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- Israeli strike killed aid worker, U.N. says
Israeli forces fired on a U.N. aid convoy Thursday in Gaza, killing at least one contract worker, during a three-hour truce Israel set up to allow humanitarian aid to reach civilians, U.N. officials said. As a result, the U.N. Relief and Works Agency
- Activists protesting invasion put best foot forward
Dubai: A collection of old shoes is due to be delivered to the Israeli embassy in London this weekend as part of an organised protest against the invasion of Gaza. The organisers of the protest, who call themselves the 'Stop the War Coalition', say they
- Egypt holds key to ending the conflict
Beta site - Powered by the Jewish Chronicle HOW CAN WE HELP? From The Jewish Chronicle Anshel Pfeffer Egypt appears to hold the key to the solution of the Gaza crisis as the Israeli government waits for an improved ceasefire deal before ending Operation
- Cairo hosts diplomatic talks on Gaza
The Egyptian capital, Cairo, is the scene of talks between top Israeli envoys and Egyptian mediators. In a further bid to reach a ceasefire in Gaza, Palestinian representatives are meeting separately with the Egyptians. While diplomatic negotiations have
- UN halts Gaza aid after Israel attack on workers
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 AP - The U.N. suspended food deliveries to Gaza and the Red Cross accused Israel of blocking medical assistance after forces fired on aid workers, killing two, as the threat of a wider conflict emerged with Lebanon.
- How the U.S. Should Be Involved in Gaza
Back before I took off for a winter holiday -- and before the outbreak of fighting between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip -- I was planning to write this column on the behind-the-scenes tussle over whether either Dennis Ross or Daniel Kurtzer will be
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Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without ending the deep tensions between the two sides. The territories occupied by Israel since the 1967 war are not included in the Israel country profile, unless otherwise noted. In keeping with the framework established at the Madrid Conference in October 1991, bilateral negotiations are being conducted between Israel and Palestinian representatives (from the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip) and Israel and Syria, to achieve a permanent settlement. On 25 April 1982, Israel withdrew from the Sinai pursuant to the 1979 Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty. Outstanding territorial and other disputes with Jordan were resolved in the 26 October 1994 Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace. On 25 May 2000, Israel withdrew unilaterally from southern Lebanon, which it had occupied since 1982.
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AP - Key Arab nations and Western powers called for an immediate Security Council vote Thursday night on a Gaza cease-fire resolution, after they reached agreement on final wording of the draft, officials said.
As many as 257 children and teens have been killed and many more wounded in the fighting in Gaza, according to Palestinian medics and human rights groups.
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