Unix Timestamp: 1230940800
Saturday, January 3. 2009, 12:00:00 AM UTC

An Israeli airstrike on the mosque in the Gaza Strip village of Beit Lahia kills at least 13 people. //www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/03/israel.gaza/index.html (CNN)

Israel's Defense Forces launch a ground attack on the Gaza Strip. //news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7809959.stm (BBC News) //www.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/world/middleeast/04mideast.html?_r=1hp ("New York Times")

Israel launches a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip as the Gaza War enters its second week.