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January 9, 2009

Israel Continues Gaza Attack as Security Council Calls for Ceasefire
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Israel continues its devastating assault on the Gaza Strip despite a UN
Security Council resolution demanding a ceasefire. Overnight, Israel
launched more than fifty strikes, killing at least twelve Palestinians.
Seven people were killed in a bombing in northern Gaza, including an
infant. At least twenty-four Palestinians were killed on Thursday,
including three elderly people fleeing their home. Palestinian militants
responded with around six rockets into southern Israel earlier today,
causing one injury. At least 60 percent of Gaza’s 1.4 million people
have no electricity, and many are without clean water. Gaza’s fragile
sewage system also risks collapse, stoking fears of a worsening health
crisis.



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