Israel calls off attack after 'human shield' guards Gaza militant's home (The Scotsman)
HUNDREDS of Palestinians thwarted an airstrike by forming a human shield round the house of a militant early yesterday, in an unprecedented deployment of civilians against Israeli airpower in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian witnesses said....more...Israeli 'budget' cluster bombs killing civilians (The Scotsman)
THE Israeli army preferred saving money to saving the lives of Lebanese civilians, when it went to war against Hezbollah, according to sources within the Jewish state's armed forces....more... US vetoes security council resolution on Gaza (Scotland on Sunday)
THE United States vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution yesterday that condemns an Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip and demands Israeli troops pull out of the territory....more... |