OPINION - Firepower and coordination of Hamas attack on Israel suggests extensive foreign support
The attack out of Gaza at dawn by rockets, commandos with bulldozers, hang gliders and small boats came as a total surprise. As night fell, Israeli bombed more buildings in Gaza City, trying to strike the military headquarters of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, who must have been planning the offensive for months. It took time for Israel’s tank and air forces to regain the initiative.