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Our top story this lunchtime,... The fighting continues in Gaza... despite
flimsy calls for a ceasefire from Israel AND Hamas.
There have been casualties on both sides,... but the overwhelming majority of those killed
are Palestinian civilians, who continue to fear for their lives and are desperate for
any kind of help. Connie Lee has more. Military operations resume
in the Gaza Strip. Israeli tanks and soldiers are still positioned
along the Israel-Gaza border... as the latest call for a temporary truce broke down.
The 24-hour humanitarian ceasefire proposed by Hamas early Sunday... to mark the end of
the Islamic Ramadan holiday... was over by Sunday afternoon... with both sides exchanging
fire. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
questioned the validity of the Hamas truce... and said his country was "not going to let
a terrorist organization decide when it's convenient to fire at our cities, at our people"
and when it's not. Hamas had first rejected Israel's call to
extend Saturday's truce... but changed its stance after Israel launched its offensive.
Since the conflict flared up on July 8th... more than one thousand Palestinians have been
killed -- mostly civilians, including many women and children.
Residents consumed with anger and despair attacked the Red Cross office in Gaza... demanding
more help evacuating and recovering the dead.
"The protesters... they were breaking windows and setting fire inside.."
"We are very sad, and also we deplore this attack to our office. But understand the situation
and the fears.... Nevertheless, despite this attack we will continue to work, to do our
humanitarian job in Gaza."
It's a scene of massive destruction-- Bomb craters... piles of rubble... where there
used be to homes and a community... are seen all around the Gaza Strip as the conflict
shows no sign of letting up. Connie Lee, Arirang News.