   From top: Palestinians carry candles during a protest in Bethlehem against the Israeli halt in fuel deliveries which forced the closure of Gaza's sole power plant; at a kidney dialysis unit; a nurse cares for a baby at the primary care unit of the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza (photos AFP)  Palestinians trying to buy bread crowd outside a bakery in Gaza  A Palestinian worker fills gas canisters at a gas station in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza. The Israeli blockade of Gaza worsened with new fuel shortages   From top: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert addresses the conference of the International Women's Zionist Organisation in Tel Aviv. Palestinians were killed in Israeli air strikes on Gaza, as Olmert vowed to keep up raids; Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends prayers in Ramallah parent page (24 - 30 January 2008, issue #881) |