[Marxism] Israeli tanks breach enter Gaza in breach of cease-fire

["Fred Feldman" <ffeldman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The brutal fight to crush the independent Palestinian government of Gaza is
far from over.
FF


http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/01/28/2475752.htm?section=justin

10-day-old Gaza ceasefire breached
Posted 2 hours 15 minutes ago 
Updated 1 hour 23 minutes ago 

 
An Israeli officer was killed when his patrol along the Gaza border was hit
by a roadside bomb. (AFP: David Buimovitch)
Israeli tanks have reportedly re-entered the Gaza Strip after a renewal in
fighting. 

Ten days after the ceasefire was announced, it has seen its first major
breach. 

An Israeli officer was killed when his patrol along the Gaza border was hit
by a roadside bomb. He was part of a patrol near the Kissufim crossing when
an explosion hit their army jeep, killing him and wounding three others.

The Israeli army says it was deliberately detonated from inside Gaza. 

One Palestinain man died soon after the bombing in skirmishes near the
border. 

Israeli leaders warned of an even tougher response, and later in the day, it
came. 

Helicopters fired at targets in the city of Khan Younis, while tanks and
bulldozers have reportedly been seen operating inside Gaza for the first
time since they pulled out last week. 

Talks for a permanent ceasefire agreement are underway in Egypt, where
Barack Obama's new Middle East envoy George Mitchell, is also visiting to
push for a long term peace deal. 

Hamas spokesman Mushir al-Masri said Israel was to blame for continuing to
fire into the Gaza Strip despite the ceasefire.

"We stress that the Zionist enemy has not stopped behaving aggressively in
Gaza since the unilateral ceasefire. To have calm means lifting the siege
and reopening all the border crossings, including the Rafah crossing. The
Zionist enemy bears the full responsibility for any violent developments,"
he said.

- ABC/BBC




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