JERUSALEM - Israel rejects any kind of criticism by the international community against any disproportionate use of force against Palestinians in the aftermath of the attacks that have made at least 60 victims. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced that Jerusalem will continue operations against 'terrorist organizations' in the Strip. "Israel has no intention to stop, even for a moment, fighting against terrorist organizations," Olmert said during the opening of the weekly meeting of the government in Jerusalem. "Nobody has the moral right to criticize Israel to exercise its right to self-defense," added Olmert. This is echoed by the Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, who said on the other hand His command of the Jewish state that are ready to launch a broad ground offensive in the Gaza Strip.
"STOP TO CONTACT" - On the other hand, the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has decided to sospenedere all contacts with Israel in protest of Israeli operations in Gaza. This was announced by his spokesman, Nabil Abu Rudeina, in a statement distributed in Ramallah, West Bank. "The negotiations are suspended, as well as any contacts at all levels, why not make more sense in front of the Israeli aggression" the statement said. "The Israeli government has launched an unjust war and massacre our people. Carries the full responsibility for blocking the process peace, "Abu Rudeina added. This suspension is in force "until the end of aggression."
101 VICTIMS IN 5 DAYS - Meanwhile the death toll in Gaza continues to rise. R In five days would have been killed by Israeli fire in Gaza more than a hundred Palestinians. The situation has plunged last Wednesday with the killing of five leaders of the armed wing of Hamas in Khan Yunis in southern Gaza. According to Israeli sources, were preparing a major attack. In the first three days of fighting have killed 35 Palestinians in Gaza. But on Saturday, in what the Palestinian press called "the bloodiest day in the territories since the 1967 war," there are only 61 more killed, among them civilians, women and children. The budget talks about Sunday's other five victims, a militiaman and an ambulance driver (whose bodies were recovered in the last hours), a girl died in hospital from his injuries on Saturday and two Palestinians were killed by snipers in Jabalya Israelis.
CONVICTION UN - The UN Security Council has meanwhile called on Israel and Palestinian militants to put an end to all violence in Gaza. "The members of the Security Council are deeply concerned about the loss of lives in southern Israel and Gaza and condemn the escalation of violence," the statement announced by the Russian Nations United Vitaly Ciurkin, the current president in office.
Appeal of the Pope - "In recent days the tension between Israel and the Gaza Strip has reached very serious levels," said Benedict XVI during the Angelus renewing his "urgent appeal to the authorities, both Israeli and Palestinians in order to stop this spiral of violence, unilaterally and without conditions. "
March 2, 2008 - Corriere.it
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