The Israel Air Force launches a precision strike against weapons hidden in a Gaza mosque on 1 Jan 2009. The secondary explosion caused by the ignition of the weapons cache proves the deliberate use of a place of worship a>
Israel receives billions of dollars in military aid from the US each year, much of it spent on American weaponry which US law says must only be used in self-defence.
But experts say there is little chance of cuts in aid t>
Israeli jets are again bombing targets in the Gaza Strip. The air assualt is now into a third day. Warships have also been involved in the attacks, shelling the area around Gaza's port.
The death toll in Gaza has ris>
Well even as the death toll in Gaza rises, US support for Israel's actions has not waivered.
Since the bombings began the US has backed Israel to do whatever it takes to keep Israeli civilian casualties to a minimum.>
The Israeli Air Force has released footage from one of today's airstrikes on an underground rocket launcher.
The two captions in Hebrew that come into the video state the underground launcher,was between civilian home>