英语六级阅读 Some 20 Palestinians killed after Israeli ground invasion of Gaza
2009-01-04来源:和谐英语
Hassan Khalaf, an official at Shifa hospital in Gaza City said that about 20 Palestinians were killed on Saturday evening, after Israel launched ground invasion against Gaza Strip.
Khalaf said the 20 killed include both militants and civilians.
Residents in Gaza said that Palestinian militants are exchanging fire with Israeli troops in northern and eastern Gaza Strip, adding that Israeli tank and artillery are shelling different parts of Gaza, and the Israeli war planes continue carrying out air strikes
Residents also said that explosions can be heard constantly inside the strip, and after Israel's ground invasion started, the whole Gaza Strip has been plunged into a total black out.
Meanwhile, a local radio station affiliated with the Palestinian faction of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) said that six Israeli soldiers have been killed and five Israeli soldiers were kidnapped by Palestinian militants.
However, the Israeli army spokesperson has denied the report.
Israeli troops entered Gaza Strip on Saturday evening, launching ground invasion against the coastal enclave.
The Palestinian Hamas movement, which rules Gaza, said armed clashes and exchanges of fire were taking place in northern and eastern Gaza Strip between Israeli soldiers and Gaza militants.
The movement said in a statement sent to reporters that heavy and tough exchange of fire and armed clashes took place between Gaza militants and the invading Israeli army ground forces.
It said that fighters of al-Qassam Brigades, its armed wing, and fighters from other Palestinian factions are "confronting with the Israeli army ground forces, which entered into the Gaza Strip territory early on Saturday evening."
"The Israeli army forces are slowly entering into the area because of the heavy gunfire of the Palestinian resistance," Hamas said, adding "There are some Israeli soldiers are either killed or wounded."
No immediate confirmation was available from the Israeli army to confirm or deny Hamas reports on casualties among the Israeli soldiers. No injuries or fatalities were reported in the Palestinian side.
Hamas has earlier warned Israel on Saturday night of carrying out a large-scale military operation into the Gaza Strip that it has been ruling since June 2007.
Hamas armed wing, Al-Qassam Brigades, said in a statement sent to reporters that "Al-Qassam Brigades declare that the Zionist enemy is getting close to the trap that our fighters had prepared for its soldiers and tanks."
The group added "the Zionist enemy would see surprises and would regret carrying out such an operation and will be a heavy price. Our militants are waiting with patience for confronting the soldiers face to face."
Israel's ground operation started following eight days of intensive air strikes on the 1.5 million population of the enclave, targeting buildings, including mosques, houses and Hamas security installations.
As the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)Cast Lead operation entered its eighth day, the IDF Saturday evening began its ground incursion into the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, vowing to destroy "terror infrastructure" of Hamas.
"On Saturday evening, the IDF began its ground incursion into Gaza," an IDF spokesman told Xinhua on the phone, saying that Cast Lead operation is now entering the second stage.
Israeli soldiers and Gaza militants exchanged fire in northern and eastern Gaza Strip on Saturday night, Gaza ruler Hamas said.
The movement said in a statement that heavy exchange of fire and armed clashes took place between Gaza militants and Israeli ground forces which launched ground incursions into the densely populated enclave on Saturday night. Full story
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) operation against Palestinian militants in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip will be neither short nor easy, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Saturday evening.
Barak made the remarks while addressing the nation in a special televised press conference following the launch of the IDF ground incursion. Full story
The UN Security Council scheduled an emergency meeting on Saturday evening, hours after Israel launched a ground invasion into Gaza, UN officials said here.
On the eighth day of Israeli bombing raids on Gaza, Israeli troops have entered the area, according to media reports.
Egypt on Saturday night strongly condemned Israel for launching its ground operation in the Gaza Strip earlier in the evening, the official MENA news agency reported.
In a presidential statement, Egypt called on Israel to stop its attacks against Gaza "immediately," warning Israel of the consequences of sending ground troops into Gaza.
The aim of ongoing Gaza ground incursion is to stop the hostile aggression of the enemy, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Saturday evening.
"We don't want war, but we won't abandon citizens victimized by Hamas," Barak was quoted by local daily Ha'aretz as saying shortly after the ground incursion began.
A total of 462 Palestinians were killed and more than 2300 others injured during the past eight days in the ongoing Israeli military offensive on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, a senior Palestinian official said on Saturday.
Mo'aweya Hassanein, chief of emergency and ambulance services in the Palestinian health ministry, told reporters that the death tolls include 76 children and 38 women, and among the injured, 600of them are in critical conditions. Full story
Tens of thousands of people took part in demonstrations in central London and across the country on Saturday against the Israeli air strikes on Gaza.
