Israel has arrested 3 Hamas lawmakers but released 3 civilians they had arrested in Ramallah.
The Israeli Navy has opened fire on Kassam rocket launch sites in northern Gaza, as the IDF prepares to move into the northern areas.
Kofi Anan pressured Olmert to wait for negotiations, but the Israeli PM noted that the Hamas-led government was neither helping to release the hostages nor putting an end to rocket attacks on Israel from Gaza - which continued today. Anan was unaware that rocket attacks have been happening. | boggles the mind if true. Here's the money quote from an Israeli blog: Annan demanded an explanation for the Gaza deaths. When Olmert asked why Annan had not shown similar concern about the scores of missiles hitting Israel, Annan was nonplussed. "What missiles?" he asked. |
A huge explosion has been heard in Gaza City in the northern end of Gaza. |