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Hamas
downplays Israeli 'psychological war'
Sunday October 31, 2010 12:42:39 PM,
DPA
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Gaza:
Gaza-based Hamas leader Ismail Haniya Saturday rejected fears that
Israel might attempt a new attack on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip,
similar to the three-week offensive waged in December 2008-January
2009.
Addressing a mass wedding ceremony for 70 grooms who were wounded
and disabled in the war nearly two years ago, Haniya said: "The
Israeli hints to wage another war on the Gaza Strip are just a
psychological war that aims at breaking the determination of the
Palestinian people and the men of resistance."
Around 1,400 Palestinians and 10 Israelis were killed during the
war, which ended with an undeclared ceasefire between Israel and
Hamas. More than 5,000 Palestinians were wounded.
"I don't think that there is a war knocking at our doors because
the Israeli enemy was taught tough a great lesson," Haniya said.
In recent weeks, small militant groups have been launching
homemade rockets from the Gaza Strip toward southern Israel,
similar to the activity that Israel said motivated its 2008
attack. In response to the latest rocket fire, Israeli warplanes
have carried out limited retaliatory airstrikes on specific
targets.
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