European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 20, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                              June 2007 stars and stripes Mideast edition Page in the world Israel bars Ganzans trying to flee to West Bank by dial Hadid the associated press Gaza Gaza strip hundreds of terrified Ganzans fleeing Hamas Rule were trapped at a squalid crossing with Israel on hop ing for permission to pass through israeli territory to Sanctuary in the West fearing death or a Zans began flocking to the Erez Pas Sage after Hamas militants wrested control of the coastal strip late last which has no interest in letting masses of Ganzans pass through its territory and possibly de stabilize the quieter West has refused to let most of them saying their lives were not in about 600 people were holed up in the Concrete Tunnel that leads to the israeli Side of the around 100 people belonged to Fatah Security but the rest were civil seeking a better life in the West which is separated from Gaza by to maintain order at israeli tanks and armoured vehicles rolled up to the palestinian Side of Erez on chasing away cars parked next to the Ganzans sat Between two High con Crete Walls about 10 Yards look ing tired and suitcases and trash were strewn on the some families sat on others on Bare a Breeze barely stirred Between the and the which has no Toi reeked of urine and some people said they had barely eaten in the past three Israel said it was letting Only the staff of International people with special permission and humanitarian cases to we dont think that All of them there Are Nir a military Liaison told Israel there is a Clear conflict Between Security needs and humanitarian consider Peres its Clear that we dont want to see in the West Bank Fatah Allied Al Asa militants who carried out attacks in the Hamas declared a general amnesty for Fatah fighters shortly after it vanquished them in but civilians and Security officers have not been re checkpoints have been put up on the Road to the crossing to arrest fighters trying to and gun men inside the crossing have been Al Lowed to fire Over Peoples on a Hamas web a deck of cards showing four pictures of Fatah leaders was posted on the Home revenge is coming no matter was written under the cards showing former Gaza strongman Mohammed now exiled in the West and three other Abu a Fatah fighter seek ing to leave Gaza through said he feared was a marked they forgave people and later killed theres no Way Well go he Gaza Borders have been sealed since the Street Battles that led to Hamas Conquest of Gaza broke out last on Israel let in a first food Aid from the world food program 10 truck loads of food and two trucks carrying medical the Wop ordinarily feeds and Shlomo an israeli military said Aid would continue to flow bar ring Hamas Olmert pledge to Aid Abbas Washington president Bush and israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert on tuesday sought to bolster palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas in his Battle with Hamas for calling him a moderate voice and the Only True Leader of the palestinian Bush and before meeting at the White both spoke positively to reporters of the Prospect for new talks Between Abbas and the i am going to make every possible Effort to cooperate with the prime minister Bush and Olmert met in the aftermath of turmoil that left a Western backed in control of one palestinian government in the Inland West Bank and his islamist rival Hamas in control of the sep Arate Gaza strip on the the associated press Christopher Hill envoy Korea received Frozen funds that have been blamed for stalling nuke talks the associated press South Korea North Korea has Possession of funds Frozen in a dispute that had stalled Progress on dismantling its nuclear a Diplomat said my understanding is that it was deposited in North korean accounts in assistant Secretary of state Christopher Hill said upon arrival in Tokyo from refer ring to me disputed North Korea agreed in february to begin dismantling its nuclear program in a landmark agreement signed with South Korea and the United the was Hamstrung Over unexpected difficulties in freeing up million held in Macau Banco Delta Asia blacklisted by Washington Over alleged North korean Money allowing North Korea to gain a Cess to the funds was a key provision of the february North which often alternates concessions with harsh rhetoric and military actions that provoke International on tuesday fired a Short Range mis Sile into Waters toward a South korean intelligence offi who declined to be said the missile was launched in the after noon and had a Range of about 62 it was the third such launch since late there is no circumstantial Evi Dence that the missile launch is having a negative Impact on the six Way talks and the Resolution of the nuclear said South korean foreign ministry spokesman Cho the japanese government sees the missile test a part of a routine Drill and does not consider it a threat to National Secu said a foreign ministry official in who spoke on the condition of citing the sensitivity of the mat in recent moves to Complete the complicated Transfer of funds involving the Macau the and russian Central Banks and a Bank in the russian far East where North Korea holds an account have increased optimism that the  process can move the International atomic Energy the nuclear said monday it would Send inspectors to North Korea next week to discuss How to Monitor and verify the shutdown of the Yon Byon answering an invitation from North Korea had pledged to shut Down the reactor by the Middle of no new deadline has been after Pyongyang missed the first deadline due to the banking Dis iraqis drive up world refugee numbers Geneva people fleeing Iraq have swelled the ranks of the worlds the refugee Agency said As of the end of last the world had million Refu a 14 percent increase Over the million refugees re corded in the High commissioner for refugees said in releasing its 2006 global trends the current total is the highest since when there were the report said the increase was largely due to the Situa Tion in which by the end of 2006 had forced up to Mil lion iraqis to seek Refuge in other particularly Syria and but the largest group of refugees were the million afghans still living outside their after the iraqis were the and people from Congo and about from the associated press Happy new year introducing the All new 2008 Saab 93 Range on Sale via prestige Spoor military members and affiliates first be the 1 St to order this swedish powerhouse and save a Small Fortune in the process agents in the Middle East to serve you prestige