US appeals to Israel over actions

Updated: 20:56, Monday, 17 March 2003

The US has asked Israel to respect the dignity of Palestinian civilians and consider the consequences of its actions.

The move comes after 11 Palestinians were killed in Israeli operations in Gaza today.

The Palestinians were killed during Israeli swoops in the Gaza Strip.

Earlier, an army bulldozer crushed to death a US peace activist trying to prevent house demolitions in Rafah, on the Israeli-controlled southern border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip.

30 armoured vehicles backed up by helicopter gunships targeted the Nusseirat refugee camp just south of Gaza City.

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