95 bodies pulled from Gaza rubble



Sun, 18 Jan 2009 10:49:39 GMT

The bodies of 95 Palestinians, including children, have so far been pulled from the rubble in northern Gaza, Palestinian medics say.

The bodies were pulled by rescue teams in the towns of Jabaliya and Beit Lahiya and Zeitoun after Israel declared a halt in its attacks on Gaza.

The exact number of children found in the rubble was not immediately available. Medics believe scores of bodies are still buried under the rubble.

Israel announced on Sunday a unilateral ceasefire after pounding Gaza non-stop for 22 days. This brings to over 1,300 the number of Palestinians killed in the offensive.

The Palestinians fired more rockets into Israel, in response to the continued shelling of Gaza with white phosphorus by Israeli forces on the 23rd day of the conflict.

Israeli military confirmed on Sunday that its aircraft attacked rocket launchers in northern Gaza Strip.

“We carried out a strike against a rocket launching squad in Beit Hanun,” said an Israeli military spokesman. “It was the same squad that launched (rockets) into Sderot this morning.”

The rocket attacks on Sderot caused damage but no casualties, Israeli media said.