Hamas declares ‘day of wrath’

Gaza City – Hamas called on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and annexed east Jerusalem to mark a “day of wrath” on Friday by demonstrating against the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip.

Then they won’t have time to fire rockets.

At least 414 Palestinians, most Hamas members but including scores of civilians, have been killed in the Israeli blitz on Hamas targets in Gaza that started on Saturday.

You get that when that is where they work from. Nizar Rayan, for example and either two or four of his wives, and four , nine or ten of his twelve children, which may be six of his seventeen children or one of his wives and three of his children.

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UK groups prepare major Gaza demo

Protesters are preparing for a major UK demonstration calling for a halt to the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip.

More than 30 organisations, including the British Muslim Initiative, the Stop the War Coalition and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, are joining forces for Saturday’s protest and a rally along the Embankment in central London.

They are being supported by MPs and celebrities, including the singer Annie Lennox, activist and former model Bianca Jagger and the comedian Alexei Sayle.

The demo will be the culmination of days of smaller protests around the country as well as outside the Israeli Embassy in London.