ISTANBUL - The 28th edition of the International Film Festival, the most famous cinematic event in the city, kicks off Saturday. Organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, this year's festival will take place in seven movie theaters. 'Due to the crisis we just want to keep the audience number of last year,' says festival director Azize Tan.
The Israeli air force has been bombing the Gaza Strip since last Saturday. As of yesterday, the death toll was over 400 hundred. According to the United Nations, a quarter of these people were women and children. The wounded, which again included hundreds of innocent civilians, were calculated to be more than 1,000.