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Israel warns Hamas over Gaza attack
[Bangla Daily Star] Israel's powerful security cabinet warned yesterday it would hold Hamas responsible for any attacks from its Gaza stronghold and kept in place a crippling blockade of the Palestinian territory.In the face of US pressure, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened the cabinet to consider easing the stifling blockade that Israel slapped on Gaza after Hamas, a group pledged to the Jewish state's destruction, seized control of the territory two years ago. "The cabinet decided that Israel considers Hamas responsible for any attacks against Israel from Gaza's territory," the premier's office said afterwards. "The cabinet instructed the IDF (Israel Defence Forces) to respond to any attack against Israel from Gaza," it said. On Monday, four Palestinian militants were killed in a gunbattle with Israeli soldiers along the Gaza border. The previously unknown "Soldiers of Allah" claimed responsibility for the attack. As to the blockade, the statement said only that "the cabinet is examining further ways to ease the life of the Palestinian population in Gaza while keeping Israel's security interests." Posted by: Fred 2009-06-11 |
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