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State of emergency declared in Gaza

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posted on Oct, 3 2004 @ 09:05 AM
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"The Palestinian cabinet has declared a state of emergency in the Palestinian territories after a massive raid by Israeli occupation forces in the Gaza Strip.

Fifty-three Palestinians have been killed, most of them in Gaza, since Israel launched its latest offensive, Operation Days of Reckoning, this week.

About 200 tanks and armored vehicles have been operating in the area since Tuesday.

"The cabinet has declared a state of emergency throughout the Palestinian territories in order to come to the aid of the people of the Gaza Strip, victims of horrible crimes committed by the Israeli army," a statement issued by the Palestinian cabinet said.

All ministries and public institutions were called on to concentrate their efforts on providing assistance to the people of Gaza.

At the same time, officials said Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmad Quraya had cancelled a trip to Russia and Turkey in order to attend an emergency cabinet session to be held later in the day.

Tehran Times: State of emergency declared in Gaza

Commenting on the raid, a White House spokesman said Israel "has the right to defend itself", but urged both sides to promote the road map peace plan, backed by President George Bush and currently stalled by violence.

The resistance movement, Hamas, has called the raid "all-out war" and vowed not to submit.

"The Israeli military operation has failed," said a leader of the Hamas military wing, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, in a press conference at the Jabaliya refugee camp, in reference to ongoing efforts to stop the rockets. "We will continue to fire Qassam rockets, and we call on the residents of Ashkelon to leave their homes."

The Arab League will hold an emergency session on Sunday to discuss the violence in the Gaza Strip that has seen more than 50 Palestinians killed this week in an Israeli military campaign, the Palestinian representative said."


More violence is brewing.
What�s gonna happen now?


And here�s BBC:
"Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says a military operation in Gaza will continue for as long as is necessary to prevent Palestinian rocket attacks.
Mr Sharon said troops would increase their area of control in northern Gaza."

BBC: Sharon vows to end rocket strikes



[edit on 2004/10/3 by Hellmutt]



 
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