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Israel Under Fire for Gaza Killings
truthdig.com - 1/18/2009
Israel Under Fire for Gaza Killings
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As Israel’s Security Cabinet prepared to vote on a possible cease-fire in Gaza on Saturday, the Israeli army drew criticism for the deaths of two boys who were taking cover at a United Nations school in northern Gaza, according to the New York Times. The New York Times: The ...
Gaza Skirmishes Continue Despite Cease-Fire
nytimes.com - 1/18/2009
Gaza Skirmishes Continue Despite Cease-Fire
— nytimes.com — JERUSALEM — Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups in Gaza announced an immediate, week-long cease-fire in the... conflict with Israel on Sunday, about 12 hours after an Israeli unilateral cease-fire went into effect. The Palestinian groups said in ... (more) Gaza Skirmishes Continue Despite Cease-Fire

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haaretz.com - 1/17/2009
Israel's Cabinet to vote Saturday on unilateral Gaza truce - Haaretz - Israel News ...
— haaretz.com — Israel is very close to securing the objectives of its 22-day-old offensive in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip,... Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Saturday, according to French News Agency AFP. "After three weeks of Operation Cast Lead, we are very close ... (more) Israel's Cabinet to vote Saturday on ...

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BBC NEWS | Middle East | Scale of Gaza destruction emerges
news.bbc.co.uk - 1/19/2009
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Scale of Gaza destruction emerges
— news.bbc.co.uk — The full scale of devastation in Gaza following Israel's three-week offensive is becoming clear, after both Israel... and Hamas declared ceasefires. UN official John Ging said half a million people had been without water since the conflict began, and ... (more) BBC NEWS | Middle East | Scale of Gaza destruction emerges

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Israel Under Fire for Gaza Killings
The Hollywood Liberal — ... including rocket-launching sites, about 70 smuggling tunnels, and weapons caches, and that its troops tightened the encirclement of Gaza City. Hamas officials outside Gaza vowed to fight on, regardless of any Israeli cease-fire declaration. The group’s representatives were scheduled to meet Egyptian officials in Cairo who are trying to pull together a lasting truce in this three-week-old war, in which more than 1,200 Palestinians, and 13 Israelis, have died. Read more READ THE WHOLE ITEM Related Entries [image] [image] This entry was posted on Sunday, January ...

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U.S. says expects all parties to cease fire in Gaza — Reuters: Politics 1/17/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States welcomed Israel's announcement of a unilateral ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and expects all parties to stop hostile actions immediately, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Saturday.
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Brown offers British naval help to monitor Gaza (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 1/17/2009
AP - Britain is prepared to deploy naval resources and provide security at the Gaza Strip's border crossing points as part of an effort secure the cease-fire declared by Israel in the tiny coastal territory, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said ...
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Reuters - The United States welcomed Israel's ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and said it expected all parties to stop hostile actions immediately while the United Nations expressed relief.