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Poll rivals both claim right to form Israeli government

11.02.09
Israel was heading for a period of political paralysis after its two main parties both claimed victory in the country's general election... more

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

'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

Israel begins Gaza pull-out

19.01.09
Israeli troops will pull out of the Gaza strip before tomorrow's inauguration of Barack Obama as US president, government officials said today.... 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

Israeli PM: We're sorry for heavy civilian casualties

12.01.09
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert apologised for the heavy civilian casualties during the Gaza conflict but warned that the military offensive would continue until rocket attacks on his country were halted... 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

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

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

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

Israeli attack on Gaza sparks rise in price of gold and oil

29.12.08
Commodities: Oil prices leapt by more than 10% to above $40 a barrel after the Israeli assault on Gaza, with energy chiefs warning the cost of crude could be back above $100 within a year... more

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

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

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

Miliband in showdown over West Bank exports

17.11.08
Foreign Secretary David Miliband is on a collision course with Israeli leaders over "illegal" exports of food to Britain from Jewish settlements in the West Bank... more

Sarkozy keeps the new president on line for 30 minutes

07.11.08
Nicolas Sarkozy stole a lead on other world leaders in the race to build closer ties with president-elect Barack Obama... more

Bush blocked Israel's plans for air strike against Iran

26.09.08
Israel planned a bombing raid on Iran's nuclear sites but backed down when it was told by George Bush he would not support it, it is reported... more

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