Two teenagers gravely injured by Qassam

It is safe to say that the ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinians is at an end or so it will be come morning.
Two 14 year old boys who were studying together for an exam were struck by the Qassam rocket which landed this evening in Sderot. The two boys were struck by shrepnel, one in the right foot and the other suffered massive injuries. The two boys were rushed to hospital. One of them is in critical condition.
Olmert will convene an emergency session of the cabinet tomorrow in order to decide upon an adequate response to this attack. Over the past few days, growing voices within Israel's political and military arena called for an end to the restraint Israel has imposed upon itself. It is safe to say that this shall now come to pass.
This was the 7th Qassam launch out of Gaza today. Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Sadam will be executed in 30 days

The Iraqi court of appeals decreed today that the death penalty to which the former president of Iraq, Sadam Hussein, will remain. The court gave the Iraqi government leave to schedule the execution anytime within the next 30 days. After 30 days the sentence will have to be carried out.

Israel FM: Syria is willing to negotiate with Israel

The chief of the research division in the Israeli Foreign Ministry joins the CO of the intelligence research division and states that Syria is willing to negotiate with Israel.
Syrian President, Bashar Assad, met today with US Senator, Arlan Spector. The two discussed the situation in Iraq among other issues. Spector will journey to Israel tomorrow and meet with the FM, Tzipi Livni.
Syrian sources threatened Israel with "surprises" should it attack Syria. These same sources doubted that the negotiations between the two countries will resume in 2007. The sources blamed Olmert's government and the negative role the US administration is playing for the dormant negotiation.

6 Qassam rockets launched today

A Qassam rocket landed today in a strategic installation in the industrial zone of the city of Ashkelon. The rockets caused damage to buildings but no injury.

Earlier, 4 rockets were launched at the city of Sderot and another at a nearby Kibbutz. Several people suffered shock but no bodily injuries were reported.

Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for all the rockets. Islamic Jihad has been ignoring the ceasefire which was declared between Israel and the Palestinians and is trying to destroy the relative calm which ensued due to it.

Several cabinet ministers in Israel call for an end to the restraint policy which Israel has maintained throughout the ceasefire.

Adbullah: Israel is not as powerful as we thought

In an interview to a Japanese newspaper, Jordan's king Abdullah spoke on the Middle East. Abdullah stated that the war with Hezbollah last summer showed that Israel is not as powerful as was previously thought and that the region views the war as one in which Israel lost. He said that he feared that the war may lead other countries to believe that the way of force is the only way to come to terms with Israel and hoped that Israel will take steps to calm the flaring tempers in the region.
Abdullah expressed the view that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the crux of the matter.
Abdullah predicted that 2007 will see 3 civil wars in the Middle East: Iraq, Lebanon, and in the Palestinian Terriotories.