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    8 theSun | WEDNESDAY JANUARY 7 2009

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    Heavy fighting as Israel


    rejects truce calls
    GAZA: Israel pressed on with Israeli military said. militants from firing rockets at
    its ground offensive in the Gaza The “friendly fire” inci- its southern towns. A Palestinian rescue worker
    Strip for a fourth day yesterday dent caused the military’s Fighting between Israeli brings an injured child to a
    despite new international calls highest casualty toll since troops and militants intensi- hospital after an Israeli missile
    for a ceasefire in a conflict in Israel launched its 10-day-old fied in the densely-populated strike in the east of Gaza City
    which more than 540 Palestin- offensive against Hamas. Eight Gaza Strip on Monday. on Monday.

    EPAPIX
    ians have been killed. Israelis, including four civil- Israel said it had killed doz-
    Three Israeli soldiers were ians hit in Palestinian rocket ens of militants as the battle
    killed and 24 were wounded on attacks, have been killed in the crept into the suburbs of the
    Monday when an Israeli tank conflict. city of Gaza itself. Palestinian
    mistakenly fired at a building Israel sent ground forces officials said more than 30 10, made clear that Israeli troops had en-
    in northern Gaza that they had into the Hamas-controlled ter- civilians were killed. could its priority was securing the countered Palestinian suicide
    occupied in fighting against ritory on Saturday after a week Israeli Defence Minister get harder for troops. safety of its citizens. bombers.
    Islamist Hamas militants, the of air strikes did not stop Gaza Ehud Barak said the assault Hamas, vowing to fight on in Hamas demanded a lifting Militants had been trying
    every street and alley, threat- of Israel’s blockade of Gaza. to lure Israeli soldiers into
    ened to fire more rockets Many of the enclave’s 1.5 mil- built-up areas, witnesses
    across into Israel. lion people lack food, water said.
    French President Nicolas or power. Barak told Israeli legisla-
    Sarkozy, on a peace mission The Jewish state launched tors on Monday Hamas had
    to the Middle East, and US the offensive after Hamas been dealt a heavy blow.
    President George W. Bush, called off a six-month truce Hamas leaders continued
    both appealed for a ceasefire. last month and stepped up to remain defiant.
    But disagreement on who cross-border rocket attacks in Hamas would increase its
    should stop shooting first response to Israeli raids and rocket strikes on Israel if the
    and on what terms made the the blockade. Jewish state kept on attacking
    chances of a quick truce seem Israeli media reported Gaza, Hamas military spokes-
    remote. that Hamas gunmen were man Abu Ubaida said in a
    Israel, whose leaders fight manoeuvring within a well- broadcast speech on Monday.
    a parliamentary poll on Feb. fortified tunnel system and – Reuters

    the principle of one president The condemnation came


    at a time, and we can’t have as Prime Minister Kevin

    briefs
    two voices coming out of the Rudd defended Israel’s right
    United States,” Obama said. to defend itself. – dpa
    – dpa
    Trapped in Gaza: A
    ‘No comment Australian Jews mother’s story
    till Bush leaves’ deplore incursion JERUSALEM: Twice in three
    WASHINGTON: President- SYDNEY: Over 100 promi- days, Spaniard Maria Velasco
    elect Barack Obama said on nent Australian Jews issued tried to get out of the Gaza
    Monday he was receiving daily an open letter yesterday Strip, but each time fighting
    briefings on the situation in describing Israel’s Gaza between Israel and Hamas
    the Gaza Strip but did not say siege as “grossly dispropor- militants forced her to return
    whether he would alter the US tionate” to the threat posed to a home where she now has
    policy on the conflict. by Hamas’ rocket attacks. nothing left.
    Obama stuck to his position The Independent Austral- “All we have left is a little
    of not commenting on foreign ian Jewish Voices accused cheese, and bread,” said the
    policy before President George Israel of breaking its truce native of Seville, one of the
    W Bush leaves on Jan 20. with Palestinian militant foreigners still left in the con-
    “It is important to adhere to groups in Gaza. flict zone. – AFP

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