WRAP Aftermath of strike on Haniyeh's office, Hebron clashes ADDS Olmert
(2 Mar 2008) SHOTLIST Gaza City, Gaza Strip 1. Exterior of Hamas leader in Gaza Ismail Haniyeh's office targeted by Israeli airstrike 2. Damage at office entrance 3. Damage to roof 4. Damage to entrance, palestinian flag waving 5. Security guard on street near office building Gaza City, Gaza Strip 6. Wide of street 7. Wide of closed shops 8. Closed school Rafah, Gaza Strip 9. Wide of building damaged by airstrike 10. Damaged rooms in building 11. Wide of people among rubble 12. Damaged area 13. Various of people among rubble 14. Pan of building hit 15. Tilt up from crater to people looking at crater 16. Children among rubble 17. Wide of area hit by airstrike Hebron, West Bank 18. Wide of tire burning in street 19. Various of Palestinians throwing stones and burning tires 20. Zoom out from heavy smoke rising in street to Palestinian throwing stone and running away; UPSOUND cheering 21. Mid of Palestinians holding stones 22. Wide of Palestinians running away 23. Israeli soldier throwing stun grenade 24. Injured man being carried away 25. Israeli soldier with gun 26. Various of Israeli soldiers shooting, possibly with rubber bullets; UPSOUND gunshots 27. Ambulance in street Ramallah, West Bank 28. Wide of presidential compound 29. Palestinian flags at half mast 30. Wide of traffic in street 31. Closed shops 32. Palestinian man selling newspaper 33. Tilt down on newspapers headlines 34. Man reading newspaper 35. Closed shops Ramallah, West Bank 36. Wide of student rally against the situation in Gaza 37. Various of rally Jerusalem 38. Exterior of Israeli Prime Minister's office 39. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert arriving at meeting 40. Pan of meeting 41. SOUNDBITE (Hebrew) Ehud Olmert, Israeli Prime Minister: "No one has the moral right to preach to Israel for taking the elementary step of self-defence to prevent hundreds of thousands of residents of the country's south from being exposed to this incessant fire that disrupts our routine and takes away the joy of life from many citizens." 42. Wide of meeting STORYLINE Israeli aircraft sent missiles slamming into the office of the leader of Hamas-ruled Gaza before dawn on Sunday, pressing forward with an offensive that has killed more than 60 Palestinians in two days of fighting. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh's office was empty at the time, but the raid was seen as a tough message to the Hamas leadership, which Israel holds responsible for the repeated rocket barrages launched from Gaza. A total of 54 Palestinians, roughly half of them civilians, were killed in fighting on Saturday, the highest single-day death toll in more than seven years of violence. Two Israeli soldiers also were killed. Responding to the bloodletting, the moderate Palestinian leadership based in the West Bank suspended U.S.-sponsored peace talks with Israel. The bloodshed also has drawn condemnations from the international community, including the UN chief, who who accused Israel of the disproportionate and excessive use of force. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday rejected the international criticism and vowed to continue the Gaza offensive. "No one has the moral right to preach to Israel for taking the elementary step of self-defence to prevent hundreds of thousands of residents of the country's south from being exposed to this incessant fire that disrupts our routine and takes away the joy of life from many citizens," Olmert said. By targeting Ashkelon, Hamas has raised the stakes in the confrontation and put added pressure on Israeli leaders to exact a high price for the Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
