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Venezuela expels Israel envoy over Gaza attacks

06 Jan 2009 21:00:51 GMT

Source: Reuters

CARACAS, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Venezuela has expelled the ambassador to Israel in protest over the offensive in the Gaza Strip that has killed more than 500 Palestinians, Venezuela's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

(Reporting by Brian Ellsworth, Editing by Sandra Maler)

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