Tanks battles rage in Gaza

Israeli tanks, bulldozers, aircraft, and the elite Sayeret Matkal commando unit attacked huts in Gaza, killed three Palestinian guerrillas and one civilian, engaged in firefight with Hamas and PIJ, and withdrew.
Barak and Olmert use such disproportionally expensive operations to show Israelis that they do a lot, yet can do nothing against Arab terrorism, and so acceding to Palestinian political demands is Israel’s only option.