Tag: Israel
UN aid agency suspends Gaza operations
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency says it has suspended its Gaza strip operations.[MORE]
Lebanese Govt criticises rocket attack on Israel
The Lebanese Government has criticised a rocket attack from south Lebanon into Israel.[MORE]
Rockets from Lebanon hit northern Israel
At least three rockets hit northern Israel from Lebanon, lightly wounding two people.[MORE]
Ceasefire pressure mounts as Israel continues Gaza strikes
A senior Israeli official is travelling to Cairo tonight to hear details of a ceasefire plan for the conflict in Gaza, drawn up by Egypt and France. [MORE]
Israel takes hit in Gaza propaganda war
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Israel has taken a battering in the global propaganda battle over its war on Hamas, analysts say.[MORE]
More Israeli tanks roll into southern Gaza
Israeli tanks roll into southern Gaza as air force hits tunnel complexes along the Egyptian border, witnesses say.[MORE]
Israel wary of repeating Lebanon mistakes
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Any ceasefire deal Israel makes will give Hamas a chance to spin it into a victory, writes Middle East correspondent Ben Knight.[MORE]
Children make up third of Gaza dead: medics
Gaza medics say almost a third of the 702 Palestinians killed in the Israeli offensive are children.[MORE]
Israel agrees ceasefire principles, warns Gazans to flee
Israel warns residents of southern Gaza to flee their homes ahead of threatened air strikes later today.[MORE]
Fighting in Gaza resumes after 3hr truce
Fighting has resumed in Gaza after a three-hour ceasefire.[MORE]
Egypt prepares for Gaza refugee flood
Egypt has drawn up contingency plans to deal with a sudden influx of thousands of Palestinian refugees fleeing the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip, humanitarian agencies said on Wednesday.[MORE]
Israel to suspend bombing for 3hrs each day
Israel has announced that it will halt its bombing of the Gaza Strip for a three-hour period each day, starting tonight.[MORE]
Israel to open humanitarian corridor in Gaza
The United Nations has welcomed Israel's decision to open a humanitarian corridor into the Gaza Strip.[MORE]
Israel, Hamas consider Egypt truce proposal
Israel and Hamas studied an Egyptian proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip that won immediate backing from the US and Europe.[MORE]
Anti-Israeli protests derail basketball game in Turkey
A Eurocup basketball match was called off in Ankara as the visiting Israeli side did not bother to return to the court after Turkish spectators launched anti-Israeli protests, prompting riot police to intervene.[MORE]
US backs Egyptian ceasefire plan
The United States says it backs a new Egyptian plan for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.[MORE]
Olmert orders 'humanitarian corridor' for Gaza
Israel plans new corridor of Gaza aid after more than 30 die in attacks at UN-run schools.[MORE]
Israel keeps ban on media entering Gaza
Israel has maintained a ban on journalists entering the Gaza Strip to cover its war on Hamas, despite a Supreme Court ruling that foreign reporters should be let in.[MORE]
Egypt announces Gaza ceasefire plan
Egypt has announced it is proposing an immediate ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza, to be followed by talks on long-term arrangements including an end to the blockade of the coastal territory.[MORE]
Obama vows 'plenty to say' on Mid East
Barack Obama says he will have plenty to say on the Gaza crisis - after he is sworn in as president.[MORE]
UN demands probe into Israel's strikes on Gaza schools
UN demands investigation after Israeli attacks kill more than 30 Palestinians at schools in Gaza Strip.[MORE]
UN schools hit in Gaza as Europe scrambles for ceasefire
Israeli tank fire has killed up to 40 Palestinians at a United Nations school in the Gaza Strip, medical sources at two hospitals said.[MORE]
Witnesses say Israeli tanks in southern Gaza city
Witnesses in the Gaza Strip say Israeli tanks have rolled into the southern city of Khan Yunis. [MORE]
UN chief condemns both sides in Gaza conflict
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has condemned the actions of both sides in Gaza and called for a ceasefire.[MORE]
Obama's Gaza silence 'disappoints' Palestinians
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The US President-elect's silence on the Gaza conflict is raising the ire of some in the Arab world.[MORE]
