Bin Laden Urges Jihad On Israel

[efq]

Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden has called for Jihad to end the Israeli offensive in Gaza as the conflict threatens to widen in the region.


The audiotaped message from bin Laden was posted on Islamic militant websites


In the audiotape posted on Islamic militant websites, bin Laden also condemns Arab governments for preventing their people from acting to "liberate Palestine".
Israeli warplanes have continued to pound targets in Gaza as rockets were fired from Lebanon into northern Israel.
Police said the rockets landed in open areas and there were no reports of damage or injuries.
It is the second time rockets have been fired from Lebanon since heavy fighting between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza began.
Lebanese officials said the Israeli army fired shells into southern Lebanon in retaliation.


The Lebanese army have reportedly found three booby-trapped rockets in the Habariyeh area, close to where the other rockets were launched at Israel, said a security official.
The Israeli military continued airstrikes and ground assaults overnight throughout Gaza, claiming to have hit 60 targets, including a police headquarters and 30 more tunnels.
Meanwhile, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has repeated his call for an "immediate and durable ceasefire" between Israel and Hamas.
Speaking at a news conference in the Middle East, he said: "Hamas rocket attacks must stop and at the same time I have been condemning the excessive military operation by the Israelis."
He is due to meet Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo to encourage a diplomatic resolution to the conflict.

UN chief Ban Ki-Moon

Ban will later head to Jordan, Israel, the Palestinian-controlled West Bank, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria and Kuwait, where he said an Arab League economic summit is likely to hold an extra session on the Gaza crisis.
His itinerary does not include a stop in Gaza because of the conflict.
But a senior Hamas figure told Sky News: "Hamas is not optimistic about his visit. Palestinian memories are very negative and bad about Security Council resolutions."
The official added: "Hamas say Palestinians have nothing more to lose - they can continue unlimited fighting with Israel.
"The UN is in some way responsible for the bloodshed. The UN should have acted earlier to negotiate an extension to the ceasefire in December."


As the assault against Hamas militants entered its 19th day, the number of Palestinian dead rose to 971, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, including some 400 women and children.
Israel says 10 Israeli soldiers and three civilians hit by Hamas rockets fired across the border have been killed.
Egypt has been holding separate talks with representatives from Israel and Hamas, the Islamic group that took control of Gaza from the Palestinian Authority in June 2007.
Hamas has called for the destruction of Israel and is considered a terrorist group by Israel and the US.
Since Israel launched its air and ground offensive on December 27, Ban said he has been phoning top officials in the Middle East, Europe and the US promoting a ceasefire.

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[Immenseman]

even bin laden wants peace ol:

[efq]

He's prob fed up all the actions on them and not him and then will eventually blow them all up

[Immenseman]

if he's even alive could have been someone else, the tapes are never good quality they wouldn't want to admit that he's dead, lol.

[kurtis5561]

if he's even alive could have been someone else, the tapes are never good quality they wouldn't want to admit that he's dead, lol.

I was thinking and going to say the same thing

I think he died along time ago, you don't see a video with him holding a recent newspaper

As the old saying goes "You can kill the person, but you can never kill the idea"

[Immenseman]

Yeah, it's understandable that if he is dead they want to cover it up also. Well I can see it from their perspective anyway.

[kurtis5561]

Yeah, it's understandable that if he is dead they want to cover it up also. Well I can see it from their perspective anyway.

I think personally Bin laden is dead but they are keeping the idea of him alive. If he was dead, it would errupt within the terrorist cells and maybe a power struggle for the new leader of the cells

[efq]

If he was dead and the US knew. The US will have a big white house party

[Brody]

How old would Bin Laden be now if he is still alive?

[Jordy]

How old would Bin Laden be now if he is still alive?

Only 51 surprisingly, he looks a lot older than he actually is, I thought he'd be about 70 but nope

I wish Bin Laden would start a video podcast, that way I could have all his new videos directly downloaded to my iPod