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Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28547165/
Israel's Gaza War Extends into Psychological Realm
[AP/MSNBC] Paul Schemm - Images of triumphant masked militants and bloodstained hospitals abruptly disappeared from the screen of Hamas' Al Aqsa television, to be replaced by a message in Arabic telling the militant group's leaders to turn themselves in. The faces of Hamas' top leadership appeared against a black background, before being shot down one by one, followed by an image of a clock indicating that time is running out. Even as Israel's soldiers push into Gaza in an effort to stop militants from launching rockets into Israel, the war is also being waged with psychological operations designed to sap morale. At Islamic Jihad's radio station in Gaza City, broadcaster Kamal Abu Nasser said that at least once an hour, the Israeli military breaks into his signal and broadcasts messages blaming Hamas for everyone's problems.