Israeli warplanes pound more targets in GazaTEL AVIV/GAZA - The Israeli warplanes bombed Gaza again Monday morning, hitting 40 targets of the Islamic Hamas movement that virtually controls the area. Israel jets bomb 40 targets, including Hamas leader’s officeTEL AVIV/GAZA - Israeli warplanes bombed and rocketed Gaza for the third day running Monday, hitting some 40 targets overnight, including the office former Palestinian prime minister and Hamas leader Ismail Haniya. Israel readying for ground operation as Gaza toll reaches 345GAZA/TEL AVIV - After three days of massive airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, Israel was readying Monday to widen its offensive against Hamas by sending in ground forces. Israel resumes air strikes on the Gaza StripGAZA - Israeli warplanes Saturday night resumed bombardments on targets of the Islamic Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip, including security installations and roads, witnesses and security officials said. Gaza operation to continue: OlmertJERUSALEM - Israel Saturday said the military operation in Gaza will continue till the Hamas-led militant groups end their rocket attacks and the situation is normalised in southern part of the country. Hundreds in Lebanon protest against Israeli raid on GazaBEIRUT - Hundreds of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon Saturday marched to the Egyptian embassy here to protest against the Israeli raids on Gaza. Arab League to hold emergency meeting to discuss GazaCAIRO - The Arab League will hold an emergency meeting next Wednesday to discuss the latest Israeli-Palestinian violence in the Gaza Strip that left more than 200 people dead. Israel’s Gaza offensive enters second day, 271 killed (Third lead)GAZA CITY - Israeli aircraft pounded the Gaza Strip for the second day Sunday, hitting a Hamas headquarters in Gaza City, witnesses said, and bringing to 22 the number of attacks launched against the Islamist movement since Saturday. Israel pulls tanks, infantry close to Gaza: ReportTEL AVIV - Israel is pulling tanks and infantry reinforcements close to Gaza in preparation for a possible ground attack on Hamas militants, the Ynet web portal and The Jerusalem Post newspaper reported Sunday. Iran expresses solidarity with PalestiniansTEHRAN - Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Sunday strongly condemned the Israeli airstrikes on Hamas targets across the Gaza Strip and expressed solidarity with the Palestinian people, the official IRNA news agency reported. Suicide attack on anti-Israel protest in Iraq kills twoBAGHDAD - A suicide bomber on a bicycle blew himself up Sunday in the middle of an anti-Israel demonstration in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul killing two people, the police said. Iranian leader calls on Arabs to stop ‘Zionist wolves’TEHRAN - Iran’s supreme leader Sunday called on Arab states to stop what he called ‘Zionist (Israeli) wolves’ from committing ‘further crimes’ against Palestinians in Gaza. Thousands in Middle East protest Israeli attack on GazaAMMAN - Thousands of people participated in rallies across the Middle East Sunday to protest Israel’s airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and to show support for Palestinians caught in the attacks. Mideast peace process in doubt as new year nears (Yearender - 12)TEL AVIV/RAMALLAH - The Middle East peace process is hanging by a thread as 2009 is nearing - just one year after negotiations were revived following seven years of violence. 24 killed in Baghdad car bombingBAGHDAD - At least 24 people were killed and 50 wounded in a car bomb explosion in northern Baghdad Saturday, the interior ministry said. Israeli airstrikes kill at least 155 in GazaGAZA - Airstrikes by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) targeting the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip killed 155 people Saturday, the highest single-day death toll since the 1967 Middle East War. 200 killed in Israeli airstrikes on GazaGAZA CITY/TEL AVIV - Israel unleashed waves of airstrikes against the Gaza Strip Saturday, targeting Hamas installations and personnel and killing 200 people, in a long-expected retaliation for ongoing rocket fire from the salient. 11 Taliban militants killed in AfghanistanKABUL - The US-led coalition forces have killed 11 Taliban militants and arrested two during an operation in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, a coalition statement said Friday. Israel opens Gaza border after 10-day total closureTEL AVIV - Israel opened three of its border crossings with the Gaza Strip Friday morning to allow in essential humanitarian supplies for the first time in 10 days. Curfew imposed as 14 killed in Iraq jail breakBAGHDAD - A curfew was imposed on the western Iraqi city of Ramadi Friday after Al Qaeda militants launched a pre-dawn breakout from a police station in the city, triggering a shoot-out that left 14 people dead. Israel gives Hamas 48 hours, opens Gaza bordersGAZA/TEL AVIV - Israel Friday gave Hamas and other Palestinian militant factions in the Gaza Strip 48 hours to reduce ongoing rocket and mortar attacks from the salient or risk an Israeli military operation into the strip. Oil exports beat IMF’s expectations: Iraqi oil ministryBAGHDAD - The Iraqi oil ministry has managed a significant increase in oil exports that surpassed expectations of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a ministry spokesman said Wednesday. Israel sentences militant leader to 30 years in jailTEL AVIV - An Israeli military court Thursday sentenced Ahmed Saadat, leader of the radical Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), to 30 years in jail, an Israeli military spokesman said. Archaeologists find 1,300-year-old treasure in IsraelJERUSALEM - Israeli archaeologists have found a rare, 1,300-year-old treasure under a car park just outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem - 264 golden coins from the Byzantine Empire. Iraq arrests suspects in Kirkuk restaurant bombingBAGHDAD - Iraqi police Tuesday arrested suspected perpetrators of a restaurant bomb attack in Kirkuk that left 45 dead and 85 injured including many women and children. Gambhir jumps to 10th spot in ICC rankingsDUBAI - Opening batsman Gautam Gambhir jumped 10 places to the 10th spot in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings to become the highest ranked Indian. India reclaim second spot from South Africa in Test rankingsDUBAI - India reclaimed the second position from South Africa in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test Championship after their 1-0 win in the two-match series against England in Mohali Tuesday. |
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