Israel 'apology' as Palestine grieves. (18 civilians/8 children dead)
ANOTHER FAMILY OF TERRORISTS ARE BORN, THANK YOU ISRAEL, SHAME ON YOUIsrael 'apology' as Palestine grieves
Wednesday 08 November 2006 11:01 AM GMT
The Israeli attack was one of the deadliest in recent years.
Israel has apologised for an artillery barrage which killed 18 civilians including eight children in Gaza, as the Palestinian government declared three days of mourning to commemorate those who died.
At least 13 members of one extended family died as they were sleeping when tank fire hit their home in Wednesday's incident.
The killings happened a day after Israel started to withdraw its tanks from Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza after a week-long offensive in which dozens of people died.
Tzipi Livni, the Israeli foreign minister, called the deaths in Beit Hanoun "a regrettable incident".
"The Israeli military does not intend to harm civilians - that is never our aim. But in the framework of such things, incidents like these happen," Livni said.
Local residents spoke of horrific scenes after the Israeli tank fire hit several houses in Beit Hanoun.
"Five of my brothers have no heads ... my father-in-law has lost his legs, he's left with just shattered flesh," one man told Al Jazeera after the attack...cont'd
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Wednesday 08 November 2006 11:01 AM GMT
The Israeli attack was one of the deadliest in recent years.
Israel has apologised for an artillery barrage which killed 18 civilians including eight children in Gaza, as the Palestinian government declared three days of mourning to commemorate those who died.
At least 13 members of one extended family died as they were sleeping when tank fire hit their home in Wednesday's incident.
The killings happened a day after Israel started to withdraw its tanks from Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza after a week-long offensive in which dozens of people died.
Tzipi Livni, the Israeli foreign minister, called the deaths in Beit Hanoun "a regrettable incident".
"The Israeli military does not intend to harm civilians - that is never our aim. But in the framework of such things, incidents like these happen," Livni said.
Local residents spoke of horrific scenes after the Israeli tank fire hit several houses in Beit Hanoun.
"Five of my brothers have no heads ... my father-in-law has lost his legs, he's left with just shattered flesh," one man told Al Jazeera after the attack...cont'd
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Israeli tank shells killed at least 18 people in their sleep when they landed in Gaza early today, witnesses report. Eight children were said to be among the dead. Khaled Radi, a health ministry official, said of the 18 dead, 13 were from the same family. He said at least 40 more were wounded, all civilians after the attack on a residential neighbourhood north of Beit Hanoun. Palestinian hospital officials said there were several more injured. According to witnesses, all those killed were women and children. Four hospitals are treating the wounded across Gaza. Palestinian security officials said that five tank shells landed in the area within 15 minutes. Most the casualties were caused to a row of homes belonging to members of one family...
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