Number of victims of "Operation Cast lead is" more than 700 people.

KommentariiVyalotekuschy svinets07.01.2009Vokrug Gaza begins torgovlyaSyuzhetyVoennaya diplomatic and military operations by Israel in the Gaza07.01.2009Izrail warned new bombardirovkahKak said on Wednesday France Presse Agency head of emergency in the Gaza Strip Moaviyya Hassanein , the number of victims of military operations "Cast lead" by Israel in the Gaza Strip, more than 700 people, with at least 220 of them - the children. The number of wounded Hassanein valued at more than 3100 people.
Recall Operation Cast lead began the morning of December 27. After a week-long bombardment of the Gaza Strip by Israeli air force on 3 January, the Israeli authorities announced the start of ground operations and entered into the Gaza Strip armor. Precise data on casualties from the Israeli side does not, but it is known that at least six IDF soldiers were killed and about 20 wounded.
Earlier on Wednesday, remind the Israeli government approved the strengthening of the intensity of military operations in Gaza, giving a final decision on this issue, Minister of Defense Ehud Barak. Earlier, on Wednesday afternoon, Israel for the first 12 days of the operation announced a three-hour ceasefire, to ensure the delivery of humanitarian assistance to Gaza and evacuating the wounded.
Three-hour truce, which is expected to be announced daily in one form or another provided in the plan to resolve the conflict, proposed by Egypt on the basis of negotiations, the country's president Hosni Mubarak and French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Speaking on Wednesday at the UN, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice reiterated support for the plan and called on Israel to take part in the discussion of its terms.
As expected, on Thursday will arrive in Cairo assistant Barak, Amos Gilad, in order to thoroughly acquainted with the provisions of the plan proposed by Egypt and to discuss possible changes. According to Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, he hoped that the outcome of these negotiations will be able to work out the conditions under which it will be possible to put an end to Israeli military operations in Gaza.
As reported earlier, Mubarak's plan provides an immediate ceasefire by both parties to the conflict, as well as the beginning of negotiations on border security in the Gaza Strip from Egypt and the cessation of weapons smuggling through tunnels laid under it. Mubarak's plan, in addition to the U.S., also endorsed the head of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas. Israel expressed "in principle" approval to the terms of the plan, but stressed the need to further discuss its details.