Read this report by AP in the Star online today.
Let's see the choice of the words by the journalist.
JERUSALEM: Palestinian militants detonated a bomb targeting an Israeli army patrol along the Gaza border, the Israeli military said, in the first serious clash since a ceasefire went into effect more than a week ago.
Heavy gunfire was audible along the border in central Gaza and Israeli helicopters hovered in the air, firing bursts from their machine guns, Palestinian witnesses said.
The Israeli military said an explosive device exploded near the border crossing of Kissufim, targeting an Israeli patrol. The military would not provide further details. No militant group immediately took responsibility for the attack.
An Israeli jet broke the sound barrier over Gaza City not long afterward, possibly as a warning, but there were no further reports of Israeli retaliation^.
In what appeared to be an unconnected* incident Tuesday, Palestinian security officials said Israeli troops along the border shot and killed a 27-year-old man and wounded two others. It was not immediately clear if they were civilians or militants. The military said it was looking into the report.
Israel and Gaza militants have been holding their fire since Jan 18, after Israel ended a punishing** three-week offensive aimed at halting rocket fire*** from the territory. Israel announced a unilateral ceasefire on Jan 17, and that was followed by a similar announcement from Gaza militants.
In the days immediately following the ceasefire there was shelling by Israeli gunboats and some gunfire along the border -- including the killing of two men Palestinian officials identified as farmers -- but there were no serious clashes until Tuesday.
Egypt is currently trying to negotiate a longer-term arrangement to allow quiet in the coastal territory of 1.4 million people, which has been ruled by the Islamic militants of Hamas since June, 2007.
The Israeli offensive killed 1,285 Palestinians, more than half of them civilians, according to records kept by the Palestinian Center for Human Rights. Thirteen Israelis, including three civilians, were also killed during the fighting. -- AP
~ the word 'militants' mostly used for palestinian side bringing negative connotations. They are actually freedom fighters or resistance movement.
^retaliation = already justifying their future actions?
*unnecessarily mentioned, merely an assumption.
** punishing? - as if israeli has the right to. already giving a verdict.
***actual results = hundreds of innocent children killed, and some shot at close range...
slow aje jarum2 psyche war diorang...
the second updates has among others, the following addition:-
Israeli soldiers quickly crossed the border in search of the attackers, and Israel’s defence minister, Ehud Barak, said Israel “cannot accept” the attack.
“We will respond, but there is no point in elaborating,” Barak said in comments released by his office.
The incident jolted the calm that has largely prevailed since Israel ended a devastating three-week offensive on Jan 17. Since withdrawing its troops, Israel has threatened to strike hard at any violations of the truce.
the article bears no comment from hamas. tapi banyak pulak pendapat dari puak israel.
they are trying to form some opinions in our minds.
this means we need to buka al-jazeera and palestinian related sites like palestinkini.info etc
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