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EU delegation heads to Middle EastDiplomatic efforts to halt the violence are being stepped up. On top of missions by Arab countries… 04/01/09 19:19 CET
Israeli army tightens grip on Gaza StripIsraeli ground forces have pushed deep into the Gaza Strip, splitting it into three, and… 04/01/09 19:06 CET
Gas flow falls in the Czech Republic and TurkeyRussia and Ukraine continue to play the blame game as the Czech Republic and Turkey report a drop… 04/01/09 18:59 CET
Abbas condemns Israel’s “brutal aggression”The Palestinian President has used his toughest language yet to condemn the Israeli offensive… 04/01/09 18:38 CET
Humanitarian crisis grows as bombs dropFew in the Gaza Strip have escaped the effects of Israel’s offensive. The most visible, of course… 04/01/09 18:14 CET
Evicted Israeli settlers: “We told you so”Jewish settlers who were removed from colonies in the Gaza Strip by Israeli authorities in 2005 say… 04/01/09 17:36 CET
Rocket attacks continue against IsraelThe aim of the Israeli operation is to stop Palestinian rocket attacks. So far that seems to have… 04/01/09 13:23 CET
Dozens of Palestinians reportedly killed by Israeli shellsLatest reports coming out of Gaza City say Israeli tanks shells have exploded in the middle of a… 04/01/09 13:17 CET
Shi’ite pilgrims target of deadly Iraq blastAt least 38 people are reported to have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in northwestern… 04/01/09 13:02 CET
Hamas vows to make Gaza a “graveyard” for IsraelisAfter eight days of aerial bombardments, and still no end to the Hamas rocket attacks, Israeli… 04/01/09 12:45 CET
Olmert says ground offensive “unavoidable”The Israeli Prime Minister says the ground offensive in Gaza was “unavoidable”. Ehud Olmert has… 04/01/09 12:25 CET
UN inaction called “a monstrosity”The United Nations Security Council called an emergency debate on the fighting. The Secretary… 04/01/09 08:57 CET
Street protests greet Israel’s assaultReaction among ordinary people has been much stronger. Demonstrators took to the streets across the… 04/01/09 08:45 CET
Israeli soldiers wounded in GazaIsraeli tanks and guns have kept up their assault on Gaza throughout the night, warning the… 04/01/09 07:06 CET
Israel launches Gaza assaultIsrael had carefully planned the invasion. A week of air strikes had prepared people on both sides… 04/01/09 01:45 CET
Several deaths as Gaza mosque is bombedJust hours before the ground offensive in Gaza, an Israeli air strike reportedly killed some 15… 04/01/09 00:15 CET
