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Article: ARAB ISRAELI RELATIONS - Dec 29 - Israel Set For Ground Invasion.
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- APS Diplomat Recorder
- Article date:
- December 31, 2009
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Israeli warplanes continue pounding the Gaza Strip as the casualty toll in the two-day offensive reached 296 killed and over 900 injured. At least 180 of the injured were in critical condition, Palestinian medical sources said. The UN Security Council urged an immediate end to all military activities in the Gaza Strip, but Israel brushed it aside and lined up tanks on the border of the coastal strip in apparent preparation for a ground invasion. Tel Aviv also called up reservists. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah and Jordan's King Abdallah discussed Israeli hostilities in Gaza and other matters of mutual concern over telephone. The Saudi Shoura Council ...