Gaza And Hamas

On Saturday, Mr. Abbas told The Associated Press, "The Egyptian efforts have encountered difficulties because there is no partner in Hamas capable of making decisions."

He added, "The Hamas leadership abroad says that the decision is in the hands of the military wing in Gaza, while the military wing says that the decision must be made by the leadership abroad."



So this is what Israel has to deal with. And then of course Mr. Abbas has his own group splintered into parts. So I guess Israel feels they can only deal with them by pressuring the entire Gaza strip and uniting them. Mr. Olhmert has stated they will not sleep at night, they will know how the waiting feels while Israeli jets send sonic booms down on the general population every night periodically.