Israel to halt fire in Gaza for 3 hours

Israel to halt fire in Gaza for 3 hours

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JERUSALEM – Israel's military says it will halt its fire in Gaza for three hours to allow the territory's besieged residents to stock up.

Spokesman Peter Lerner says Saturday's lull in fire will also allow aid groups to rush through food distribution to residents. Medics also use the time to pick up casualties in areas of fighting.

It's the third time Israel has halted its fire during its two-week ground and air offensive against Gaza's Hamas rulers. Palestinian medical officials say more than 800 Palestinians have been killed, roughly half of them civilians

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[edit on 10-1-2009 by alyosha1981]

Three hour remission? well at least Israel is taking the oppertunity to earn some brownie points from the international community for this effort, How much "stocking up" do you think this three hour halt will effect? will it give enough time for some of the unfound dead and wounded to be removed? we'll see and hopfully we'll see more of these(from both sides!)

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gives them 3 hours to try and find more journalists and rush more residents in to safe houses before blowing them up.

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Unfortunatly, I think your right and in addition Israel will only use this to bolster their failing image.