The headline is "Israel Rebuffs Peace Efforts, Driving Deeper Into Gaza." Since Israel is willing to stop all military activity provided that Hamas meets its truce conditions, the headline could just as easily have been "Hamas Rebuffs Peace Efforts, Forcing Israel To Drive Deeper Into Gaza"...

Mashaal told him that any offer for a ceasefire "will involve an immediate end to the Israeli aggression and will have to take into account the human rights of the people in Gaza, an end to the blockade and a permanent opening of all the crossings, including the Rafah crossing."... The Hamas leader briefed the Iranian official on the recent developments in Gaza and said that "the enemy was surprised by the people's determination and morale." He added that "Israel committed a great sin when it attacked Gaza." During his meeting with Islamic Jihad Secretary-General Ramadan Salah, Jalili praised the Gaza residents' "resistance", expressing his support for the rocket fire and acts of terror against Israeli soldiers.

... but that wouldn't have had the same anti-Israel feel:

Backed by fire from air, sea and land, Israeli troops and tanks tightened their grip on Gaza on Monday, rebuffing diplomatic efforts to end the 10-day assault. A cavalcade of foreign would-be mediators, including President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, headed to the region in quest of a cease-fire, as Israeli forces took control of Hamas rocket-launching areas in Gaza and seized high-rise buildings overlooking Gaza City after slicing through the center of the beleaguered territory on Sunday. The reported death toll of Palestinians passed 500 since the Israeli assault began, including 100 said to be civilians.

Meanwhile Western media outlets seem remarkably absent from the startlingly similar anti-terrorism campaign being conducted by Sri Lankan forces. The two military operations aren't totally identical - the Israelis have been provoked far longer and are taking far more extensive steps to avoid civilian casualties - but there's still enough of a resemblance that you'd think they'd be interested. Maybe it's because all of their resources are tied up covering Israel: there does seem to be a glut of enthusiastic photojournalists in the area. And yet they still find themselves - per my post yesterday and LGF's roundup this morning - needing to fake pictures. Almost like Israel is going out of its way to avoid civilian casualties.

References:
* Mashaal: Enemy surprised by determination in Gaza [YNet]
* Israel Rebuffs Peace Efforts, Driving Deeper Into Gaza [NYT]
* How to Fight Terrorists Without Being Bullied By the World: Step One. Don't Be All "Jewey" About It [Ace]
* Maximum Exposure for Gaza Casualties [CAMERA]
* Media Fauxtography Now In Full Swing [MR]
* Staged Photos Pouring Out of Gaza [LGF]

Previously:
* Gaza Hospitals Overflowing With Hamas Weapons, Palestinian Vigilante Murder
* CNN: Israel Is Overreacting Because The Palestinians Are Too Incompetent To Murder Israelis Consistently
* Wherein You're Asked To Evaluate A Very Weird BBC Interview