Israel warns of nerve gas in Syria
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'Political coward' Netanyahu sees rift with Obama widen
Hamas cry of victory rings hollow for battered civilians
Jerusalem settlement plans threaten Palestinian state
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Governments of both Egypt and Israel have been trying to prevent a political crisis since Egypt cancelled a contract to supply Israel with gas.
Israeli prime minister's aides accused United States president of interfering in Israel's elections.
The Zata'ari refugee camp, opened by the Jordanian government to house 500 people, has swollen to a population of more than 26 000.
Khaled Meshaal, the political leader of the Palestinian Islamist party Hamas, is expected to retire at upcoming leadership elections.
Israel is to expedite settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem in a punitive response to the Palestinians' successful bid to join Unesco.
Israeli prime minister's aides accused United States president of interfering in Israel's elections.
In Gaza, the emergence of militant organisations beyond the control of the ruling Hamas make the consequences of Israel's operation unpredictable.
Israel says an EU embargo on Iranian oil and additional sanctions -- due to take effect from July -- should begin now.
