haaretz.com - 12/18/2008
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The militant Islamist organization Hamas announced Thursday evening that the cease-fire with Israel in Gaza is over, 24 hours before the six-month truce was due to expire. "The calm, which was reached with Egyptian sponsorship on June 19 and expires on December 19, is finished because the enemy ...
albawaba.com - 12/18/2008
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albawaba.com —
Ismail Haniyeh Israel has recently received messages from
"senior Arab official" urging the Hebrew state to resume...
its assassinations attacks in the Gaza Strip, the Tel Aviv-based Maariv reported. According to the newspaper, one of the messages even ...
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albawaba.com middle east news information::”Arab states ...
news.yahoo.com - 12/19/2008
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news.yahoo.com —
JERUSALEM Hamas formally announced the end of its
unwritten, often-breached truce with Israel on Friday as Palestinian...
militants in the Gaza Strip fired four rockets into southern Israel. The Israeli military said two rockets were fired Friday ...
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Hamas declares Gaza truce with Israel is at an end - ...
powerlineblog.com - 12/22/2008
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powerlineblog.com —
A couple of days ago, Scott passed on
reader Dan Diker's comments on an article in Israel's...
Maariv daily newspaper, which recorded the fact that Arab governments are urging Israel to take a hard line against Hamas. Egypt, in particular, is determined ...
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"Cut Off the Heads of Hamas's Leaders"
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Hamas: Israel-Gaza Truce Is Over
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... abide by its obligations" to ease its blockade of Gaza and halt military action in the Strip.
BBC News reports that both sides accuse the other of violating the peace deal.
A Gaza-based spokesman for Hamas, Fawzi Barhoum, said there was "no possibility" of renewing the truce.
"We at Hamas have the right to respond to any Zionist aggression against the Palestinian people. It's a national duty," he said.
Haaretz reports that Israel supports extending the truce.
"We think the lull is in the ...
Pretend truce is officially over
Yourish.com —
... The European Union finally noticed the rocket fire and demanded that it stop. But not until it had the chance to tell Israel to stop defending herself, first. ...
Hamas: Israel-Gaza Truce Is Over
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... military action in the Strip.
BBC News reports that both sides accuse the other of violating the peace deal.
A Gaza-based spokesman for Hamas, Fawzi Barhoum, said there was "no possibility" of renewing the truce.
"We at Hamas have the right to respond to any Zionist aggression against the Palestinian people. It's a national duty," he said.
Palestinian women, supporters of Hamas:
Haaretz reports that Israel supports extending the truce.
"We think the lull is in the ...
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