Hezb'allah rejects U.S. ships off Lebanon coast

Israel Deputy Defence Minister warns of Gaza 'Shoah'
Israeli minister looks set to spark controversy after warning of a "Holocaust" in the Gaza Strip as Kassam rockets continued to hit Israel today.

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•US warships move into E. Mediterranean for Gaza-Israel-Lebanon escalation

Standing close by for immediate action off the troubled Mediterranean shores of Lebanon, Israel and Gaza is the USS Cole guided missile destroyer opposite Lebanon. It was joined Monday by the USS Nassau amphibious warship and its strike group of six vessels carrying 2,800 marines, flight crews and sailors. US naval sources report that a third group will join them shortly.

DEBKAfile’s military sources report the Nassau is accompanied by the amphibious transport dock ship USS Nashville , the guided missile destroyers USS Ross and USS Bulkeley and the fast nuclear strike submarine USS Albany SSN 753.

While cruising off the Lebanese coast, this formidable US naval force is close enough to the shores of Israel and Gaza to respond to developing emergencies.

•US House panel recognizes as refugees Jews expelled from Arab lands
•Israeli leaders broach ceasefire after 105 Palestinian missiles
•Mayor of Ashkelon demands tough Israeli action against Gaza
•Fifty Palestinian missiles in 5 hours kill an Israeli student, injure ten
•Israeli intel chief predicts a nuclear-armed Iran by 2010


Joel 3:
9 Say to the nations far and wide:
“Get ready for war!
Call out your best warriors.
Let all your fighting men advance for the attack.
10 Hammer your plowshares into swords
and your pruning hooks into spears.
Train even your weaklings to be warriors.
11 Come quickly, all you nations everywhere.
Gather together in the valley.”

And now, O Lord, call out your warriors!