MID: Egypt cancels New Year's Eve over Gaza 'massacres'
31 Dec 2008 8:00 PM
Egypt has cancelled official New Year's Eve events in solidarity with the suffering of the Palestinians being massacred in Gaza.
Cancelled events include a special concert by famed Egyptian singer MOHAMMED MUNIR .. set to be held at Cairo's Opera House .. and a variety performance hosted by the ministry of information due to be broadcast on state television.
Since Israel unleashed its massive aerial attack on Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Saturday .. at least 374 Palestinians .. including 39 children .. have been killed and more than 17-hundred wounded.
During the same period .. four Israelis have been killed by rockets fired from Gaza.
