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October 20, 2003

Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill 11
(AP) - Israeli warplanes and helicopters pounded Palestinian targets in the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing 11 people, including eight in a refugee camp where a car was bombed. One missile exploded on a street crowded with schoolchildren, wounding four of them. The airstrikes came a day after Palestinian militants fired eight homemade rockets from Gaza into southern Israel and Palestinian gunmen ambushed an Israeli patrol in the West Bank, killing three soldiers.

Saudis Hold Major Combined Exercise
ABU DHABI [MENL] -- Saudi Arabia has launched a major air and naval exercise in the northwestern part of the kingdom near the Israeli border.

Comments
It's hard to believe that Israel is still tolerating the Palestinian militants to fire homemade bombs into Israel.  As far as I'm concerned, if Cuba did that to the U.S., it would be considered an act of war, but the big four want them to show restraint.  It's a pathetic display of a double standard.  

Egypt is substantially upgrading its military, the Saudis are holding major war games near the Israeli border and Iran is secretly building a nuclear program.  This is all bad news for Israel and signs of the times.  Of course, every country has the right to arm itself for defensive purposes, but I don't see good intentions from this military buildup.