Israelis open fire on crowds in Gaza

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The Israeli army has opened fire on a crowd of Palestinian demonstrators in the town of Rafah in southern Gaza.



At least 10 people were killed, though some reports put the number of casualties higher.

Several children were among the dead, and more than 50 people were injured, many seriously, Palestinian medical workers said.

Thousands of people were demonstrating against a massive Israeli operation in the refugee camp on the edge of Rafah.

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Amnesty Urges Spain To Halt Arms Sale To Israel

Few hours after Amnesty International urged his government to stop arms sale to Israel, Prime Minister Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and his Palestinian counterpart Ahmad Qorei condemned Wednesday, May 19, Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip.

"Peace requires an immediate ceasefire," the leaders said in turn at a press conference after an Israeli airstrike killed at least 10 Palestinians in Rafah, reported Agence France-Presse (AFP).

Zapatero lambasted Israel for embarking on actions that would lead down "a negative path for peace."

"Peace requires a ceasefire, respecting the roadmap and this is what the Spanish government is calling for and what the international community wants," he said.

Qorei, for his part, accused the Israeli government of not wanting a peace settlement in the region.

"These crimes which are being committed against our people on a daily basis ...show that that there is no desire for peace on the part of the Israeli government," he said.

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