SA political parties, unions condemn Israel evictions, attacks on Palestine
AS Israel-Palestine tensions escalated towards what many fear could end up in a full-scale war, South African political parties and trade unions have condemned the forced evictions of Palestinians in East Jerusalem and the bombardment of Gaza by the Israel army. Israel killed a Hamas commander and vowed no let-up in its Gaza barrages yesterday as Palestinian militants rained rockets far across the border and Washington dispatched an envoy to try to calm their most intense hostilities in years. At least 65 people have been killed in Gaza since violence escalated on Monday, according to the enclave's health ministry. Six…