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Defence Minister: Israel 'cannot accept' ceasefire with Hamas
(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-12-28 10:17

A demonstrator holds a portrait of Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal during a demonstration against Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip, in Istanbul December 27, 2008. Israeli warplanes and helicopters pounded the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Saturday, killing at least 230 people in the bloodiest one-day death toll in 60 years of conflict with the Palestinians. [Agencies]