Israel cancels strikes as human shields gather - CTV.ca

Updated Sun. Nov. 19 2006 11:42 PM ET CTV.ca News Israel aborted planned air attacks on the homes of two militants Sunday after hundreds of Palestinians formed a human shield around the buildings in the Gaza Strip. "This is a great stance by our people," said Nizar Ryan, a spokesman from the Islamicmilitant group Hamas, which won control of the Palestinian government in parliamentary elections this year. "Women and men will break the power of F16 planes." Israel's army deplored "the cynical exploitation ...