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RAMALLAH, (PIC)-- Israeli transport minister Shaul Mofaz, a prominent figure in the Kadima party, called for resuming the policy of assassinations against the leaders of Hamas Movement, adding that Israel witnessed a sharp decline of its deterrence against Hamas during the past 18th months.
"Israel must stop talking and launch a personal targeted killing policy against the Hamas leaders," Mofaz told the Israeli paper Yediot Ahronot.
He added that Israeli officials should prepare a plan for the assassinations and bring it to the cabinet for approval, noting that the assassinations must include all leaders of Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip.
At a ceremony for appointing a new commander, outgoing commander of the Israeli Aza brigade Moshe Tamir described Hamas as the "fiercest enemy" he had ever encountered.
He also added that facing Hamas was a heavy burden on the shoulders of his brigade.
Meanwhile, the Hebrew radio reported Thursday that the IOF troops kidnapped 21 Palestinians in different West Bank areas, noting that the kidnappings took place in Nablus, Qalqilya, Tulkarem and Ramallah.
The Israeli kidnapping campaigns are carried out in coordination with the PA security apparatuses affiliated with PA chief Mahmoud Abbas, where they disappear and withdraw to their headquarters when the IOF troops storm any West Bank area and then they resume their political arrests against Palestinian citizens and resistance fighters after the Israeli invading troops finish their job.
Barghouthi: IOA measures against Gaza war crime
MP Dr. Mustafa Al-Barghouthi has charged that IOA measures against Gaza constituted a war crime and a blatant violation of the international laws and the Geneva Convention.
GAZA, (PIC)-- Head of the electricity distribution company in Gaza Strip Suhail Skek has warned Thursday that the tiny Strip is threatened with a human catastrophe as a result of the sharp shortage of electricity supplies in the Strip.
In a press conference he held in Gaza city over the matter, Skek asserted that the electricity crises was worsening every day, revealing that the Strip was currently receiving 40-50% of its need of electricity.
He pointed out that lack of maintenance equipment, the suspension of the main electricity generation plant in Gaza due to lack of fuel, in addition to using electricity in cooking due to lack of gas have aggravated the problem and pushed it to alarming levels that could affect hospitals, sewerage system, and all aspects of life.
"Gaza is depending on 10 electricity distribution lines coming from the Israeli occupation that supply the Strip with 120 megawatts although the Strip's needs 240 megawatts", explained Skek, adding that Gaza engineers face difficulty in fixing any electrical fault in the system because of Israel's full control of the main source.
"Our company lack transformers, circuit breakers, and basic parts badly needed by the electricity network", asserted Skek, disclosing that most parts of the Strip suffer of 8-12 hours daily blackouts that, he added, could reach to 16-20 hours in case of an electricity failure.
Finally, the PA official forewarned of a possible serious catastrophe in the Strip if the problem wasn’t immediately addressed, calling on the international community, and human rights and legal institutions to immediately intervene to supply the power plant with the needed maintenance equipment and fuel.
Khudari: Israel declares war on Palestinian children
MP Jamal Al-Khudari has asserted that the Israeli siege on Gaza Strip had killed more than 100 Palestinian children amidst unexplainable Arab and international indifference.
21/11/2008 - 08:20 AM
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