Israel, Palestinians Negotiate on Church Siege
In Rome, Father David Jaeger, spokesman for the Franciscan custodians of Holy Land sites, said the group had filed a request to Israel's highest court to order Israeli authorities to meet humanitarian needs in the besieged church complex.

He said the request was to restore water and electricity supplies, to stop impeding the delivery of food and ``before all to permit the removal and proper burial of dead bodies.''
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