ISRAEL HELPS PALESTINIANS WITH BIRD FLU

Israel helps Palestinians over bird flu
Israel pitched in to help Palestinians contain a suspected outbreak of bird flu in the Gaza Strip. Israeli veterinarians were dispatched to advise Palestinian counterparts Wednesday after several dozen chickens died overnight at a Gaza farm, apparently the latest victims of the H5N1 virus discovered over the weekend in Israel. Israel also is testing the carcasses on behalf of the Palestinian Authority. In the West Bank, Palestinian farmers have been placed on alert for further outbreaks.