Up to 10,000 demonstrators took to the streets in London, hurling shoes at the gates of Downing Street in protest against the Israeli bombing which have been killing people for days.
Khalaf said the 20 killed include both militants and civilians.
Residents in Gaza said that Palestinian militants are exchanging fire with Israeli troops in northern and eastern Gaza Strip, adding that Israeli tank and artillery are shelling different parts of Gaza, and the Israeli war planes continue carrying out air strikes
Residents also said that explosions can be heard constantly inside the strip, and after Israel's ground invasion started, the whole Gaza Strip has been plunged into a total black out.
Meanwhile, a local radio station affiliated with the Palestinian faction of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) said that six Israeli soldiers have been killed and five Israeli soldiers were kidnapped by Palestinian militants.
However, the Israeli army spokesperson has denied the report.
Israeli troops entered Gaza Strip on Saturday evening, launching ground invasion against the coastal enclave.
The Palestinian Hamas movement, which rules Gaza, said armed clashes and exchanges of fire were taking place in northern and eastern Gaza Strip between Israeli soldiers and Gaza militants.
The movement said in a statement sent to reporters that heavy and tough exchange of fire and armed clashes took place between Gaza militants and the invading Israeli army ground forces.
It said that fighters of al-Qassam Brigades, its armed wing, and fighters from other Palestinian factions are "confronting with the Israeli army ground forces, which entered into the Gaza Strip territory early on Saturday evening."
"The Israeli army forces are slowly entering into the area because of the heavy gunfire of the Palestinian resistance," Hamas said, adding "There are some Israeli soldiers are either killed or wounded."
No immediate confirmation was available from the Israeli army to confirm or deny Hamas reports on casualties among the Israeli soldiers. No injuries or fatalities were reported in the Palestinian side.
Hamas has earlier warned Israel on Saturday night of carrying out a large-scale military operation into the Gaza Strip that it has been ruling since June 2007.
Hamas armed wing, Al-Qassam Brigades, said in a statement sent to reporters that "Al-Qassam Brigades declare that the Zionist enemy is getting close to the trap that our fighters had prepared for its soldiers and tanks."
The group added "the Zionist enemy would see surprises and would regret carrying out such an operation and will be a heavy price. Our militants are waiting with patience for confronting the soldiers face to face."
Israel's ground operation started following eight days of intensive air strikes on the 1.5 million population of the enclave, targeting buildings, including mosques, houses and Hamas security installations.
As the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)Cast Lead operation entered its eighth day, the IDF Saturday evening began its ground incursion into the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, vowing to destroy "terror infrastructure" of Hamas.
"On Saturday evening, the IDF began its ground incursion into Gaza," an IDF spokesman told Xinhua on the phone, saying that Cast Lead operation is now entering the second stage.
Israeli soldiers and Gaza militants exchanged fire in northern and eastern Gaza Strip on Saturday night, Gaza ruler Hamas said.
The movement said in a statement that heavy exchange of fire and armed clashes took place between Gaza militants and Israeli ground forces which launched ground incursions into the densely populated enclave on Saturday night. Full story
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) operation against Palestinian militants in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip will be neither short nor easy, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Saturday evening.
Barak made the remarks while addressing the nation in a special televised press conference following the launch of the IDF ground incursion. Full story
The UN Security Council scheduled an emergency meeting on Saturday evening, hours after Israel launched a ground invasion into Gaza, UN officials said here.
On the eighth day of Israeli bombing raids on Gaza, Israeli troops have entered the area, according to media reports.
Egypt on Saturday night strongly condemned Israel for launching its ground operation in the Gaza Strip earlier in the evening, the official MENA news agency reported.
In a presidential statement, Egypt called on Israel to stop its attacks against Gaza "immediately," warning Israel of the consequences of sending ground troops into Gaza.
The aim of ongoing Gaza ground incursion is to stop the hostile aggression of the enemy, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Saturday evening.
"We don't want war, but we won't abandon citizens victimized by Hamas," Barak was quoted by local daily Ha'aretz as saying shortly after the ground incursion began.
A total of 462 Palestinians were killed and more than 2300 others injured during the past eight days in the ongoing Israeli military offensive on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, a senior Palestinian official said on Saturday.
Mo'aweya Hassanein, chief of emergency and ambulance services in the Palestinian health ministry, told reporters that the death tolls include 76 children and 38 women, and among the injured, 600of them are in critical conditions. Full story
Tens of thousands of people took part in demonstrations in central London and across the country on Saturday against the Israeli air strikes on Gaza.
Up to 10,000 demonstrators took to the streets in London, hurling shoes at the gates of Downing Street in protest against the Israeli bombing which have been killing people for days.
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