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- Gaza video genuine, journalists say
There's no truth to accusations by bloggers that a Palestinian camera crew staged a video showing the death of the videographer's brother after an Israeli rocket attack, said the team's employer.
- Israel and Egypt far apart on Gaza truce
Egyptian efforts to broker a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip appeared bogged down because of disagreements with Israel over how to secure the border to prevent Hamas from rearming, diplomats said. Israeli and European diplomats, speaking on condition of
- Gaza Hamas delegation heads for truce talks in Egypt
GAZA, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Three Islamic Hamas movement leaders left Gaza on Friday night, heading to Cairo for talks with senior Egyptian officials to reach a truce with Israel in the Gaza Strip, a Hamas source said. The source said that the three Hamas
- Egypt welcomes UN resolution on immediate cease-fire in Gaza
CAIRO, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit on Friday welcomed the UN Security Council (UNSC) Resolution1860 calling for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza strip and the full withdrawal of Israeli forces. This resolution backs
- House backs Israel's right to defend itself
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a resolution Friday "recognizing Israel's right to defend itself against attacks from Gaza," a measure that it said reaffirms the United States' strong support for Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
- Only Political Solution Possible In Gaza - Council Of Europe
STRASBOURG (AFP)--The conflict in Gaza can only be resolved politically, the parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe said Friday as it threw its support behind a U.N. call for an immediate ceasefire. 'Both sides must understand that violence,
- Hamas to hold truce talks in Cairo
CAIRO (AFP) - Hamas will send a delegation, including representatives from Gaza, to Cairo on Saturday to discuss an Egyptian proposal for a ceasefire, a senior Hamas official told AFP on Friday. Mussa Abu Marzuk, the deputy head of the Islamist
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The Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (the DOP), signed in Washington on 13 September 1993, provided for a transitional period not exceeding five years of Palestinian interim self-government in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Under the DOP, Israel agreed to transfer certain powers and responsibilities to the Palestinian Authority, which includes the Palestinian Legislative Council elected in January 1996, as part of the interim self-governing arrangements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. A transfer of powers and responsibilities for the Gaza Strip and Jericho took place pursuant to the Israel-PLO 4 May 1994 Cairo Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area and in additional areas of the West Bank pursuant to the Israel-PLO 28 September 1995 Interim Agreement, the Israel-PLO 15 January 1997 Protocol Concerning Redeployment in Hebron, the Israel-PLO 23 October 1998 Wye River Memorandum, and the 4 September 1999 Sharm el-Sheikh Agreement. The DOP provides that Israel will retain responsibility during the transitional period for external security and for internal security and public order of settlements and Israeli citizens. Permanent status is to be determined through direct negotiations, which resumed in September 1999 after a three-year hiatus. An intifadah broke out in September 2000; the resulting widespread violence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Israel's military response, and instability in the Palestinian Authority are undermining progress toward a permanent settlement.
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AFP - The United States moved Friday to seize Singapore-based funds alleged linked a wide-ranging conspiracy to bribe Bangladesh officials over projects involving German and Chinese firms.
Citing four unidentified survivors who spoke by telephone, a United Nations report said 30 people died in the shelling of a Gaza building that Israeli troops had directed people to.
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