More than 110 Palestinians and three Israelis have been killed.
Posted by QuestCinq on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment
QuestCinq News update 1:26 pm: “…Egypt’s President Mohammed Mursi, who has led mediation efforts, said he expected Israel to end air strikes late on Tuesday. A Hamas official also told the BBC a truce was imminent.” BBC
The Turkish leader, speaking Tuesday in Parliament, called Israeli actions an “attempt at ethnic cleansing,” a euphemism used to describe how violence can be used to force a population from an area. (HuffingtonPost)
“…President Obama sent Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to the Middle East on Tuesday to try to defuse the conflict in Gaza, the White House announced.”
CNN—“Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy said earlier, “The travesty of the Israel aggression on Gaza will end in a few hours.”
“Nine members of the Dalou family, including four children, were killed in an airstrike on their home Sunday. Kamal Dalou said his relatives were not militants. But the Israel Defense Forces said a terrorist was thought to have been hiding in their home.”
Now, other relatives are ready to pick up arms. Dalou said family members will fight back if Israeli troops begin a ground invasion. “We’re ready for them. We don’t want war, but we’ll protect ourselves and we will fight them,” he said…(WashingtonPost)


