Special report: Palestine-Israel Conflicts
PARIS, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- France condemned Saturday Israeli ground
attack in the Gaza Strip, saying the military action has complicated efforts by
the international community to find a truce in the region.
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People demonstrate against the Israeli
bombardment of the Gaza Strip on Jan. 3, 2009, in Paris. The Israel
Defense Forces (IDF) began its ground incursion into the Hamas-controlled
Gaza Strip since Jan. 3, and the airstrikes since Dec. 27, 2008 have left
at least 450 Palestinian people dead and some 2,300 others wounded in the
Gaza Strip by far.(Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)
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"France condemns the Israeli ground offensive against
Gaza as it condemns the continuation of rocket firing (by Hamas against
Israel)," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement Saturday evening.
"This dangerous military escalation complicates the
efforts by the international community, in particular the European Union and
France, the Quartet members and the states of the (Middle East) region to end
the fighting, bring immediate aid to civilians and reach a permanent ceasefire,"
the statement said.
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A lady demonstrates against the Israeli
bombardment of the Gaza Strip on Jan. 3, 2009, in Paris. (Xinhua/Zhang
Yuwei)
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The Middle East Quartet refers to the United States,
Russia, the European Union and the United Nations.
Israel sent ground forces into the Gaza Strip on
Saturday after more than a week of air strikes since Dec. 27, 2008, which had
left more than 450 people dead and thousands of others injured.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to begin his
Middle East trip on Monday to try to push a truce between Israel and Hamas.
Israel begins Gaza ground incursion to
destroy Hamas "terror infrastructure"
JERUSALEM, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- As the Israel Defense Forces
(IDF) Cast Lead operation entered its eighth day, the IDF Saturday evening began
its ground incursion into the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, vowing to destroy
"terror infrastructure" of Hamas.
"On Saturday evening, the IDF began its ground incursion
into Gaza," an IDF spokesman told Xinhua on the phone, saying that Cast Lead
operation is now entering the second stage. Full story
Some 20 Palestinians killed after
Israeli ground invasion of Gaza
GAZA, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Hassan Khalaf, an official at Shifa
hospital in Gaza City said that about 20 Palestinians were killed on Saturday
evening, after Israel launched ground invasion against Gaza Strip.
Khalaf said the 20 killed include both
militants and civilians. Full story
Palestine seeks strong Security
Council message to Israel
UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Palestine wants the UN Security
Council "to send a strong message to Israelis and demand an immediate
cease-fire" in the Gaza conflict, a Palestinian envoy said here Saturday.
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Hamas: Israeli army clash with Gaza
militants
GAZA, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Israeli
soldiers and Gaza militants exchanged fire in northern and eastern Gaza Strip on
Saturday night, Gaza ruler Hamas said.
The movement said in a statement that
heavy exchange of fire and armed clashes took place between Gaza militants and
Israeli ground forces which launched ground incursions into the densely
populated enclave on Saturday night. Full story
Israel' Barak says Gaza operation not
to be short, easy
JERUSALEM, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Israel
Defense Forces (IDF) operation against Palestinian militants in the
Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip will be neither short nor easy, Defense Minister
Ehud Barak said Saturday evening.
Barak made the remarks while
addressing the nation in a special televised press conference following the
launch of the IDF ground incursion. Full story
CAIRO, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Egypt on Saturday night
strongly condemned Israel for launching its ground operation in the Gaza
Strip earlier in the evening, the official MENA news agency reported.
In a presidential statement, Egypt called on
Israel to stop its attacks against Gaza "immediately," warning Israel of
the consequences of sending ground troops into Gaza. Full story
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