World condemns Israeli attacks

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Source: CCTV.com | 12-29-2008 13:53

Three days of mourning are underway in Gaza and the West Bank for the hundreds of Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks. In other parts of the world, protests are under way calling for an end to the violence.

Hundreds of Palestinians in the West Bank mourned their dead on Sunday and protested the Israeli military assault. (CCTV.com)

Hundreds of Palestinians in the West Bank mourned their dead on Sunday and protested the Israeli military assault.

Shops, banks and government offices in Gaza and the West Bank are closed for three days. Flags are at half staff at government buildings and the tomb of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.

In Hebron, East Jerusalem, and Nablus, Palestinian protesters blocked roads and burned tires as they clashed with Israeli soldiers. In Ramalla, at least one Palestinian was shot dead and several others were wounded by Israeli soldiers.

The Muslim world is speaking out strongly against the Israeli airstrikes. Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, calls the Israeli assault a "deliberate massacre" and a "humanitarian tragedy".