Seriously. I have been closely following the situation the past year. There was a ceasefire from Hamas, and it was quite successful. The new Hamas government wanted to be taken seriously by Israel, and had promised to keep the militant wing of Hamas in check, and they pretty much lived up to it. There hadn't been any severe incidents from Hamas for about a year, untill the Israeli navy made that attack. I had expected Hamas to screw up, but
this time around, it was the Israeli who broke the peace. (By mistake, is what they claimed). Of course Israel has been under attack for half a century. But I'm talking about the past year.
Please get your facts straight before you call 'bull' on me:
[quote=News Article]
Palestinians killed on Gaza beach
Seven people, including three children, have been killed by Israeli shells which hit a beach in the northern Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials say.
At least 30 people were wounded in the shelling, they say.
The Israeli military says it has halted all shelling of Gaza and has launched an inquiry into whether ground-based artillery could have been involved.
In a statement, the military wing of Hamas threatened to resume attacks on Israel in the wake of "massacres".
The group has been observing a self-imposed ceasefire for more than a year. (...)[/quote]
I know what I'm talking about.
...what can I say to convince you? It's the truth. They asked Israel
if they need help, and Israel said 'yes'. It was a
proposal. Here's another news article, then.
[quote=News Article]
Israelis back border force plan
Israel has said it supports the idea of a new international force in south Lebanon, as diplomatic attempts to end the Middle East crisis gather pace.
Defence Minister Amir Peretz suggested such a force could be led by Nato, an idea not yet raised during the crisis.
He spoke during a meeting with the German foreign minister. French and British ministers are also in Israel.
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is due in the region on Monday on a much-anticipated visit.
Mr Peretz said Israel wanted the Lebanese army deployed in the south to prevent Hezbollah from operating in the border area, from where it has fired hundreds of rockets into Israel.
"But we understand that we are talking about a weak army and that in the mid-term period Israel will have to accept a multinational force," he told German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
Combat experience
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert had initially brushed aside the idea of a peacekeeping force, proposed by British PM Tony Blair and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.
On Sunday he said a final decision was yet to be made, but any new force should have combat experience and be made up of European Union members. (...) [/quote]