Israel, Hamas Both Mull France-Backed Gaza Truce

Israeli ministers say they will consider a proposed 48-hour ceasefire offered by French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner. The ceasefire is designed to allow time for humanitarian aid to be delivered to the struggling civilians in the Gaza Strip. Israeli Defense...

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Israeli Navy Attacks Gaza-Bound Aid Ship

The SS Dignity, the chartered ship the Free Gaza Movement has repeatedly used to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip is no stranger to Israeli threats. Still, despite being condemned as "provocateurs" by an Israeli government that has threatened the use of...

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Casualties Overwhelm Gaza Hospitals

As Israeli officials continue to promise to escalate attacks on the Gaza Strip, the small enclave's hospital system, already weakened by a blockade which kept medical supplies in short supply, is on the verge of collapse according to the Red Cross. Dr. Wael Qadan, the...

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Olmert Orders Cabinet Not to Mention Truce

As top Israeli officials met to discuss the ongoing military offensive against the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert issued a rather strange order to his cabinet. "We no longer talk about an exit policy," Olmert declared as he reported to the meeting that Israel...

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Barak Vows ‘War to the Bitter End’ in Gaza

Addressing one of the most heated Knesset (Israeli parliament) sessions in recent memory, Defense Minister Ehud Barak reiterated his promise to widen the attacks on the Gaza Strip, saying the current situation amounts to "an all-out war against Hamas and its kind,"...

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