"Nowhere to Run": Israel Fires Over 500 Strikes in Gaza, Civilian Toll Grows in Humanitarian Crisis

Israel is continuing to pound the Gaza Strip with air strikes amidst fears that Israel could soon launch a ground invasion into Gaza. Israeli troops, tanks and armored personnel carriers are now massing near the Palestinian territory. Earlier today, 85 missiles exploded within 45 minutes in Gaza City, sending black pillars of smoke. At least 21 Palestinians have died in the most recent round of violence, while three Israelis died on Thursday. Israel said it launched 150 air strikes overnight, while Palestinians fired a dozen rockets into Israel. Israel has started to draft 30,000 reserve troops in a sign the assault may soon widen. Among the casualties of Israeli violence was the 11-month-old son of a BBC Arabic journalist, Jihad Misharawi. Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Kandil traveled to Gaza today to condemn the Israeli attack. For more, we get a report from Rafah by Palestinian journalist Mohammed Omer, who says, "One thing that we ought to talk about here is the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. This is a situation of targeting a population of civilians, exactly like Israel is shooting in a fishbowl. And there is no shelter, and there is nowhere to run for the general population. Gaza is living in a very dire situation."

Rana Baker Interview on CNN
http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2012/11/16/exp-ctw-israel-gaza-residents.cnn

Catherine Charrett: The legitimate and illegitimate use of violence in the Western discourse
http://mondoweiss.net/2012/11/gaza-vs-israel-the-legitimate-and-illegitimate-use-of-violence-in-the-western-discourse.html

Belen Fernandez: Terror in Gaza
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/11/201211168825952495.html

Mehdi Hasan: Ten Things You Need to Know About Gaza
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/mehdi-hasan/gaza-10-things-you-need-to-know_b_2139356.html

John Mearsheimer: A Pillar Built on Sand
http://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2012/11/16/john-mearsheimer/a-pillar-built-on-sand/

Phan Nguyen: Dissecting IDF propaganda: The numbers behind the rocket attacks
http://mondoweiss.net/2012/11/dissecting-idf-propaganda-the-numbers-behind-the-rocket-attacks.html

Muhammed Sulaiman Interview on CNN
http://edition.cnn.com/video/?/video/bestoftv/2012/11/15/nr-life-in-gaza-strip-seshay-intv.cnn

Rami Almeghari, Shahd Abusalama & Rana Baker report from Gaza under Israeli bombing
http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora/podcast-rami-almeghari-shahd-abusalama-and-rana-baker-report-gaza-under-israeli-bombing