With hospitals overwhelmed by the shortage of supplies caused by weeks of on-and-off blockades and the enormous number of casualties, the need for foreign aid workers, in particular doctors, is greater than ever in the Gaza Strip. Why then, is a Red Cross team of...
Peres Rules Out Gaza Truce, Vows to Teach Hamas a Lesson
In an interview with ABC News, Israeli President Shimon Peres today rejected any possibility of a new ceasefire with Hamas and the ending of the attack on the Gaza Strip. "Hamas needs a real and serious lesson. They are now getting it," the president insisted. Gaza's...
Misery as Shortages, Attacks Grip Gaza Civilians
The Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip moved into their second week, and with at least 520 Gazans already killed and thousands wounded, the humanitarian situation is increasingly dire. Or completely under control, if one is inclined to believe Israeli officials....
Israeli Tanks and Troops Slice Deep Into Gaza
The first full day of fighting in the Gaza Strip continues tonight, as thousands of Israeli troops continue to move deeper into the tiny, populous enclave. Though the soldiers have yet to enter any major urban areas, they have encountered resistance and firefights...
US Again Stops UN Call for Gaza Truce
For the second time in four days, the United States has quashed an attempted United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an immediate end to the war in the Gaza Strip. After the latest rejection, US envoy Alejandro Wolff declared that there was "no point"...
Over 500 Killed in Gaza War
Moving into the ninth day of the Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip, the death toll has surpassed 500 according to medics. Yesterday's invasion sparked a new round a fighting, and claims of killed combatants on both sides. The first casualties in the invasion however...
Israeli Troops Invade Gaza Strip
Thousands of Israeli troops poured across the border into the Gaza Strip today, escalating a war that began a week ago today when Israeli plane began a series of air strikes that killed over 450 Gazans and wounded thousands of others. Independent reports of the...
Israeli Invasion of Gaza ‘Won’t Be Short,’ Defense Minister Assures
The Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip commenced earlier today, and while with no journalists on the ground details on the attacks are spotty at best, Defense Minister Ehud Barak held a special press conference to clear up some things about the invasion, particularly...
Israel Invades the Gaza Strip
Updated 1/3/09 4:30 PM EST After an initial salvo of artillery fire and increased air strikes earlier this morning, the Israeli military has begun its long-promised invasion of the Gaza Strip. The initial strikes included the destruction of another mosque in the...
Israeli Officials Split on Ground Invasion
Reports last night were that the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip was to commence sometime this morning. It didn't seem an outlandish prediction, with the military announcing that it had completed days of preparations for the massive casualties expected in the...