By Xinhua
Ramallah : Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday condemned the ongoing Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank as brutal aggression against Palestinians.
Abbas made the remarks in the West Bank city Bethlehem, stressing the necessity of implementing international resolutions concerning the Palestinian cause.
The Palestinian people seek peace and freedom, he said, underscoring the importance of finding a just solution to the Palestine issue, including the issue of the Palestinian refugees.
Earlier on Friday, one Palestinian woman was killed and 46 others were injured by a fresh Israeli strike near the abandoned headquarters of the Hamas-run interior ministry in Gaza City, the Doha-based al-Jazeera Satellite Channel reported.
The latest Israeli attack came after the Jewish state decided to seal off all border crossings with the Gaza Strip late on Thursday in a bid to stop Palestinian rocket attacks on Israeli communities.
More than 30 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli ground and air strikes in Gaza Strip and West Bank since Tuesday.
Israel has said that the intensive airstrikes aimed at reining in Gaza militant groups, mainly Hamas and Islamic Jihad (Holy War),which intensified their homemade rockets attacks from Gaza at Israel.