War Is Deceit: Gaza family spots cameras, starts crying for food, with stacks of canned goods nearby

War Is Deceit Update: "Palestinian" family performs for the cameras, complaining that they have no food -- all the while with their ample provisions, some provided by the Israelis, sitting nearby.

"A day with our troops in Gaza," by Ron Ben-Yishai for Ynet News, January 9 (thanks to Yid With Lid):

For the first time since Operation Cast Lead was launched, an Israeli journalist was allowed to enter the Strip alongside the fighting forces. What does it look like on the frontline? Gaza City was quiet most of the day, but it was exactly this calm that had Givati Brigade Commander, Colonel Ilan Malka, so concerned: "Everyone should drill the procedure for thwarting attempted abductions. That's what (Hamas) are aiming for now. We also have to review the procedures for thwarting suicide attacks against the troops," he told his officers in one of the security briefings.

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