WRAP Israeli tanks shell Gaza, morning a'math of strike on Haniyeh office, reax
(2 Jul 2006) AP TELEVISION Nahal Oz, South Israel 1. Various of Israeli tanks launching artillery attacks on Gaza Gaza City, Gaza Strip 2. Exterior of office of Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Hanyieh 3. Damage to structure 4. Interior - various of damage 5. Exterior - various of damage 6. Palestinian flags AP TELEVISION ++NIGHT SHOTS++ Gaza City, Gaza Strip 7. Skyline over Gaza City - wide shot flash as strike hits 8. Various ground shots outside the office of Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas 9. Emergency crew at scene, damaged building in background 10. Sign outside Haniyeh's office 11. Ambulances at scene AL ARABIYAH - NO ACCESS ARABIC CHANNELS Gaza City, Gaza Strip 12. Arrival of Ismael Haniyeh, Palestinian Prime Minister 13. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Ismael Haniyeh, Palestinian Prime Minister: "This is part of a strategy of comprehensive targeting, that the Palestinian people have been subjected to in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. It is very obvious and it means that there is the policy based on power. The Palestinian people are strong and believers in God and are determined to hold to their rights and principles. This government, God willing, will stay faithful to the issue of Palestinian rights and will reflect the determination and steadfastness of the Palestinian people. We say, enough of this aggressive policy." AP TELEVISION Gaza City, Gaza Strip 14. Pan Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian President, and journalists at table 15. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian President: "Regarding the soldier, we will surely reach an agreement. It is not a dead-end. People want an acceptable solution and we are trying to find this solution." STORYLINE: Israeli tanks in Nahal Oz, South Israel, launched artillery attacks on Gaza, Sunday, as the crisis sparked by the abduction of an Israeli soldier, held in captivity in Gaza for the last week, continued. In Gaza City the office of Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas was seen to be partially wrecked after Israeli aircraft fired missiles in the early hours of Sunday, setting the building on fire. Severe damage was caused to the structure and interior of the building. Because of the late hour of the strike - 1:45 a.m. (2345 GMT Saturday) - the building was empty. A bystander was slightly injured. A few minutes later, Israeli aircraft hit a school in the city, setting a building on fire, witnesses and rescue workers said. No one was hurt. Other targets overnight were Hamas facilities in northern Gaza. Palestinian security officials said two militants were wounded. One later died of his wounds, hospital officials said. He was the second militant killed in the week-long Israeli operation. Inspecting his burning office, Haniyeh condemned the Israeli attack: "This is part of a strategy of comprehensive targeting, that the Palestinian people have been subjected to in the West Bank and Gaza Strip," he said. Though troops remained massed on the border, Israel on Thursday postponed a planned invasion of northern Gaza as diplomatic efforts to free Cpl. Gilad Shalit, 19, involving Egypt and other regional players, continued. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned that the coming hours would be "dangerous and difficult" for the Palestinian people. Egypt and other foreign mediators have been working to try to resolve the crisis, but Abbas said those efforts had yet to bear fruit. "Regarding the soldier, we will surely reach an agreement. It is not a dead end. People want an acceptable solution," he said. 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...
