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Israeli to Halt Fire for 3 Hours

By  IBRAHIM BARZAK and MATTI FRIEDMAN

Updated 7:58 AM CDT, Thu, Jan 8, 2009

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A rocket fired by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip is seen from southern Israel, near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip on Wednesday.

 

JERUSALEM – Israel says it will halt its military action in Gaza for three hours to allow Gaza residents to stock up on supplies.

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A rocket fired by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip is seen from southern Israel, near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip on Wednesday.

Peter Lerner, an Israeli military official, says Thursday's lull in fighting will enable humanitarian groups to do their work. He says Israel will also send aid and fuel to Gaza.

Israel has carried out massive strikes against Gaza since Dec. 27 in an attempt to crush Hamas militants. But air and artillery shelling have killed more than 700 Gazans — half of them are believed to be civilians.

Israel also briefly halted fighting on Wednesday amid growing international pressure to relieve civilian suffering in Gaza.

Copyright Associated Press

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  • HONEST Thursday, Jan 8 at 8:16 AM FLAG COMMENT JUSTICE has one face,one picture and one way to take toward peace.NOW are we helping israel against terror or we are creating more terrorist supporters?,and what if israel killed all terrorists in GAZA even if they killed all the 1.5 million ? I THINK ISRAEL IS CREATING MORE TERRORISTS AND WE ARE HELPING THEM BY APPROVING WHAT THEY DO AND IGNORING THE NEW TERRORISTS BIRTH EVERY DAY OF A SON LOST HIS MOTHER AND A DAUGHTER LOST ... MORE >
  • medina Wednesday, Jan 7 at 11:19 PM FLAG COMMENT honest,yes and the arabs are plagued by the same scenes
  • HONEST Wednesday, Jan 7 at 10:33 PM FLAG COMMENT shame on you to post that picture and ignoring the real savage seen in GAZA,,is it true that all our ignorance comes from our media?
  • medina Wednesday, Jan 7 at 9:45 PM FLAG COMMENT Maybe the Israelis and Hamas or hezbolla take turns?
  • medina Wednesday, Jan 7 at 9:42 PM FLAG COMMENT heartbroken,outside of the scope of things;Hamas builds tunnels to bring in food and supplies or more arms instead of a better sewage system.Do the Palestinian people really have a choice with Hamas or do they just react to what is told them,like most Araibic media. I see the Palestinian suffering but it's what their leadership feeds them. You feed them hate what else are they going to know. The coin also spins in both directi ... MORE >

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