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| Israel warns Rafah residents to leave |
| 2009-01-08 |
| Israel has urged residents in southern Gaza to evacuate the area, as the Israeli army mulls over ground assaults into populated cities. The Israeli air force dropped leaflets in and around the southern Gaza town of Rafah on Wednesday, urging residents to evacuate their homes. The Israeli army "demands those who live (in the areas bordering Egypt) to leave their houses. You have until 20:00 (1800 GMT)", the leaflets said. The Israeli military says it is going to target the area on suspicion that it is being "used by terrorists to (dig) tunnels and to stock up" on arms. The spokesman for the UNWRA, Chris Gunness, called the warning useless as there are no safe havens in Gaza. What is the use of getting a leaflet that says; "Leave your house. It's about to be attacked. Go to safety," when there in no safe place in Gaza, Gunness said. The vast network of tunnels between the two sides of the Rafah border crossing has been used to import The Israeli warnings come shortly after the Israeli security cabinet approved the expansion of ground offensive into the Gaza Strip to push deeper into populated areas of the coastal sliver. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Quo usque tandem abutere, Amalek, patientia nostra? And I shall have war with Amalek from generation to generation. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-01-08 11:57 |
| #3 The spokesman for the UNWRA, Chris Gunness, called the warning useless as there are no safe havens in Gaza Easy peasy, Chris. Just go to a UN facility that is not being used by Hamass for military purposes. Oh. Never mind. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2009-01-08 09:09 |
| #2 g(r)omgoru, Shlomo made the same mistake, 3200 years ago. Quo usque tandem abutere, Amalek, patientia nostra? |
| Posted by: Spike Uniter 2009-01-08 06:35 |
| #1 The spokesman for the UNWRA, Chris Gunness, called the warning useless as there are no safe havens in Gaza. What is the use of getting a leaflet that says; "Leave your house. It's about to be attacked. Go to safety," when there in no safe place in Gaza, Gunness said. Too bad. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-01-08 03:15 |