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Buffer zone angers Palestinians
The Ruling Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah) says it will hold Israel responsible for any consequences of its decision to establish a buffer zone in northern Gaza. Ariel Sharon, the Israeli prime minister, has ordered the army to establish a security zone in northern Gaza to prevent continued Palestinian rocket attacks, public radio reported on Sunday. Any Palestinian straying into the zone, the extent of which will be determined by Israel, could be shot by troops from across the border. The security zone would mainly envelop former Jewish settlements that were destroyed in August and September by the Israeli army. Israel has threatened harsh retaliation after a new spate of rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip. Fatah issued a statement on Monday in which it branded Israel's imposition of a buffer zone as a reoccupation attempt of the territories that it had evacuated. Posted by: Fred 2005-12-27 |
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