased its bombardment of the Gaza strip, it promised the war to the bitter end. There will be no excuses until the Islamist group had been dealt a "severe blow," according to defense minister Ehud Barak. As the Israeli navy joined the pounding and tanks massed in a newly declared buffer zone, he warned that the assault would be "widened and deepened" until it succeeded.