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/ 26 December 2009

Israel kills six Palestinians in West Bank, Gaza

Israeli soldiers shot and killed six Palestinians in two separate incidents on Saturday in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

By Hassan Titi
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/ 24 December 2009

‘The world stands by as Gaza starves’

Close to 20 South Africans will be descending on Gaza for a freedom march, despite the Egyptian government’s plan to close the Rafah crossing.

By Ilham Rawoot
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/ 22 December 2009

Hamas blames Israel as prisoner talks drag on

Hamas blamed Israel on Tuesday for stalling efforts to swap hundreds of Palestinian prisoners for a captured soldier.

By Adel Zaanoun
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/ 4 August 2009

Fatah congress to keep ‘armed struggle’ option

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah will endorse a two-state solution but keep the option of ”armed struggle” with Israel.

By Mohammed Assadi
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/ 13 March 2009

Rival Palestinian factions fail to agree on unity govt

Rival Palestinian factions have so far failed to overcome obstacles in reconciliation talks which they hope will lead to a unified governing body.

By Nidal Al-Mughrabi
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/ 2 February 2009

Israel bombs Gaza tunnels in series of air raids

Israel launched a series of air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, targeting a Hamas security complex and tunnels used to smuggle weapons.

By Nidal Al-Mughrabi
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/ 20 January 2009

UN chief Ban sees ‘heartbreaking’ Gaza damage

Voicing shock and anger at the ”heartbreaking” devastation, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visited the Gaza Strip on Tuesday to pledge aid.

By Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Louis Charbonneau
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/ 19 January 2009

Hamas, Israel hold fire as Gazans reel at war’s toll

Israeli forces were pulling out of the Gaza Strip on Monday following a tentative truce with Hamas that allowed Palestinians to take stock of the war.

By Nidal Al-Mughrabi
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/ 16 January 2009

Israel, US eye Gaza border deal

Israel worked to secure guarantees on Friday that arms smuggling to Hamas militants would end under any deal to call off its three-week-old offensive.

By Nidal Al-Mughrabi
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/ 15 January 2009

Peace efforts intensify as Gaza toll tops 1 000

Israel struck fresh targets on Thursday and waged street battles in Gaza as the international community stepped up efforts to broker a truce.

By Adel Zaanoun
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/ 14 January 2009

Explosions hit Gaza, UN chief arrives for truce talks

Israeli troops edged closer to the heart of Gaza City on Wednesday morning and international organisations expressed growing concern.

By Nidal Al-Mughrabi
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/ 12 January 2009

Israel sends army reservists into Gaza battle

Israeli leaders trying to find a knockout blow for Hamas militants defying a 17-day-old assault on Gaza have thrown army reservists into battle.

By Nidal Al-Mughrabi
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/ 11 January 2009

Israel and Hamas vow to fight on in Gaza

Israel and Hamas vowed to keep fighting on Sunday, ignoring international calls to stop the Gaza conflict which entered a 16th day.

By Nidal Al-Mughrabi
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/ 10 January 2009

‘My cousin and his son died in front of me’

In the houses at the edge of Zeitoun, dozens of Palestinian families woke to discover that Israel’s invasion had brought troops and tanks.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 10 January 2009

UN human rights chief accuses Israel of war crimes

The United Nations’ most senior human rights official said on Friday night that the Israeli military may have committed war crimes in Gaza.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 9 January 2009

UN calls for immediate Gaza truce, attacks go on

Israel pushed ahead with its offensive in the Gaza Strip on Friday, ignoring a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire.

By Nidal Al-Mughrabi
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/ 8 January 2009

Red Cross says Israel broke law in Gaza

Relief workers found four starving children sitting next to their dead mothers and other corpses in a house in a part of Gaza City bombed by Israel.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 7 January 2009

Israel eases Gaza bombing, mulls expanding war

Israel, facing condemnation over the mounting death toll in its war on Hamas, ordered a temporary halt to bombing in part of Gaza on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 7 January 2009

How Israel brought Gaza to the brink of disaster

Oxford professor of international relations Avi Shlaim served in the Israeli army and has never questioned the state’s legitimacy.

By Avi Shlaim
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/ 7 January 2009

Egypt floats truce plan after 42 killed in Gaza school

Israel and Hamas studied an Egyptian proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday that won immediate backing from the US and Europe.

By Nidal Al-Mughrabi
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/ 5 January 2009

Timeline: Israeli-Hamas violence since Gaza takeover

Israel launched its offensive on Hamas with aerial bombardments on December 27 2008 to curtail Palestinian rocket attacks.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 5 January 2009

Israel presses on with Gaza attack

Israel on Monday pressed on with a deadly ground, sea and air offensive against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip that has cut the territory in two.

By Nidal Al-Mughrabi
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/ 4 January 2009

Israeli tanks, soldiers invade Gaza Strip

Israel launched a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, sending tanks and infantry into battle with Hamas fighters.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 4 January 2009

US thwarts push for Gaza truce demand

Israeli tanks and infantry battled Hamas fighters in the Gaza Strip on Sunday in a ground offensive launched after eight days of deadly air strikes.

By Nidal Al-Mughrabi
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/ 3 January 2009

Israeli troops move into Gaza Strip

Israeli troops clashed with Hamas fighters as they advanced into Gaza on Saturday in the first ground action of an eight-day offensive.

By Nidal Al-Mughrabi
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/ 3 January 2009

Israeli air strike kills top Hamas military leader

An Israeli air strike killed a senior commander of Hamas’s armed wing on Saturday while the Islamist group’s leader warned the Israeli army.

By Nidal Al-Mughrabi
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/ 3 January 2009

Hamas ready to confront Gaza invasion

Hamas’s top leader warned Israel its army would be defeated if it invaded the Gaza Strip, while the United States said it envisioned a ceasefire.

By Nidal Al-Mughrabi
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/ 2 January 2009

War and peace: Israel’s military and political options

Six days into Operation Cast Lead against Hamas in the Gaza Strip Israeli leaders are considering a range of military and political options.

By Ian Black
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/ 1 January 2009

Israeli strike kills Hamas political leader

Israel killed a senior Hamas leader in an air attack on his home on Thursday, striking its first deadly blow against the top ranks.

By Nidal Al-Mughrabi
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/ 1 January 2009

Israeli planes strike government buildings in Gaza

Israeli warplanes attacked government buildings in the Gaza Strip early on New Year’s Day after Israel and Hamas both spurned ceasefire calls.

By Nidal Al-Mughrabi
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/ 31 December 2008

Gaza quieter after days of heavy assaults

Gaza was largely quiet on Wednesday with just two air strikes reported, a stark contrast with the previous four days of heavy aerial bombardment.

By Nidal Al-Mughrabi
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/ 30 December 2008

Israel presses on with Gaza attacks, toll now 345

Israeli warplanes killed 10 Palestinians on Tuesday in attacks that targeted Hamas government buildings and other symbols of the Islamist group.

By Nidal Al-Mughrabi
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