U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan blasted Israel’s airstrike against Hamas’ spiritual leader, Sheik Ahmed Yassin. Through a spokesman, Annan the said the attack, which failed to kill Yassin, both violated humanitarian law and was a disproportionate use of force in a populated area.
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