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Middle East Shooting Claims Two American Lives
President Barack Obama addresses the shooting which claimed the lives
of two American citizens. (Photo - New York Times Archives)
THE death toll in the Mid-
dle East continues to rise
after yet another shooting
in the nations capital took
the lives of two Americans.
It is alleged a tourist
bus was travelling through Da-
hab in the Sinai when it was at-
tacked, resulting in the Amer-
ican citizens suffering gunfire
wounds and passing soon after.
President Barack
Obama has condemned the
attacks, demanding Egyp-
tian officials come forward
with details of the event.
Obama ensured the

wounded were supplied with
medical supplies and other
treatment, however the pair
died shortly after the attack.
My thoughts and
sympathies are with the fami-
lies of the two American tourists
murdered in Dahab, he said.
The Minister for De-
fence, Chuck Hagel, has la-
belled the attack a horrific and
unfortunate tragedy, stating
the White House was great-
ly saddened by the event.
U.S Officials are waiting
for circumstantial details to be
released by Egypt before fur-
ther inquisitions can be made.
An Egyptian citizen was
also killed in the attack.
By Jake Quade
Red Cross Urges
Donations for
Trying Times in
the Middle East
THE International Committee of
the Red Cross claims services
to refugee camps are at the
point of collapse, following se-
vere conflict in the Middle East.
Currently the most
pressing issue is said to be
stemming from the Syri-
an Civil War, with many cit-
izens having to be relocated
for the sake of their wellbeing.
With over 2.5 million
people fleeing the war zone,
Red Cross says funding and
support needs for refuges
have reached an all-time high.
Red Cross asks
for donations of resourc-
es or money to help aid cit-
izens in this time of need.
We welcome and pledge
for new private donors to come
on-board and assist in our mis-
sion to grant humanitarian re-
lief in times of conflict and vi-
olence, said a representative.
By Emma Ryan
Israel Will Not Go Unpunished
THE United Nations, in an
attempt to cool rising ten-
sions, has urged Israel and
Palestine to come together
and negotiate peace talks
between the two states.
The President of the
West Bank, Mahmoud Ab-
bas, issued a statement to
the media detailing the con-
tinuous abuse and attacks
on Palestinian villages, and
their civilians, showing that
any diplomacy between the
two regions will not be ev-
ident in the near future.
The violent actions
against Palestinians and their
children will not be tolerat-
ed. I do not understand how
Israel can claim to be a pro-
ponent of peace when they
invade Palestinian territory
to injure, coerce and mur-
der Palestinians, he said.
Uniting Gaza with
West Bank will only benefit
peace, as West Bank sup-
ports non-violence and will
not tolerate Hamas spon-
sored violence against Israel.
We expect that Isra-
el withdraws its troops
from our land, otherwise
we cannot hold negoti-
ations or peace talks.
Also adding to the turmoil is
the recent YouTube video of
the Israeli soldiers who ma-
liciously attacked a 14-year-
old Palestinian boy, whose
hands were bound and, while
being struck with a rifle butt,
was seen been dragged un-
conscious into a vehicle.
Hezbollah, a politi-
cal group based in Lebanon,
has responded to the recent
violence saying, To our
brothers in Palestine; Israel
will not be left unpunished.
Israels abuse against Pales-
tine will be met with a fierce
response. The UNs position
on the hostile relations of
the two states has remained
constant throughout the
conflict, with Ban Ki-moon,
the UN Secretary, declaring
that an end to the conflict will
come once the two regions
learn to coexist peacefully.
The UN expects that the
two parties of Israel and
Palestine shall come closer
to reaching a political ac-
cord that shall allow them
to peacefully co-exist. I call
on the international commu-
nity to support the parties
in this ambitious endeav-
our to fulfil the two state
solution, bringing about
an end to the conflict.
As peace talks seem far
from the agenda of Is-
raeli, many hope this on-
going occupation from
the two states ceases to
a harmonious resolution.
Palestinians display outrage on recent Israeli attacks
By Katherine Cannon
To donate call the Red Cross
at 1-800-733-2767 or visit
their website, www.redcross.
org