Gaza Crisis Mounts; Israel Plans Ground Assault

Over the New Year holiday, thousands protested the Israeli military's continued bombing of Gaza. In the West Bank, there were quiet candlelit vigils and loud street marches. Protests took place in Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Indonesian capitol of Jakarta. And in Israel, joint Arab-Jewish groups are planning several demonstrations on Saturday, including in Tel Aviv. Meanwhile, Israeli officials have dismissed a 48-hour ceasefire to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza, and are moving forward with preparations for a ground assault. In the last 48 hours the continued air raids have killed 31 Gazans, most of them women and children. FSRN'S Rami Almeghari reports.

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