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Article: ARAB ISRAEL RELATIONS - May 20 - Despite Violence, Israeli Officials Say Gaza Cease-Fire Is Close.
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- APS Diplomat Recorder
- Article date:
- May 24, 2008
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Israeli aircraft launched at least three attacks on Palestinians, killing four Palestinians, including a 13-year-old boy, Palestinian doctors said. Despite the violence, Israeli defense officials said an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire could take effect within days. Israel's military confirmed the airstrikes, saying in the first raid that aircraft fired at a group of Palestinians launching rockets in northern Gaza. Palestinian doctors said a boy, 13, was decapitated and another youth was seriously injured. A witness said he saw a mobile rocket-launching stand in the area. In the second strike, the aircraft fired at Palestinians who were planting explosives along the fence in ...