Children killed in Gaza raid
28/4/08
Seven Palestinians have been killed during a raid by the Israeli army in the northern Gaza Strip, six of them by a shell which hit a family home. Four children and an elderly man were among the dead. The children’s mother was taken to hospital but died later as doctors struggled to save her life. The health ministry said shells were fired at a house in the town of Beit Hanoun - the family inside were eating breakfast at the time. The Israeli army said an air raid was targeting a group of armed men near the house.
See: http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/40533B15-99DB-48A7-B2BF-91EAE006A347.htm
IDF: Gaza blast was caused by militants’ explosives; 28/4/08; http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/978613.html
Border Police officer convicted of killing Hebron teen jailed for 6 years; 28/4/08; http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/978691.html
Lebanese army: 12 IAF jets fly over Beirut, Lebanese areas
The Lebanese army said Monday that Israel Air Force warplanes have violated their airspace by flying missions over Beirut and elsewhere in the country. The Lebanese army said in a statement that “12 enemy Israeli warplanes violated Lebanese airspace before noon Monday, four flew over the Mediterranean off the coastal city of Byblos in the north and headed toward the eastern province of Hermel.”
See: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/978711.html
Israel: UNIFIL hiding info about Hezbollah from Security Council; Barak Ravid; 28/4/08 http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/978382.html
Israel agrees to lift key West Bank roadblock upon request from Blair
28/4/08
Israel on Monday agreed to remove a strategic roadblock near the West Bank city of Nablus, after Middle East envoy Tony Blair presented a list of travel and trade restrictions he wants removed to bolster peace talks with the Palestinians. After Blair’s talks with Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Monday, Israel said it would take down one checkpoint between the city of Nablus and dozens of smaller towns and villages in the northern West Bank. Palestinian residents described the checkpoint as a major bottleneck for travelers and traders. An Israel Defense Forces spokeswoman said the decision was made after a security assessment but added that the barrier could be replaced in the future if Israel determines that Palestinian militants are using the route.
See: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/978629.html