British MPs Criticize Israel over Treatment of Palestinians

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British MPs Criticize Israel over Treatment of Palestinians

Israel was strongly criticized by an all-party group of British parliamentarians visiting Gaza yesterday after its armed forces killed four Palestinians in two missile strikes during a new offensive against militants in the strip.

Two boys, aged 14 and 15, died in a missile attack on Rafah, close to Gaza's border with Egypt, in another day of violence which began when an Israeli helicopter fired two missiles overnight into a group of Palestinians, killing a gunman and a 45-year-old bystander.

In a separate incident Hamas militants exchanged fire with Palestinian security forces in Gaza City after a car carrying armed men refused to stop for a police inspection. One Palestinian bystander was killed and 17 others were injured in the exchange.

Israel launched the offensive into Gaza late on Tuesday in response to a double suicide bombing earlier this week at the Israeli port of Ashdod that killed 10 Israelis. Israeli officials have also said they want to strike hard at militants ahead of a possible withdrawal from Gaza.

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British MPs Criticize Israel over Treatment of Palestinians