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news.yahoo.com - 12/30/2008
US, UN, EU and Russia urge immediate Gaza truce (AP)
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AP - Key world powers trying to promote Mideast peace urged Israel and Hamas on Tuesday to immediately stop fighting in Gaza and southern Israel, the United Nations announced as international efforts to calm the conflict picked up pace.
Israel rejects truce calls, targets Gaza tunnels
msnbc.msn.com - 12/29/2008
Israel rejects truce calls, targets Gaza tunnels
— msnbc.msn.com — Israel rejected mounting international pressure to suspend its air offensive against Gaza militants whose rocket barrages are... striking close to the country's heartland. (more) Israel rejects truce calls, targets Gaza tunnels

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news.yahoo.com - 1/1/2009
Israel kills top Hamas figure, escalating campaign - Yahoo! News
— news.yahoo.com — GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Israel dropped a one-ton bomb on the home of a Hamas strongman Thursday,... killing him along with two wives and four children in the first attack on the top leadership of Gaza's rulers. As the aerial bombardment escalated, the army ... (more) Israel kills top Hamas figure, escalating campaign - ...

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Israel Lets Some Foreigners Leave Gaza
nytimes.com - 1/2/2009
Israel Lets Some Foreigners Leave Gaza
— nytimes.com — JERUSALEM — Israeli warplanes bombed targets in Gaza for a seventh straight day Friday and allowed foreigners,... many of them married to Palestinians , to leave the beleaguered enclave, raising worries among those left behind that a broader attack, ... (more) Israel Lets Some Foreigners Leave Gaza

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US, UN, EU and Russia urge immediate Gaza truce
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... respected," U.N. deputy spokeswoman Marie Okabe said. The statement came four days after Israeli warplanes started bombing in Gaza, targeting Hamas-related installations and homes in an attempt to force a halt to militant rocket attacks on towns in southern Israel. The Quartet also "called on all parties to address the serious humanitarian and economic needs in Gaza and to take necessary measures to ensure the continuous provision of humanitarian supplies," Okabe said. Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081230/ap_on_re_mi_ea/un_u...

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