Israel rejects 48-hour ceasefire plan for Gaza

by Tanweer | December 31, 2008 at 07:15 am

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Israeli government is not in mode to stop bombardment and air strike therefore they rejected a french call for a 48 hours ceasefire. according the Israel attitude and as the Israel official said that the bombardment and air strikes is the start of conflict it looks like Israel has intention to keep aggression and firing on Gaza until they feel secure.

Israel today rejected a French call for a 48-hour pause in its devastating barrage of the Gaza Strip, despite increasing calls around the world for a ceasefire between it and Hamas.

Israeli bombers and artillery pounded buildings in the overpopulated coastal territory for a fifth day, as Palestinian militants continued to fire their unguided rockets deeper into the Jewish state – operations that the Israel offensive was meant to stop.

Almost 400 Palestinians have been killed, a quarter of them civilians according to the United Nations.

The French proposal had called for a so-called “humanitarian ceasefire’ to allow aid supplies into the Gaza Strip, which has all but run out of basic medical necessities and where people are running low on food.