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HEADLINES OF MAJOR INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON WEDNESDAY

Jakarta, Dec. 31 (ANTARA) - The following are headlines in major Indonesian newspapers published here on Wednesday.

The Jakarta Post
ISRAEL SEES NO END IN SIGHT FOR GAZA RAIDS

Israel hit the Gaza Strip with more air strikes on Tuesday and said its military action could last weeks, while rockets fired by Islamist Hamas struck deep inside the Jewish state.

Republika
MOSQUES HAVE BECOME TARGETS OF ISRAEL

Israeli is getting more brutal. Houses and apartments and even mosques were bombed. The death toll reached more than 360 and about 1,600 others were injured. Some 57 civilians were killed, including 27 children.

Kompas
ISRAEL STILL BOMBS GAZA

The Israeli attacks in Gaza Strip was not slowing down. Entering the fourth day, on Tuesday (Dec. 30), Israel still bombarded Gaza by air strikes. In addition to the air strikes, Israel Defense Minister Israel Ehud barak said the military was building up power to start land attacks, to stop the rockets fired by Hamas.

Media Indonesia
HARIFIN TUMPA UNCONSCIOUS WHEN SWEARING IN SUPREME JUDGE

The acting chairman of the Supreme Court, Harifin A Tumpa, fell unconscious when he was about to swear in six supreme judges. The retirement age extension of supreme judges was again being questioned.

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