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Ban: Israel must halt 'excessive force' against Palestinians
By Reuters
Tags: United Nations 

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Israel on Thursday to halt attacks using "disproportionate and excessive force" against Palestinians.

"Israel's disproportionate and excessive use of force has killed and injured many civilians including children ... I condemn these actions and call on Israel to cease such acts," Ban told an Islamic summit in Senegal's capital Dakar.

Renewed violence in the Gaza Strip and West Bank has threatened prospects for an Egyptian-brokered truce between Israel and Hamas, who control the Strip.
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Gaza militants fired at least 24 rockets into Israel on Thursday after an Israel Defense Forces raid in the West Bank Wednesday in which troops killed four militants, including three members of the militant faction Islamic Jihad.

No one was injured by the salvo against the border town of Sderot, the first such attack by Islamic Jihad since March 5.

The Israel Air Force, which had not operated in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip for a week, attacked a rocket launcher in the town of Beit Hanun after Sderot was hit. No one was hurt.

Hamas said Israeli "aggression" risked destroying Cairo's efforts to mediate a ceasefire, seen as key to securing enough quiet for there to be progress in U.S.-sponsored peace talks between Israel and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

But Hamas, which is seeking to reopen the territory's borders as part of a truce deal, stopped short of abandoning the ceasefire talks in which Islamic Jihad also participated.

