People wait for a public bus going north, as they leave the southern city of Beersheba, after consecutive days of missile attacks. Israeli forces began an air offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip on 27/12/2008, which quickly escalated into an offensive by land, sea and air, in retaliation against Palestinian rockets fired into Israel. After eight days of bombardment, leaving over 400 Palestinians and four Israelis dead, Israeli tanks entered Gaza on 04/01/2009...