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Israeli army tank move in northern Gaza
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GAZA,
Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- A 12-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy were killed on
Saturday night by Israeli gunfire during its ground and air military offensive
"Autumn Clouds" in northern Gaza Strip, medics said.
Joma'a al-Saqqa, public information chief at the
Shiffa Hospital in Gaza City, said that Esrra Nasser, 12, and Ammar Rezeq,17,
were killed by Israeli soldiers' gunfire in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit
Hanoun.
He said that the killing of the two civilians has
raised the death toll of the Palestinians that were killed during the Israeli
offensive to 44, while about 200 wounded, 25 of them are in critical conditions.
Dozens of Israeli army tanks, armored vehicles and
bulldozers covered by fighting aircrafts began on Wednesday morning a
large-scale operation "Autumn Clouds" aiming at reining on militants who launch
homemade rockets at Israel.
The ongoing Israeli army offensive was launched after
both the political and military establishments' approval.
Israeli soldiers reoccupied the Beit Hanoun town on
the north-east borders of the Gaza Strip with Israel, and conducted a
house-to-hour search, saying they were searching for militants. Palestinians
said more than 100 were arrested.
Meanwhile, spokespersons of the Popular Resistance
Committees and two Fatah movement affiliated armed wings told a news conference
that the Israeli military operation has failed since it had started and their
militants would resume suicide bombing attacks into Israel.
"The Zionist operation would of course fail and would
never help in stopping firing rockets at the Zionist entity," said one masked
spokesman, adding "military solution would never resolve the issue of the
captive (Israeli) soldier in Gaza."
Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Islamic Resistance
Movement(Hamas)-led government Mahmoud al-Zahar also warned in a statement that
the continuation of Israeli attacks on northern Gaza Strip "would endanger the
life of the captive soldier Gilad Shalit".
Hamas armed wing and two other minor militant groups
kidnapped on June 25 the Israeli soldier and still keep him as a hostage, while
calling for the release of several hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli
jails in exchange for the soldier's release.
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Abbas urges UN Security Council to
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Israeli army tank move in northern Gaza
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RAMALLAH,
Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas asked the UN Security
Council on Saturday to convene and discuss the Israeli military operations in
Gaza Strip, Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.
WAFA quoted presidential sources as saying that Abbas
had sent a letter to the President of the UN Security Council, demanding an
urgent session to discuss the disastrous and dangerous situation in the
Palestinian Territories.
Abbas' call came as Israeli troops continued its one
of biggest military operation in Gaza, which started on Wednesday and has killed
at least 42 Palestinians. Full story>>
42 Palestinians killed in Israeli operation in Gaza Strip since Wednesday
GAZA, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- A total of 42 Palestinians had been killed and more than 150 others wounded since Wednesday when Israel launched a ground operation dubbed "Autumn Clouds" in Gaza Strip, a Palestinian official medic said on Saturday.
Mo'weya Hassanein, chief of emergency in the Ministry of Health, told reporters that 42 Palestinians had been killed so far, saying the number would mount as long as the Israeli army operation goes on. Full story>>
Israeli "Cloud of Autumn" operation
expands, 23 killed
GAZA, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian medics said on
Friday that 23 people, including militants, women and children, were killed as
the Israeli army ground military operation called "Cloud of Autumn" went on in
northern Gaza Strip.
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Palestinian medics said on Friday that
23 people, including militants, women and children, were killed as the
Israeli army ground military operation called "Cloud of Autumn" went on in
northern Gaza Strip.(Xinhua Photo)
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The Israeli army stormed early Wednesday the border
town of Beit Hanoun between northern Gaza Strip and Israel.
Residents in the town said on Friday that Israeli
forces had completely seized the town and imposed a curfew on it, and the town
had witnessed clashes between militants and Israeli soldiers. Full story>>
Arab parliament calls for Israel's
immediate release of Palestinian prisoners
DAMASCUS, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Damascus-based Arab
Interim Parliament on Saturday called for an immediate release of detained
Palestinian officials and civilians from the Israeli jails, Syria's official
SANA news agency reported.
In a final statement issued at its 2nd session here,
the parliament denounced Israel's daily aggressions and repeated massacres
against the Palestinian people as well as the arrests of Palestinian lawmakers
and government officials. Full story>>
Moussa condemns Israeli offensive in northern
Gaza
CAIRO, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Arab League (AL) on
Saturday strongly condemned the Israeli offensive in northern Gaza Strip,
calling on the United Nations to shoulder its responsibilities and pressurize
Israel to halt such military operations at once.
AL Secretary General Amr Moussa made the condemnation
during his phone conversation with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, said a
statement released by the pan-Arab body. Full story>>
EU Presidency Finland concerned about
increased violence in Gaza
HELSINKI, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The European Union's current
presidency Finland on Saturday expressed its deep concern about increased
violence in Gaza and deplored the growing number of civilian casualties the
Israeli military operation has caused.
The statement said that the right of all states to defend
themselves does not justify disproportionate use of violence or actions which
are contrary to international humanitarian law. Full story>>
