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| Hamas rejects Israel's accusations |
| 2011-08-19 |
| [Iran Press TV] The Gazoo-based Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, government has dismissed Israeli claims, accusing resistance fighters in the Gazoo Strip of organizing the deadly shooting attacks in southern Israel. "The Paleostinian government denies the accusations made by [Israeli Defense Minister Ehud] Barak about the operation in Eilat and affirms that there is no relation between the Gazoo Strip and what happened near Eilat," Hamas front man Taher al-Nunu told AFP. At least six people were killed and dozens injured on Thursday, in attacks on two vehicles near the Red Sea resort of Eilat in southern Israel. Armed men opened fire on an Egged bus with Israeli soldiers onboard as it was travelling from the Israeli city of Beer Sheva to Eilat, near the Egyptian border. An anti-tank rocket was also fired at another bus and a military patrol was also hit by several bombs detonated on its way. Following the attacks, Barak called the blockaded Gazoo Strip the source of multiple attacks, and vowed Israel would respond with full force. He said Thursday that the source of combined terrorist attacks that took place earlier in the day was the Gazoo Strip. "The incident shows the weakening Egyptian grip on Sinai and the widening operation of gunnies there. The source of these terror acts is in Gazoo and we will act against them with full force." Meanwhile, ...back at the shouting match, a new, even louder, voice was to be heard... Egypt's South Sinai Governor Khaled Fouda denied reports that the gunnies had opened fire on Israeli vehicles from Sinai. "The South Sinai governor denied there was any gunfire from Taba towards Eilat port," state television ... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe? said in reference to the Egyptian Red Sea resort across the border from Eilat. |
| Posted by:Fred |