Israel sees Hamas gone from Gaza in months (Reuters)

Palestinian Hamas supporters shout slogans during a rally organised by the Hamas movement to celebrate the 20 anniversary of its foundation, in Gaza December 15, 2007. Israel threatened to topple the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers on Monday following a surge of cross-border rocket attacks by the Palestinian Islamist group. (Suhaib Salem/Reuters)Reuters - Israeli leaders vowed on Monday to step up their war against Hamas and predicted the Islamists' grip on the Gaza Strip would end within months.