Sudanese and Palestinians living in Sudan demonstrate against the Israeli air strikes in Gaza, outside the U.N. offices in Khartoum December 27, 2008. Israeli warplanes and helicopters pounded the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Saturday, killing at least 208 people in one of the bloodiest days for the Palestinians in 60 years of conflict with the Jewish state. Militants in the Gaza Strip, who have launched dozens of rocket attacks against Israel since a six-month old truce expired just over a week ago, fired more salvoes that killed one Israeli man and wounded several others. Reuters Pictures 11 months ago

Sudanese and Palestinians living in Sudan demonstrate against the Israeli air strikes in Gaza, outside the U.N. offices in Khartoum December 27, 2008. Israeli warplanes and helicopters pounded the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Saturday, killing at least 208 people in one of the bloodiest days for the Palestinians in 60 years of conflict with the Jewish state. Militants in the Gaza Strip, who have launched dozens of rocket attacks against Israel since a six-month old truce expired just over a week ago, fired more salvoes that killed one Israeli man and wounded several others.

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