The Jewish communities in Gaza have faced over 4,000 mortar shells and Kassam rocket attacks, as
well as 10,000 shooting incidents, at the hands of Palestinian terrorists over the past 3.5 years
Last month a woman, 9 months pregnant with a son was shot to death, along with her four daughters by Palestinian gunmen. 6 Israeli soldiers were killed when an explosion went off under their APC scattering their body parts in all directions. The Gazans responded by scooping up bloody body parts and dancing in the streets waving them.

I am not saying that everything Israel is doing in Rafah is cool with me. But there is another side to this story. The IDF has discovered around 900 tunnels since the year 2000 when Israel cut off the sea route for Palestinian arms smuggling. Sharon is not saying, but many think he is still planning a Gaza withdrawal and wants to clean out the tunnels, arms stashes, and known criminals before leaving.