35 Bodies Found In Gaza Battle Zone

Health Official Says Women And Children Among Bodies Recovered During Pause In Fighting

(CBS/AP)  A Palestinian health official says the bodies of 35 people have been found in the rubble of a Gaza Strip battle zone.

Dr. Moaiya Hassanain of the Palestinian Health Ministry says the bodies were discovered Thursday during a three-hour lull in fighting. Israel agreed to the lull to allow aid shipments into Gaza.

Hassanain says the bodies were discovered in several areas around Gaza City that have experienced heavy fighting between Israeli troops and Hamas militants in recent days.

He says it's not clear how many militants were killed because the remains were in poor condition. But he says women and children were among the dead.

Hassanain says close to 750 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's 13-day offensive.

In related news:

The Hamas leadership rejected on Thursday an Egyptian truce plan for the Gaza Strip saying it lacked the "valid basis" that would secure Israel's pull out of the Gaza, reopening all border crossings and lifting the blockade against the Palestinians.

Lebanese militants fired at least three rockets into northern Israel early Thursday, threatening to open a second front for the Jewish state as it pushed forward with its offensive in the Gaza Strip. Gaza militants fired a rocket barrage into southern Israel almost simultaneously. CBS News correspondent Robert Berger reports that a Palestinian splinter group is suspected of being behind the rocket fire. The group is not directly linked to Hezbollah and was believed to have been acting independently. The rockets used in the attack were older and not typical of Hezbollah's arsenal, added Berger.

The United Nations says it is halting all aid deliveries to the besieged Gaza Strip. It is citing a series of Israeli attacks on U.N. staff and installations, including a driver who was allegedly killed by Israeli fire.

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by daviolo January 9, 2009 5:37 PM EST

preach the c..rappity to the jehadhis

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by daviolo January 9, 2009 5:35 PM EST

unholy *** mumbo jimbo

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by daviolo January 9, 2009 5:35 PM EST

unholy *** mumbo jimbo

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by mark_st January 9, 2009 9:48 AM EST

israel is act like cold blood killer . they dont care babies nor children !!! israel commiting genocide in Gaza

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by petro49l January 9, 2009 8:33 AM EST

The Israeli Army acts tough with Women and Children. How good can they fight a real military force? The United States Navy could devastate their third-rate tanks in one day of fighting. It is too bad that cowards like George W. Bush and Barack Obama command the White House.

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by rusure5 January 9, 2009 12:36 AM EST

Maybe this is what you want.

http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=e
TGbP55HGi8

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But what does this propaganda film have to do with the latest Israeli aggression and killing spree of civilians in Gaza?

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by toolmangler-2009 January 8, 2009 11:51 PM EST

I still haven''t been able to find any information about Palestinians saying that Hamas had been firing from within the school.
Feel free to provide a link.
Posted by sigue at 07:07 PM : Jan 08, 2009



Maybe this is what you want.

http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=eTGbP55HGi8

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by roscoe2400-2009 January 8, 2009 11:18 PM EST

I still haven''''t been able to find any information about Palestinians saying that Hamas had been firing from within the school.

Feel free to provide a link.


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Posted by sigue at 07:07 PM : Jan 08, 2009


The only thing I can help you with is to tell you it was live broadcast intervive by an Aljazeera crew at the UN School--- AL Jazeera TV---- this wasn''t a posting on the net!

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by daviolo January 8, 2009 11:14 PM EST

go Israel go!

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by daviolo January 8, 2009 11:13 PM EST

machines,trolls,apologista,triple talking mumbos....who cares?????

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[daviolo]

preach the c..rappity to the jehadhis

[daviolo]

unholy *** mumbo jimbo

[daviolo]

unholy *** mumbo jimbo

[mark_st]

israel is act like cold blood killer . they dont care babies nor children !!! israel commiting genocide in Gaza

[petro49l]

The Israeli Army acts tough with Women and Children. How good can they fight a real military force? The United States Navy could devastate their third-rate tanks in one day of fighting. It is too bad that cowards like George W. Bush and Barack Obama command the White House.

[rusure5]

Maybe this is what you want.

http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=e
TGbP55HGi8

Posted by ToolMangler

But what does this propaganda film have to do with the latest Israeli aggression and killing spree of civilians in Gaza?

[toolmangler-2009]

I still haven''t been able to find any information about Palestinians saying that Hamas had been firing from within the school.
Feel free to provide a link.
Posted by sigue at 07:07 PM : Jan 08, 2009



Maybe this is what you want.

http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=eTGbP55HGi8

[roscoe2400-2009]

I still haven''''t been able to find any information about Palestinians saying that Hamas had been firing from within the school.

Feel free to provide a link.


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Posted by sigue at 07:07 PM : Jan 08, 2009


The only thing I can help you with is to tell you it was live broadcast intervive by an Aljazeera crew at the UN School--- AL Jazeera TV---- this wasn''t a posting on the net!

[daviolo]

go Israel go!

[daviolo]

machines,trolls,apologista,triple talking mumbos....who cares?????