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Olmert Vows “Disproportionate Response” Against Palestinians

HeadlineFeb 02, 2009

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has threatened to use “disproportionate response” if Palestinian militants continue to fire rockets into Israel. On Sunday, a wing of al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for firing two rockets. The group is the militant wing of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah faction. Meanwhile, Israel continues to carry out air strikes inside Gaza.

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