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| Abbas breaks contact with Israel | Abbas breaks contact with Israel |
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| Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has suspended contact with Israel amid an assault on Gaza which has killed about 100 people, an aide says. | Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has suspended contact with Israel amid an assault on Gaza which has killed about 100 people, an aide says. |
| The suspension came amid angry protests in Gaza and clashes with Israeli troops in the West Bank in which one man died. | The suspension came amid angry protests in Gaza and clashes with Israeli troops in the West Bank in which one man died. |
| Israeli PM Ehud Olmert vowed to continue the assault, to stop militant rocket attacks on southern Israel. | Israeli PM Ehud Olmert vowed to continue the assault, to stop militant rocket attacks on southern Israel. |
| The assault intensified on Saturday, with nearly 70 people killed in one of Gaza's bloodiest days for years. | The assault intensified on Saturday, with nearly 70 people killed in one of Gaza's bloodiest days for years. |
| Local doctors say at least 13 of the Palestinians were civilians, including eight children. | Local doctors say at least 13 of the Palestinians were civilians, including eight children. |
| Another five people were killed overnight in Gaza. | Another five people were killed overnight in Gaza. |
| The violence has drawn international calls for restraint, with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urging both sides to halt the violence. | The violence has drawn international calls for restraint, with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urging both sides to halt the violence. |
| But Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said his country needed to prepare for an escalation of its military operations in Gaza. | But Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said his country needed to prepare for an escalation of its military operations in Gaza. |