November 17, 2008
Hiyam Noir,
PalestineFreeVoice
The Israeli Transport Minister,Iranian born Shaul Mofaz, want to go to the history as a Jew who campaigned for a holocaust on Palestinian leaders and the Palestinian resistance .Mofaz well known for his readiness to use crushing military force against Palestinians, has called for 70 slain Palestinians per day, is wanted by the International Court of Justice,for war crimes.
As a staff-commander of IOF,the Israeli Occupation Forces, and a former Defense Minister,Mofaz ordered "targeted killings" against senior Hamas leaders in Gaza , during the Palestinian uprising in the beginning of 2000, he was also involved in the infamous 2002 massacre in the "Martyrs Capital",Jenin refuge camp in the West Bank, in which over 100 Palestinian lost their lives.
Following a barrel of rockets launched by the Palestinian resistance across the border from Gaza,which injured 6 Israelis,a Palestinian response to Israeli military attacks across Gaza,that has killed 16 Palestinian residents and injured many others, some seriously,Shaul Mofaz criticised the Israeli leadership on Sunday.
Mofaz said that, "we must reassume targeted killings against Hamas leadership in Gaza and Israel must convene immediately, " Regarding the Israeli embargo in Gaza condemned by the International Community, Mofaz said that - " It turns out that our policy - of blocking the supply of goods, fuel, electricity, food -shipment and water, is failing to yield desired and expected results"..there is need for an urgent cabinet meeting to determine our policy against Hamas government, it appears that we are the ones acting as the ones interested in a truce, not Hamas.
It should be the opposite"..Mofaz continued,"I don't support a reoccupation in Gaza, it is not the right time now, but we must operate and deal with the leaders of Hamas - we do make our "operations", then we get a wave of missiles on Ashkelon.Should they be allowed to violate the truce while we are not allowed to defend our citizens against injuries."?
In the beginning of a weekly meeting in the Israeli cabinet on Sunday, the Israeli Prime Minister stated that -" We must work to restore the calm in the southern parts of our Jewish state.It is not in our best interest to fight with the Palestinians in Gaza. Though we do not fear a battle, we should not accept the performance of " terror" organizations( the Palestinian resistance).We have made operations in Gaza and we will continue to target those who are violating the truce." Olmert added that instructions are given for a plan of action,to be presented to him .."as soon as possible, we will be prepared in case the truce will fall apart."
On Wednesday the Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is expected to announce his cabinets decision regarding renewing the truce. The calm have persisted for 5 months,of a six-month Egyptian-brokered truce deal, that was declared between the two parties in June 19. On the 4th of November the truce was breached by the Israelis.The Israeli army have killed 16 Palestinians,and at least 9 bystanders have been injured, some of them are suffering from serious injuries.The Israelis attacked Gaza with missile from air and rocket fired into residential areas by artillery tanks..
In addition to a killing-campaign across Gaza,the Israelis shut down all commercial border crossings. Due to the embargo of fuel shipment, the only Gaza electric power plant stopped working and delivery trucks, with food and stationary supply shipment from UNWRA,intended for 750.000 Palestinians, most of them living in refugee camps across Gaza, were turned away.
On Sunday an Israeli air strike killed four member of Al Nasser Brigades.Fawzi Barhoum the Hamas spokesperson in Gaza,said after the attack,that "The part that is violating the truce agreement,time after time are the Israelis, who has trespassed Palestinian territory with warplanes and tanks killing our people -the Israeli military operations ,and the Israelis open threats to kill our leaders, will not prevent Hamas and other Palestinian political organizations from responding".
Abu Mujahed, a spokesman for the PRC,the Popular Resistance Committees vowed actions to the Israeli escalation of criminal activities across Gaza he said:"For us, the calm is over and we won't renew it... we will respond after every Israeli attack - in every location. "
On Sunday,after 2 weeks of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza,the Ramallah PLO office broke the silence.A Fatah spokesperson, and former long time adviser to the late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat,Nabil Abu Rdeineh, made an announcement to the press. He stated that the PO chairman,Mahmoud Abbas intentions are to ask Ehud Olmert during a meeting scheduled in Jerusalem on Monday, to maintain the truce between the Israeli military and the Palestinian resistance in Gaza. Abu Rdeineh said that Abbas intend to ask Prime Minister Olmert - " in order to end the suffering, exert every possible effort to bring an end to the deterioration of life-security in Gaza".
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Food and medicine delivery confirmed on Monday
A delivery of aid and food trucks to UNRWA and Gaza commercial dealers ,was confirmed on Monday, after Israeli threats to withhold aid supplies - "depending" on the performance of Palestinian resistance groups,whom in response to Israels
targeted killing campaigns,launched projectiles which landed in the western parts of Negev on Monday afternoon, no casualties were reported.
Over thirty trucks filled with frozen meat,milk, can food and medicines including UNRWA food aid have been parked at the Gaza border since Sunday,when they were turned back at the order of the Israeli Defense Minister,Ehud Barak.Ehud Barack has since then changed his mind, under pressure of international condemnation.
Ra’id Fattouh the director of the Products Coordination Committee for Gaza ,said that Israel informed the Palestinian side late on Sunday evening, that the Israeli army partially will open the "Karem Abu Salem" crossing in southern Gaza to allow the access of around 30 trucks of food belong to humanitarian organizations including the UNRWA.
The crossing would open on Monday to permit delivery to intended for the private sector, and aid shipment from UNRWA and international aid organizations. According to the Israelis, the crossing, designed for fuel transfers,will remain closed.Ehud Barack had instructed Israeli border guards and the Israeli military to keep all commercial crossings closed on Monday.