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      1.   Big talker did not Condemn the Mrekaz Harav Murder?! 19:35  |  ANI 13/03/08
      2.   Israel must halt `excessive force` against Palestinians 19:37  |  Steve Beikirch 13/03/08
      3.   In Afghanistan Brit RAF killed 4 civilians yesterday alone 19:37  |  Absolute Sweden 13/03/08
      4.   Replace ?peace? with strength and determination. 19:38  |  Jean Van Daem 13/03/08
      5.   Ban Should Try Using "Any Force At All" in Darfur 19:39  |  Ovadiah ben Avraham 13/03/08
      6.   When qassams rain on his house... 19:40  |  judith 13/03/08
      7.   Ban Ban & his Useless Nations! 19:44  |  Wise Saba 13/03/08
      8.   Ban should shut up 19:45  |  Brod 13/03/08
      9.   Can I get a AMEN? 19:48  |  Concerned 13/03/08
      10.   leave civilians alone!! 19:49  |  gearoid 13/03/08
      11.   what a twit 19:50  |  sam 13/03/08
      12.   It is already no any excessive force. 19:51  |  Vital 13/03/08
      13.   A speech to his Islamist friends 19:52  |  SystemF 13/03/08
      14.   zionism is a beautiful word 19:53  |  Richard S 13/03/08
      15.   Ban Ki-moon:Israel must halt 19:57  |  Galvin Templar 13/03/08
      16.   sderot 19:58  |  vik 13/03/08
      17.   BAN KI-MOON what about Israel using equal force? Good? 20:01  |  d.dor 13/03/08
      18.   What a load ! 20:14  |  Tod Zuckerman 13/03/08
      19.   Does he complain when the US drops a 500lb-er on Iraq? 20:31  |  B`Galil 13/03/08
      20.   IDF doesn`t need to guarantee its own casualties 20:34  |  Paul Freedman 13/03/08
      21.   Ban and his excessive force 20:39  |  Brod 13/03/08
      22.   Ban: Israel should just level Gaza 20:46  |  Daniel 13/03/08
      23.   Ban=jackass 20:47  |  Maurice 13/03/08
      24.   TODAY N. KOREA LAUNCHED 40 MISSILES ON S. KOREA 20:47  |  Mark C 13/03/08
      25.   The UN is a pathetic JOKE! Ban is a MORON! 20:48  |  Gary A., MD 13/03/08
      26.   #13 Richard S 20:50  |  Boycott 13/03/08
      27.   # 3 Absolute Sweden, you know what the difference is....???? 20:55  |  Swiss (Dino) 13/03/08
      28.   Did Moon marry Silvienne, Durson, Lakshmi, or Dutch? 20:56  |  Vittorio 13/03/08
      29.   Can`t help but getting a certain suspicion...... 21:12  |  Swiss (Dino) 13/03/08
      30.   Israel is Singled Out 21:17  |  Michael 13/03/08
      31.   GEAROID.8000 missiles too late with compassion for civillians. 21:26  |  PETER SM 13/03/08
      32.   Why is Israel losing the PR war? 21:27  |  Niko 13/03/08
      33.   Advice to Ban 21:40  |  Proud Israeli 13/03/08
      34.   Burn Palestinian cities to the ground 21:42  |  BobUSA 13/03/08
      35.   Ban not the man 21:43  |  Joe Stein 13/03/08
      36.   The UN is worthless.... 21:47  |  Jordan 13/03/08
      37.   #1 little orphan ANI should try to pay attention 21:51  |  look here 13/03/08
      38.   First I introduce You to Psalm 83 22:03  |  ME 13/03/08
      39.   Ban is correct 22:16  |  Murray of Montreal 13/03/08
      40.   #22 Daniel 22:18  |  Chris Linthwaite 13/03/08
      41.   #30 Michael 22:19  |  Chris Linthwaite 13/03/08
      42.   a copy cat loser 22:24  |  ron 13/03/08
      43.   excessive wanker 22:25  |  hank 13/03/08
      44.   Ban, you need to stop hitting the wall...Israel will 22:30  |  qw 13/03/08
      45.   how much are Arabs paying Ban Ki-Moon to condemm Israel 22:42  |  Close The UN 13/03/08
      46.   Ban Ki- Moon 22:42  |  Raymond Turner 13/03/08
      47.   It requires a certain lack of thought 22:47  |  Natallie Durson 13/03/08
      48.   Ban the Buffoon 23:09  |  Zayin ba-Ayin 13/03/08
      49.   excessive force means any force after hamas destroyed until then 23:16  |  ralph 13/03/08
      50.   excessive force means any force after hamas destroyed until then 23:16  |  ralph 13/03/08
      51.   Agreed - but use sufficient to overcome all terrorists 23:18  |  Frederick 13/03/08
      52.   excesive use of human shields by savages is the cause of 23:24  |  Ban him 13/03/08
      53.   1.Ani,those unfortunate young people had been misled by their 23:27  |  lakshmi 13/03/08
      54.   Ban Ki Moon 23:33  |  Chuck 13/03/08
      55.   rocket for a rocket 23:48  |  bobby 13/03/08
      56.   Send Ban to Sderot 00:22  |  Semsem 14/03/08
      57.   #6 Judith in Noo yoirk 00:23  |  Labhras - 14/03/08
      58.   So is there anyone in Israel worth talking to? 00:43  |  Johnboy 14/03/08
      59.   Ban Islamic Summit. Poor guy was not debriefed 00:49  |  17 14/03/08
      60.   "excessive force"? 01:42  |  Scharker Yid 14/03/08
      61.   excessive force 02:14  |  colin 14/03/08
      62.   this article 03:13  |  NYC Jew 14/03/08
      63.   you guys are making a big deal out of this 04:03  |  makavelli 14/03/08
      64.   Maybe Ban should... 04:07  |  Webster 14/03/08
      65.   excessive force 04:21  |  massein 14/03/08
      66.   Israel must halt `excessive force` against Palestinians 04:54  |  Scott Havsy 14/03/08
      67.   What a maroon! 04:57  |  Mark Lincoln 14/03/08
      68.   #2 Beikirch - I see you popped up again 05:08  |  * BEN JABO 14/03/08
      69.   #10 gearoid, your`e easily deceived 05:11  |  * BEN JABO 14/03/08
      70.   #45 NUTallie - Your brothers are bragging 05:13  |  * BEN JABO 14/03/08
      71.   Makevelli - Of course the Arabs are complaining 05:15  |  * BEN JABO 14/03/08
      72.   Stop Excessive force 05:19  |