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Monday, November 19, 2012

The Israeli attacks on Gaza left 20 dead, mostly children and women


Despite international efforts to reach a ceasefire between Israelis and Palestinians, the Israeli army continued its air strikes on the Gaza Strip .This Sunday has become the bloodiest day since the start of the operation 'Defensive Pilar': in separate attacks killed 20 people, mostly women and childrenOnly in a bombing in the neighborhood of Nasser , 10 Palestinians (including eight members of the same fallia, surnamed Al Dalou ) have been killed after an attack by the Israeli Air Force has destroyed a three-story building. From 10 victims, three women and four children.The householder was an Interior Ministry official government of Gaza, Hamas, responsible for VIP protection. The other two killed were residents of the building. In two air raids afternoon a man have died in the district of Chejaïya and two in Jabalia. In the morning, six Palestinians living in the refugee camp Chati also killed. Of the six victims, four were children (including a baby of 18 months) , reports France Presse.

Building destroyed

With this latest attack on Nasser and another this afternoon that killed a Hamas leader, Ihya Abia, the death toll from last Wednesday over 60, while the wounded arrive at 500. Half of the dead are children, women and older and 70% of the wounded are civilians. The armed wing of Hamas has vowed revenge for the dead of the Al Dalou Nasser neighborhood. Throughout this morning, the Israeli Air Force has carried out 50 attacks in the Gaza Strip targeting first against media related to the Islamist group Hamas-impact work in a building where numerous media-and armed groups Palestinians have fired this morning dozens of rockets at Israeli cities , including again the central Tel Aviv. The Israeli army has announced also that the missile battery installed in Tel Aviv on Sunday has successfully intercepted two rockets fired from Gaza .

Talks

After recent attacks on civilian targets Hamas in power in Gaza, announced that negotiations for a truce with Israel have failed. This despite the fact that the contacts for a ceasefire have multiplied in the last few hours. The arrival in Jerusalem's French Foreign Minister, Laurent Fabius , mediation services Intelligence  Egypt and the action a second plane but active U.S. and Turkey seek truce declared before it can start a ground operation. Attacks and dialogue. There is a contradiction . The past shows that whenever Israel and Palestinian militias, or in the case of the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah Shiite group - approaching a truce, fire intensifies. Seek what is called "the image of victory " . Beyond a military or diplomatic victory, instilling pursued to yours and especially the enemy the impression that you have won and that we should not "mess with you." In more academic deterrence. Hence, behind Israel bombs and missiles Fajer 5 of Hamas and mutual threats lurks the will of a truce . More you will need . It is currently negotiating the conditions for ceasefire with elements like Egyptian Rafah border crossing, Israeli military activity on the border, and so on.

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