To begin at Midnight London time.

Thank God. Not a minute too soon.

fuck israel!

how long will it last tho

It'll last until those mad arabs start chucking rockets into Israel's back garden again. Sometime tomorrow probably.

12:01, ceasefire broken, not by Irsael
12:02 Hamas whinge like fook when they get their knackers kicked in and hundreds die because of Hamas wish to wipe the Jews not just out of the Middle East, but off the face of the earth

don't know about not a minute too soon,
more like three weeks too late

Their PM's said though if Hamas launch a rocket strike, they will strike back.

the israelis will probably wait until some 9 year olds start chucking clemmies, then launch air strikes....

There are some things in this life that you just don't do. Such as parking your car on Central Estate with a laptop on the back seat or sleep with Lawrence.

I would place picking a fight with Israel in the same category.

Well, I think it was unnecessary to start it in the first place.

Gaza has now been ravaged by a humanitarian disaster. But the Israelis have said that they are going to allow more aid to come in.

And now 1,000 Palestinians died from this war almost.

Oh aye, bound to be the Jews fault. Nothing to do with eight years of being rocketed.

As opposed to the hundreds of rockets aimed at them since Israel withdrew from the occupied territories in 2005/2006 adnd kept their side of the ceasefire

I just can't understand why people have trouble understanding the word ceasefire, Hamas do, and a fair few on here by the look of it......

cos israel is a 'lovely lovely person'!

Adolf Eichmann thought that and look what happened to him.

Both as bad as each other if you ask me.

That bad, is it, Central Estate ?

No, they are not as bad as each other. Anyone care to show me a single incident of Israel attacking anyone without provocation? Top tip: don't bother looking, there aint one.

the rest of the world has still done nothing though even when they have killed kids, and then blew up a UN centre - using white phosporus as well in substantially greater numbers than the shitwe rockets used by hamas

I aint defending hamas, i am criticising the shoot to kill policy adopted by the israelis and the hyporicy of their bleating in the press.

also one more thing

tony blaid middle east peace thing - where the fuck was he before to try to stop this - swanning around the UAE getting paid millions -dirty little 'lovely lovely person'


and i bet you i could find one

Go on then, show me when since 1945 the 4x2's have invade another country, they havent
The Egyptians have, the Syrians have and others no doubt

All of this anti-Israel is down to two things, they are a 'Western' state in the Middle East and backed by the Yanks

and theyre not nice people!

That's a fair and wise comment there, Kissinger!!!

So fooking what, Israel didn't invade Iraq though, did they????

Looks like Mr I and i agree. This is the fault of Hamas who launched missile attacks on Israel. A country that will always defend itself a country who in my opinion have one of the best armies and in Mossad a no nonsense secret service.

If Hamas stick to any ceasefire so will Israel, but once Hamas break it, yes I said once Hamas break it because as night follows day they will.Maybe not in a day, maybe not in a week but they will, then expect another retalitary strike from Israel.

its the hypocricy that annoys me

palestinians in enclaves and forced to live seperate lives in seperate areas - almost akin to ghettos, sectarianism and the resultant slaughter becomes genocide - delivery of food and aid monitored and regulated etc etc etc

Hamas have had repeated offers to sit down with Israel countless times, but decided to bomb the Jews on a daily basis

Israel have never stated once they want a race wipe from the face of the earth, but Iranian backed Palestine have

Isn't that genocide???

I can't see why people have a problem with Israel defending itself, i'm sure if we where under attack as they have been that we would defend ourselfs.

As for civillians been killed, yes it is very sad and i cannot imagine for one second what it must be like to be caught up in the middle of war but these cowards who go under the name of Hamas go into populated places and schools to fire there rockets putting there own people in danger.

And when the Israelies hit back killing kids they are made out as the bad one's, has aybody seen the footage of them strapping bombs to a kid who has a learning disability to blow up some soldiers and the poor lad stops half way across a bridge crying and wanting his mam.

Brave fookers aint they, Israel should carry on and crush Hamas and Hezbollah and anyother fooker who stands in there way

You use the word 'ceasefire' like it was a fairy god mother waving a wand
"and i sprinkle CEASEFIRE over the middle east"
Thats sorted then

But Israel kept their side of it, so why didnt Hamas

In the first place the imposition of the Israeli State was massive provocation, but hey, do I look like someone who's bothered

this goverment bombed and killed over 200-000 innocent Iraq people based on lies and have the gaul to sit on TV telling the Isrealites what to do.

Amazing..

I suspect the people of Dresden will raise an eyebrow too.

That's true.

The British are to blame. We promised the Palestinians their homeland and duly took it away from them after the Second World War.

Well if I was bothered, which I'm not like, I would say that in circa1947 a situation of inescapble conflict was set up in the middle east by the international community.

I don't know why, it'll be something to do with someone's delusions of balance of power.

I know there's been loads said and written about it by some very clever people who aspire to world leadership but it doesn't seem they're quite clever enough to resolve the situation or for that matter even want to.

Thats why I can't be arsed

Hamas have declared a ceasefire to allow Israel to witdraw from the Gaza Strip.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7836205.stm

ALLOW!!!

Since the ceasefire at least 6 rockets have hit Israel according to the news on the radio

Yes, I heard that - wasn't very happy about it when I heard.

In all this talk of gaza, it's the things that aren't reported that educate you. Everyone blames the Israelis for the embargo of food and fuel, but no one mentions that Gaza has a land border with the Egyptians, who have sealed their border with Gaza tighter than a nuns thighs and always have.
I was watching a BBC report from Gaza where the reporter was stood on the balcony of a flat overlooking Gaza City and describing how Israeli attacks had made the block shake violently a few minutes previously causing damage to the structure..... the balcony had a thin wall about a metre high, covered in potted plants perched on top all intact .... it's the little things that make you wonder.

Well said, Mr Draff. Pleasing to see at least one person sees the situation clearly.

Or seeing it the same way as you....

Yeah, except

a) their statement is in Arabic, and being a translator myself I know how badly most translators translate

c) the BBC site does in fact use the words "leave them time" rather than "allow"

Is there some part of frodraff's post you disagree with?

Bet the Israeli people where a little more unhappy than you.

Perhaps some high ranking UN leader can inform Hamas that Poolie of Kent is unhappy that they broke the ceasefire already, if that doesnt stop them , nothing will.

No, but I dislike the sneering, preening tone of 'everyone else s wrong, I'm right, and I can't be bothered to post, but I will anyway, shite

OK????

Funny that.

I can't be bothered to count those question marks but I see there are a lot of them. Is the exact number significant?

Yes!!!!!

Whoa there, don't get personal with me cocker just cos you don't appreciate my laconic style .