GAZA, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Exiled Hamas spiritual leader Khaled Meshaal said in a televised speech from Damascus on Friday that Hamas was ready to resist any Israeli ground invasion of the Gaza Strip and might abduct more soldiers. "If you commit a foolish act by raiding Gaza, who knows, we may have a second or a third or a fourth Shalit," Meshaal said, apparently referring to Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, kidnapped more than two years ago.
An Egyptian man burns his passport as he flashes a victory sign in front of the Egyptian embassy in Beirut during a protest against Israel's attack on Gaza January 2, 2009. ...
