Israel infuriated the U.N. Thursday when it shelled the world body's headquarters in Gaza City, where hundreds of Gazans were seeking cover from the fighting among food and supplies meant for refugees. The destruction added to what aid groups say is a humanitarian crisis in Gaza and ratcheted up tensions between Israel and the international community even as diplomats indicated progress in cease-fire talks.
Palestinian doctors have said 1,133 Palestinians have been killed since Israel's offensive began and more than 5,000 are wounded.
"Israel is going to retain its right to defend itself anyway, also when it comes to the smuggling of weapons, not only to rockets being fired at Israel," she said.
In parallel, chief Israeli negotiator Amos Gilad arrived in Cairo Friday for talks with Egyptian officials about how to end the fighting in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert summoned top Cabinet ministers and military commanders for consultations after Gilad's return from Egypt late Thursday.
Thursday's intense Israeli military activity in Gaza exacted a steep price from Hamas when Interior Minister Said Siam was killed in an airstrike. Siam was the commander of Hamas security forces including thousands of armed men and was widely feared in Gaza.
Source:Hamas Chief Refuses Israeli Conditions for Gaza Cease-Fire Friday, January 16, 2009
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In Tehran, Ahmadinejad called on Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah to speak out over "the massacre of your children in Gaza," the official Iranian news agency reported.
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