Palestinians mourn during the funeral of Nadi El-Attar (11) and his mother Khayria (60) in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip, 24 July 2006. El-Attars were killed today after Israeli tank shelled high-rise building in Beit Lahiya, not far from Gaza’s border with Israel. Top diplomats from France, Germany and Britain converged on Israel today ahead of a visit by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as world powers moved to try to end the Lebanon conflict and to discuss the on going assault by the Israeli military on the Gaza Strip which has led to over 100 and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan renewed calls for an end to “disproportionate” violence. AFP PHOTO/ HRVOJE POLAN
