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Israel destruction of Gaza was wanton, Amnesty warns

02.07.09
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Let Gaza aid through, Brown urges Israel

05.02.09
Gordon Brown made a fresh appeal to Israel to help aid get to the victims of the Gaza conflict after talks at Downing Street with Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas... more

Obama: Getting tough won't mend Mid-East

27.01.09
Barack Obama has signalled a radical change in America's approach to the Middle East when he said his administration would not "dictate" to the region... more

'Mortar fire' claim threatens ceasefires in Gaza

20.01.09
The ceasefires declared by Israel and Hamas were strained almost to breaking point as Israel's military leaders claimed militants in the Gaza Strip fired a mortar shell... more

Hamas 'ready for ceasefire' to end 20-day Gaza conflict

16.01.09
Hamas is reported to be ready to call a ceasefire within the next 24 hours as Israel declared that the Gaza conflict was nearing its "final act"... more

Families flee in panic as Israeli forces shell Gaza tower blocks

15.01.09
Thousands of people in Gaza City are reported to be fleeing their homes as Israeli troops advanced deeper into crowded residential areas in a new military effort... more

UN chief 'outraged' as Israeli shells hit Gaza headquarters

15.01.09
The United Nations has expressed "outrage" after its headquarters in Gaza City was hit by Israeli shells... more

Israelis are hit by new wave of rockets fired from Lebanon

14.01.09
Northern Israel has been hit by rocket attacks from Lebanon, prompting residents to flee to bomb shelters... more

Tanks roll into heart of Gaza

13.01.09
Israeli forces pushed deeper into Gaza City amid reports of some of the most fierce fighting so far in its war against Hamas... more

Prophecy of doom that bore fruit in Gaza

12.01.09
What's happening in Gaza is, of course, a humanitarian tragedy for the Palestinians; but it is also a political tragedy for both Arab and Jew... more

Reservists go into Gaza as hopes rise of end to conflict

12.01.09
Thousands of Israeli reservists were sent into Gaza despite signs of a slight decline in the intensity of the fighting and renewed hopes the conflict could be entering its final stages... more

Israel rejects UN vote for ceasefire as 'unworkable'

09.01.09
Israel and Hamas have rejected a United Nations call for an immediate ceasefire as the Gaza conflict continued with heavy fire from both sides... more

There is a way out of this conflict - but not until Israel is secure

07.01.09
The sufferings of the Palestinians remind us of the failures of past peace plans. But that is no reason to stand aside this time... more

Israel halts bombing for three hours to allow aid into Gaza

07.01.09
Israel has called a three-hour halt to its bombing raids over Gaza to allow humanitarian supplies into the war-stricken territory... more

Israeli tanks kill forty at UN school

06.01.09
Up to 40 people were killed when Israeli tanks shelled close to a school in the Gaza Strip where hundreds were seeking refuge... more

Family of 7 killed as Israel sets out to split Gaza City from rest of territory

05.01.09
A family of seven was reported killed while a further three Palestinian children died after being hit by an Israeli tank shell as fighting continued to rage in Gaza... more

The woman who stands to gain from Gaza’s misery

05.01.09
Her bid to become Israel’s first female leader since Golda Meir foundered on her refusal to condone political blackmail, winning her a ‘Ms Clean’ image. Ironically, Tsipi Livni is now using the war to reinforce her credentials for the top job... more

Israel poised to invade Gaza

02.01.09
Israel is ready to launch a ground offensive inside Gaza in what would be a major escalation of its fight against Hamas... more

It's now time for Obama to speak

30.12.08
AS THE Israeli army waits on Gaza's border, ready to re-invade the territory after the collapse of a ceasefire agreement with the radical Hamas government, the stakes could not be higher for the Middle East... more

We are ready for long weeks of action, says Israeli defence chief

30.12.08
Israel launched a wave of new bombing raids against Hamas government and military targets in Gaza as the country’s defence chiefs warned that “long weeks of action” lay ahead... more

Brown urges Israel to cease hostilities in Gaza strip

30.12.08
Gordon Brown has warned that there is no military solution to the Middle East crisis despite Israel's vowing an all-out war against Hamas less than 24 hours ago... more

Embassies under fire as demos are staged around world

30.12.08
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Navy joins bombardment of Hamas terrorist bases

29.12.08
Israel's air force obliterated Hamas strongholds today, the third day of its overwhelming assault on Gaza... more

Israel: ‘War to the bitter end’ against Hamas

29.12.08
Israel has vowed "war to the bitter end" with Hamas as it stepped up its bombardment of the Gaza strip... more

Year by year, how infighting and war with Israel have reduced Gaza to ashes

29.12.08
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Only Obama can end this bloody stalemate as Gaza cries for help

29.12.08
As Israel prepares an all-out attack on Hamas, one expert on the region says that a new US President must now seize his chance to intervene... more

Blockade putting Gaza at risk of starvation, says UN

12.11.08
The UN warned that Gaza would run out of food aid in two days unless Israel's blockade, which it described as "shameful and unacceptable", is relaxed... more

Muslim MP banned from Islam conference

14.07.08
A Muslim minister was banned from attending an Islamic conference in London after claims that some of its organisers are extremist backers of suicide bombers... more

Ali G star tricks Palestinian and Israeli spy into spoof debate on Middle East

07.07.08
Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen duped a former Mossad agent in an embarrassing interview in which he compared terror group Hamas to the chickpea dip hummus.... more

Stop pandering to the Islamist extremists

07.07.08
Four suicide bombers on London's transport system is what it took to jolt Britain awake in 2005... more

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