[Imc-beirut] updates: Israeli ground invasion | Paris protests | Humanitarian situation

[Tadamon!]

updates from Tadamon!

*  Reuters: Israeli troops move into Gaza Strip
http://www.tadamon.ca/post/2428

A column of Israeli tanks, some firing their weapons, rolled into the
northern Gaza Strip on Saturday, a Palestinian witness said, in what
appeared to be the beginning of a ground offensive against Islamist Hamas.

* Paris: Demonstrations for Gaza
http://www.tadamon.ca/post/2413

Protests have swept the globe in response to the current Israeli attack on
Gaza and thousands have taken to the streets in France this past week,
including multiple demonstrations in Paris. Thousands gathered in the
Barbès district Paris for a demonstration, while a major protest was
staged in downtown Paris to protest the visit of Israeli Foreign Minister
Tzipi Livni, who was hosted by French President Nicolas Sarkozy last week.

* Gaza: Disastrous humanitarian situation
http://www.tadamon.ca/post/2407

In the recent reporting period of this report, Israeli army is using all naval, 
ground and air forces to attack Gaza. With the early hours of Saturday morning, 
Israeli army started to shell and launch heavy air strikes against Gaza. Most 
of the bombings targeted buildings, farming and agricultural fields. The 
bombings range dramatically increased midday leaving 5 dead and ten other 
wounded.

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