Gaza War Day #11

Here’s a reporter’s notebook from driving around here today visiting my reporters.

There is a steakhouse not far from the Gaza border that has a closed military zone inside it at the back. There is a sign on a drawing board which says: War Room, High Command, No Entry, Closed Zone. Behind the drawing board are three little red road dividers, behind which are two round tables with several clean glasses placed top down on them, ready for use at any moment. The proprietor of the establishment not only cooks a mean steak, he also briefs foreign reporters on the situation – military and diplomatically. “Hamas is going to beg for peace,” he tells a Japanese TV crew, adding, “they’re already begging for peace. It won’t last too long but this time the game is different, we’re hitting them hard.” Continue reading →