Two-and-a-half weeks after two Israeli soldiers were killed by Palestinian militants linked to the ruling Hamas party, Israeli forces are pushing further into Gaza in search of a third soldier kidnapped that same day. In trying to force the release of Cpl. Gilad Shalit, Israel has tried cutting off power, The Christian Science Monitor says that the Israeli army faces a juggling act: "It wants to make life intolerable enough for someone in the Palestinian leadership to yield, but not so intolerable that international censure will come down on Israel for sparking a humanitarian disaster in Gaza."
