Thursday, January 08, 2009

Death toll in Gaza passes 700, including 220 children

Article from: Agence France-Presse

From correspondents in Gaza City

heraldsun.com, January 08, 2009 07:26am

THE death toll from Israel’s 12-day-old offensive on Hamas in the Gaza Strip has passed 700, medics said.

The offensive unleashed on December 27 has killed 702 people and wounded more than 3100, the head of Gaza emergency services, Moawiya Hassanein, told Agence France-Presse.

At least 220 of the dead have been children, he said.

Earlier today, two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli strike as the army resumed bombings in Gaza City after a three-hour lull, witnesses said.

The strike hit the eastern Gaza City neighbourhood of Zeitun, they said.

The Israeli army halted bombings around Gaza City for three hours in what the government called a “humanitarian respite”

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