RAFAH, GAZA - JANUARY 5:  A smoke coulmn rises following an Israeli airstrike on January 5, 2009 in Rafah, southern Gaza. Israel is intensifying its wide-scale ground assault against the Gaza Strip in an effort to put an end to Hamas rocket attacks against the Jewish State. Getty Images logo Getty Images 37 months ago

RAFAH, GAZA - JANUARY 5: A smoke coulmn rises following an Israeli airstrike on January 5, 2009 in Rafah, southern Gaza. Israel is intensifying its wide-scale ground assault against the Gaza Strip in an effort to put an end to Hamas rocket attacks against the Jewish State.