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| Two Gazans killed in Israeli air raid |
| 2009-05-03 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] Israeli air strikes on the southern Gazan town of Rafah have left at least two Palestinians dead and four others wounded, medics say. Local residents say Israeli F16s bombed the border region between Rafah and Egypt on Saturday, Xinhua reported. Two people were found dead and four others wounded. According to the locals, a series of explosions were heard in the area after F16 warplanes were seen hovering over the town. Gazan rescue teams continued searching for two missing persons who were buried under the rubble of the destroyed tunnels, security sources said. Gaza emergency chief Moaweya Hassanein has also confirmed the casualties. Areas surrounding the Rafah border crossing with Egypt were frequently targeted by Israeli warplanes during Israel's three-week war on the Gaza Strip. After the Israeli military offensive, which resulted in the deaths of over 1,350 people, Palestinians began the reconstruction of cross border tunnels used to import food and other vital supplies into the populated territory, which has been under a tight Israeli blockade since Hamas took power in June 2007. Despite announcing ceasefire, Tel Aviv continues attacks on the beleaguered region under the pretext of stopping the democratically-elected government of Hamas from rearming its fighter in Gaza. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Of course those poor Palestinians would never think to smuggle rockets and weapons through those tunnels. Those thousands of rockets they shot at Israel's civilian population for years, just kinda grew out of the ground. (rolls eyes)Israel has the right to protect it's citizens. The article is definitely slanted towards the Palestinians (Iran Press TV) with nary a mention of WHY Israel attacked Gaza, or that over 1000 of the 1350 people killed in the Gaza offensive were Hamas operatives of military age. No mention of WHY Hamas has been under a tight blockade. People aren't stupid. You lose your credibility when you try to present one sided news. |
| Posted by: Mikey Hunt 2009-05-03 23:10 |
| #3 Time for Israel to wipe Gaza off the map, force open the southern border, and herd 'em all into Egypt. Plow and till the land to where it's unrecognizable from what was there before, and resettle some of the more crowded Israelis on the territory. Do the same thing for the West Bank. Tell "world opinion" to go screw themselves. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2009-05-03 15:51 |
| #2 How high are the new premiums for Mutual of Gaza? |
| Posted by: Scooter McGruder 2009-05-03 10:15 |
| #1 How many kittens? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-05-03 03:56 |