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November 26, 2012

Truce Ends Israeli Assault on Gaza; Palestinian Toll at 170 
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Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip ended in a ceasefire last week with
the final toll standing at around 170 Palestinians killed, and more than
700 wounded. Meanwhile in Israel, four Israeli civilians and two Israeli
soldiers were killed, along with dozens of others wounded, in
Palestinian attacks. At a news conference, a Hamas government
spokesperson Taher Al-Nono said an initial estimate of the damage to
Gaza from eight days of bombing stood at more than $1.2 billion.

Taher Al-Nono: "Our first estimation of the damage caused due to the
aggression is 200 residential buildings were destroyed and 8,000 other
dwellings were damaged. There were [losses] of around a $1.25 billion
— $545 million in direct losses and $700 million dollars in
indirect losses."

 

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