I feel for the Israeli government. They were forced to defend their people and only to find the world sneering at them. No other nation in the world would let insurgents attack their country with missiles and not retaliate. Israel has to do this, they are sadly in a very tight spot. Bless them!

Howard, Allentown, USA

How could a man with four wives and many, many children, put them all at risk by ignoring the Israeli calls warning that his house is going to be blown up? Was he that keen to die that he was prepared to take all with him? I don't get it.

Nigel Hawthorne, London,

How can a nuclear plant be "top-secret" if all the media are discussing it?

John Scott, London,

"Israel has said that its aim is to smash Hamas’s rocket-firing capability but also to topple the hardline Islamist regime that seized power in the Gaza Strip in 2007 after bloody street battles with its secular rivals Fatah."

By "Siezed Power", I think you meant "Democratically Elected"

Jim, Sydney, Australia

"Israel has said that its aim is to ... also to topple the hardline Islamist regime that seized power in the Gaza Strip in 2007 after bloody street battles with its secular rivals Fatah" How convenient to forget that Hamas was elected in a democratic and fair election.

Themis, Lyon,

Hopefully the new administration can step in and turn the tide dipomatically. The world desperately needs a resolution to this situation.

Eric Brandau, , USA

Of course Israel wants peace, its existence, relief from the missiles and terror. The Gazans want jobs by relief from the embargo-like stranglehold Israel has long held on Gaza. The Palestinians appear to have some legitimate issues about dispossessions dating back to the early 1940s or before.

pb, Anchorage, USA

Now that Hamas rockets are targeting Beersheba and even further to Dimona nuclear complex the Israeli calculated intention to eliminate Hamas by superior military power looks an increasingly risky adventure. Ideology and belief are resistant to military might.

Tom Jackson, Stockport, England

Someone provide one logical reason why Hamas should be firing rockets into Israel and not expect Israel to defend itself?

RM, Washington DC, USA

Does someone know about any pro-Israeli (or anti-anti-Israel) demonostration planned this week? I would love to attend one.

James Stevenson, London, UK

Israel are in a position where they are damned if they do and damned if they don't. Don't forget Hamas is not willing to sit down with them. If France were firing rockets daily into England, the retaliation would be even more than we are seeing from Israel.

Joseph, Leeds, United Kingdom

For Israel to suggest their reactor complex at Dimona is threatned by Hamas' greatly inferiour weapons is at best humorous and at worst propaganda. Perhaps instead Israel should return to it's pre-1967 border and put the status of Jerusalem under the control of the UN.

Richard, New york, USA

Learn to live on Earth for crying out loud.

OC, Sonoma, USA

Hamas was an elected government and it was Fatah that attempted the 'coup' in 2007. Just a point of clarification.

ray, London,

The Israeli's and the Arabs do business, Israel and Syria do business, Iran and Israel do business - it is just never talked about openly. War just masks the play and serves only the politicians, not the people.

henry, rome, Italy

How very sad, and non-productive this terrible war between these two city's. The innocent continue to suffer, we cannot imagine, the hell these people are going through who simply want to live their lives in peace. What selfish people at the top decide life is so cheap?

Michele, Hemel Hempstead, Herts

WW2 followed the great depression. I guess it is only fair that WW3 start after the current economic downturn.

Nathan, Sydney, Australia