Israel: Last Troops To Pullout Form Gaza

The last Israeli troops left the Gaza Strip before dawn Wednesday, the military said, as Israel dispatched its foreign minister to Europe in a bid to rally international support to end arms smuggling into the Hamas-ruled territory. The AP reported that the timing of the pullout reflected Israeli hopes to defuse the crisis in Gaza [...]

Gaza-Israel: A Ceasefire At Last!

Sky News has reported that the Israeli war cabinet has backed a unilateral ceasefire at last in Gaza from 2am Sunday morning local time. Troops will however remain inside Gaza, at least for a few days. After several hours of discussions with his ministers Prime Minister Ehud Olmert emerged to say that ‘the goals we [...]

Gaza: Death Toll Rises Amid Diplomatic Moves

More on Israel’s offensive on Gaza ploughed on into its 21st day on Friday after new deadly strikes that set ablaze the enclave, according to The Agence France-presse(AFP) while diplomatic efforts gathered pace and Hamas offered a conditional truce. The Israeli army said it will lock down the occupied West Bank for 48 hours as [...]

100 Of Palestinians Bombed: UN Wants Answers

Around 30 people are reported to have been killed in the incident which happened in Zeitoun, south of Gaza city, where Red Cross workers later found four small children next to the corpses of their mothers. The UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) cited reports of ‘extensive destruction and many deaths’ in [...]

Israel And Hamas For Peace At Last?

According to the Los Angeles Times, Israel and Hamas scaled back their fighting in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and weighed a cease-fire proposal from Egypt and France, even as Israeli leaders considered a deeper assault into the Palestinian group’s urban strongholds. Fighting on the 12th day of the air, land and sea offensive all [...]