Hamas holds victory rallies as U.N. chief tours Gaza Strip

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- The U.N. chief inspected the devastation wrought by Israel's onslaught in Gaza on Tuesday, leading a moment of silence at the smoldering U.N. headquarters, as the territory's militant Hamas rulers, triumphant at having survived, held victory rallies amid the ruins.

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