Proving that it is comprised of assholes, Hamas has rejected Israel's offer of a 72 hour extension of the ceasefire.
http://www.aljazeera.com/...
A leader of the Palestinian group Hamas has said there will not be a renewal of the Gaza ceasefire that ends on Friday unless Israel meets some of its demands.
Ismael Radwan told Al Jazeera: “The truce will not be renewed; it cannot be renewed without real achievements. As we speak, no response has been received to Hamas’s demands, which means there is no breakthrough in this respect.”
Personally, I think an end to the slaughter is a significant 'real achievement' and my heart breaks for the people of Palestine that Hamas does not agree.
I fully support an end to Israel's blockade on Gaza but fail to see how Hamas thinks it can achieve this using current tactics. It cannot defeat Israel on the 'battlefield' and the people and region it claims to represent are being devastated.
And proving that there is no shortage of assholes to go around in the FUBAR mess, Amnesty International has released a report saying that there is "mounting evidence of deliberate attacks on Gaza health workers".
An immediate investigation is needed into mounting evidence that the Israel Defense Forces launched apparently deliberate attacks against hospitals and health professionals in Gaza, which have left six medics dead, said Amnesty International as it released disturbing testimonies from doctors, nurses, and ambulance personnel working in the area.
“The harrowing descriptions by ambulance drivers and other medics of the utterly impossible situation in which they have to work, with bombs and bullets killing or injuring their colleagues as they try to save lives, paint a grim reality of life in Gaza,” said Philip Luther, Middle East and North Africa Director at Amnesty International.
“Even more alarming is the mounting evidence that the Israeli army has targeted health facilities or professionals. Such attacks are absolutely prohibited by international law and would amount to war crimes. They only add to the already compelling argument that the situation should be referred to the International Criminal Court.”
For the love of God. Will the adults in the room please stand up to take control. Both sides are being driven by madness and it is innocents who are paying the price.
Update: Not one to be second best, Israel has again sought to tip the "who is the bigger asshole" scale in its own favor. Hat tip to Paleo for pointing out that during the ceasefire, Israel seized control of a village in the West Bank so illegal settlers can build a road.