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Israel: We've
Arrested
Tel Aviv
Bus Bomber

Nov 22, 2012 3:15 PM CST

Israel: We've Arrested Tel Aviv Bus Bomber

Army spokesperson says he's an Israeli Arab who belongs to Hamas

(Newser) - Israel's army spokeswoman says an Israeli Arab who is a member of Hamas has been arrested for yesterday's bus bombing in Tel Aviv. The bombing injured 27 people near Israel's military headquarters and threatened to scuttle efforts to broker a ceasefire to end fighting between Israel and...

Israel, Gaza Quiet—for Now

Nov 22, 2012 7:54 AM CST

Israel, Gaza Quiet—for Now

With Gaza toll at 162, both sides call ceasefire a victory

(Newser) - Shortly after the Israel-Hamas ceasefire began last night, a dozen rockets hit Israel—but no one was hurt, and the ceasefire has otherwise held. Still, both sides remain wary, Reuters reports. "If Israel complies, we are compliant. If it does not comply, our hands are on the trigger,"...

No Let-Up in Gaza Fighting

Nov 21, 2012 12:16 AM CST

No Let-Up in Gaza Fighting

Deaths on both sides as ceasefire proves elusive

(Newser) - Talk of a Gaza ceasefire beginning at midnight proved to be just talk as Israel pounded Gaza with more than a hundred airstrikes overnight and Palestinian rockets were fired toward Israel. Diplomats will resume talks today in an effort to bring an end to hostilities that have killed at least...

Clinton in Israel:
We're Pushing
for 'Durable'
Peace

Nov 20, 2012 3:42 PM CST

Clinton in Israel: We're Pushing for 'Durable' Peace

Reports say cease-fire deal is close

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton said the US is pushing for a "durable outcome" promoting stability following Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip. Clinton spoke alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today after she traveled to the region to help forge a cease-fire after a week of fighting between Israel and...

Clinton Bound for Mideast Amid Gaza Ceasefire Push

Israel: Ground Assault 'on Hold'

Nov 20, 2012 7:37 AM CST

Israel: Ground Assault 'on Hold'

UN chief calls for immediate truce

(Newser) - President Obama dispatched Hillary Clinton to the Middle East as Israeli airstrikes on Gaza and Palestinian rocket fire continued for a seventh day, the AP reports. The secretary of state plans to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem before meeting Palestinian officials in the West Bank and...

West Bank
Protests Show
Support for
Hamas, Not
Abbas

Nov 19, 2012 8:28 PM CST

West Bank Protests Show Support for Hamas, Not Abbas

34 killed in Gaza; Israel considers latest ceasefire offer

(Newser) - Daily demonstrations in the West Bank show increasing support for Hamas and appear to undermine the more moderate power of the Palestinian Authority, the New York Times reports. "Strike a blow on Tel Aviv!" declared a pop song playing from stores during a protest today. "Don’t...

Israel Can 'Win' This War—at the Bargaining Table

How Israel Can
'Win' This War

opinion

Nov 19, 2012 3:58 PM CST

How Israel Can 'Win' This War

Peter Beinart: A 'unity' deal is the best solution

(Newser) - "Hamas forced Israel’s hand" by firing more rockets into Israel with each passing year, writes Peter Beinart at the Daily Beast . The question is why, and how can that answer help both sides achieve peace? Beinart looks back to when Hamas took power in Gaza in 2006: Washington...

Israel Getting 'Free Pass'

OPINION

Nov 19, 2012 3:57 PM CST

Israel Getting 'Free Pass'

But media fail to see the truth: Richard Falk

(Newser) - As violence rages between Israel and Gaza, Western media are being profoundly unfair to Palestinians, writes Richard Falk in al-Jazeera . As evidence, he offers up this New York Times front page headline: "Rockets Target Jerusalem; