Israeli Knesset to convene over Gaza

Monday November 24, 2008 11:44 by Rami Almeghari - IMEMC & Agencies

The Israel parliament (Knesset) will convene on Monday over the situation in Gaza, amidst a fragile Palestinian-Israeli ceasefire following a series of Israeli army attacks on the region and homemade shells fire onto Israel.

Israeli media sources reported that the Knesset meeting has been called upon by the Likud and Israel Baytona parliamentary blocs.

The opposition Likud party had accused the Israeli government of reluctance to respond to homemade shells fire as the Israel Baytona party said Israeli defense minister, Ehud Barak, acts in an irresponsible way that harms Israel's security.

This exceptional convention of the Israeli Knesset comes in the backdrop of increasingly deteriorated humanitarian conditions in Gaza as Israel continues its blockade of the coastal territory for the third week consecutively.

Israeli defense minister, Ehud Barak, had earlier warned of a large Israeli military offensive on Gaza.

Three weeks ago, the Israeli army attacked Gaza, affecting a five-month-old ceasefire deal, brokered by Egyptian mediators in June19.

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