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Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka vis-à-vis Gaza-by Air Chief Marshal Gagan bulathsingala   Source:Dailymirror Both Hamas and the LTTE were designated by the United States as foreign terrorist organizations on the same day Oct 8, 1997 Gaza is running out of essential commodities such as water, fuel, and supplies amid an Israeli aid blockade The UN Security Council in a press statement said that they strongly condemn the LTTE for its acts of terrorism over many years   Sri Lanka said that the armed forces ended the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) conflict in May 2009 through a “Humanitarian Operation”, but the successive governments still defend a UN-led probe into the alleged human rights violations. At the turn of the century, it wasn’t uncommon for Hamas and LTTE- widely known as the Tamil Tigers- to find reference in the same debates as governments around the world ...