Sara Sidner – “‘Raining bombs’ on Gaza Strip” – near live (four hours old) on CNN (November 15, 2012).

Levs, Josh, Sara Sidner, and Talal Abu-Rahma.  “Rockets pound Israel, Gaza as Netanyahu alleges ‘double war crime'”.  CNN, November 15, 2012.

Sidner, Sara and Talal Rahma.  “Rockets, airstrikes reignite Mideast conflict.” CNN, November 15, 2012.

“There were at least 70 strikes by warplanes and ships Wednesday, officials from Palestinian militant groups said. As night fell, more airstrikes could be heard, and Hamas security officials said four more attacks hit empty swaths of farmland in Gaza late Wednesday. The IDF said at least 128 rockets had been fired from Gaza since Saturday.”

Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  “Hamas exploitation of civilians as human shields: Photographic evidence.”  March 6, 2008.

– The deliberate launching of rocket from populated areas
– The deliberate use of civilian homes to shield Hamas arms and explosives manufacturing facilities
– The deliberate use of civilians as human shields against anticipated airstrikes”

Nothing has changed in the past four years since the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs published its observations, verifiable, on the illegal rules-of-war in place, de facto, in Gaza.

A recent entry on the IDF blog, which may be overwhelmed by taffic — I couldn’t reach it a few minutes ago — covers the same theme: Hamas launches and stores weapons and materiel in the most unconscionable locations available, knowing “their world” (which truly has become more a world of their own than anything remotely shared by any modern society) will be able to “brag” high civilian casualties when Israel responds to Hamas and affiliate rocket launches against its sovereign land.

Wikipedia.  “List of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel, 2012”.  “As of October 2012, over 800 rockets had been launched at Israel from Gaza since January 2012.”