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Israeli PM: Militants fired from UN compound
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by 158 | January 15, 2009 at 08:06 am
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Israeli PM: Militants fired from UN compound53 minutes ago
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister says the Israeli military fired artillery shells at a U.N. compound in Gaza after militants opened fire from the location.
Ehud Olmert says Israeli forces "were attacked from there and the response was harsh."
U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon expressed "outrage" over the Israeli shelling of the compound Thursday.
At a meeting between the two, Olmert called the shelling a "sad incident" but said militants were responsible. The U.N. denies the Israeli allegation.
Like many incidents in this war we may never know the truth about this. Neither account can be proved or disproved. It will depend on who you believe. Neither Olmert nor Ban were there. Each is relying on the word of others.
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at 08:47 on January 15th, 2009
true, but since it's Israel that is keeping independant journalists out we're much less likely to believe their spokespersons. after all only days ago the IDF put out similar statements about militants firing from the UN school only to subsequently correct that to "nearby" and that one of three mortar rounds had gone astray by some 30 metres.
at 10:08 on January 15th, 2009
I guess you must choose who to believe.
at 09:28 on January 15th, 2009
"there" means how many meters in Olmert's rhetoric? How can one report such unspecific distances. Can 'there' mean to Olmert and is cronies, anywhere in 'There' meanig Gaza?
"location", what location? Gaza, Gaza Strip? Gaza City? Again, muddy excuses from Olmert the child massacre ringleader.
there is no justification for firing on a UN compound, even if persons take cover.
at 10:12 on January 15th, 2009
That depends. Under international law an army can return fire if they are fired on, from a church, mosque, UN building.. I don't say this did happen.
I don't take sides but the Hamas foreign minister said Jewish children are legitimate targets for Hamas. So child murderers on both sides?
at 10:16 on January 15th, 2009
Where are the pictures of Hamas openly fighting Israeli army rather than hiding behind children?
There are two sides to this and both sides do lie, Israel and Hamas
at 10:23 on January 15th, 2009
poor olig,
???? please correct me if I'm wrong but I've seen tons of coverage inside Gaza...I just saw a special on Palestinian (sp?) ambulance drivers in Gaza??? Definitely not a telephoto lens from the Israeli side.
I think it's just journalists coming from Israel aren't allowed in.
at 12:29 on January 25th, 2009
hamas in UN ambulances
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bf75baf763
at 13:36 on January 25th, 2009
Thanks.
That is typical, as is shooting from mosques and private homes.
at 10:29 on January 15th, 2009
Hamas has a huge propaganda department. They are reporting/ One Palestinian on NP is reporting from Gaza. We are getting pictures every day. Israel is limiting foreign journalists.
at 10:30 on January 15th, 2009
poor o, 30 meters is nothing for a mortar round...and for an artillery round the circular area is even higher
at 10:33 on January 15th, 2009
War is not exact. Accidents happen. Most soldiers on both sides are about 20 years old and scared.
at 20:52 on January 24th, 2009
What's so sacred to the Arabs and Muslims if they were hiding munitions in Mosques? Is the U.N. that sacrosanct to them?
I think, that's a laugh.
at 10:36 on January 25th, 2009
It is hypocritical to the extreme as is the defense of those acts by some in the media.