(ANSAmed) - Rome, 20 November - US President Barack Obama has
not asked Israel to curtail plans for a ground operation in
Gaza, according to the White House.
A statement from the Whitehouse said that the President
believes Israel has the right to make its own decisions about
security.
UN chief Ban Ki Moon, who will travel to Israel this
evening, has urged all parties to put an immediate end to the
violence.
"An escalation to the violence would put the entire region
at risk", he said following talks with Arab League secretary,
Arab Nabil el Araby.
According to military radio sources, US secretary of State Hilary Clinton will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel tomorrow to try and broker a peaceful solution to the conflict. Both Clinton and Ban Ki Moon are scheduled to arrive in Israel Tuesday evening.
Israel continued attacks in Gaza last night. A Palestinian bank and 'terrorist tunnels' were targeted. 33 people including the parents and two children from one family were killed bringing the Palestinian death toll to 115.
Meanwhile in Negev Tuesday morning a Palestinian rocket fired from Gaza hit a bus, causing no fatalities. In the same region Hamas fired 16 rockets, three of which hit populated areas.
The city of Ashkelon was targeted. (ANSAMed)
According to military radio sources, US secretary of State Hilary Clinton will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel tomorrow to try and broker a peaceful solution to the conflict. Both Clinton and Ban Ki Moon are scheduled to arrive in Israel Tuesday evening.
Israel continued attacks in Gaza last night. A Palestinian bank and 'terrorist tunnels' were targeted. 33 people including the parents and two children from one family were killed bringing the Palestinian death toll to 115.
Meanwhile in Negev Tuesday morning a Palestinian rocket fired from Gaza hit a bus, causing no fatalities. In the same region Hamas fired 16 rockets, three of which hit populated areas.
The city of Ashkelon was targeted. (ANSAMed)
