Israel accused of violating ceasefire as Abbas sees top diplomats

oberliner

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sat Dec-02-06 09:42 AM
Original message

Israel accused of violating ceasefire as Abbas sees top diplomats

GAZA CITY (AFP) - Palestinians have accused Israel of violating a fragile Gaza Strip ceasefire as Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas met European diplomats in a string of meetings aimed at reviving stalled peace talks.

Palestinian security sources said an Israeli naval vessel dealt the truce a fresh blow when it fired at three Palestinian fishing boats off the coast of Rafah in south Gaza.

But the Israeli military emphatically rejected the reports.

"We categorically deny the existence of this incident," a spokeswoman told AFP on Saturday. "There were no shootings by any navy boat this morning."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061202/wl_mideast_afp/mideastpalestinianeu_061202140705

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

nicoll

(76 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sat Dec-02-06 10:07 AM
Response to Original message

1. either it was fired on or not

The whole area is probably under surveillance so if it did happen then it will come to light. There was an accusation from the Palestinians that another fishing boat had been fired upon a while ago now - can not remember the exact time. To my understanding there was a fatality involved. The best the Palestinians could do is to put a camera on each boat they send out, won't cost much and will record any incidents that might occur. In this situation it would be good to actually know the truth of what really happened, because if it did occur it violated the fragile Gaza Strip cease fire and is very important.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

DU AdBot (1000+ posts)

Mon May 13th 2024, 10:58 PM
Response to Original message

Advertisements [?]

Top

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.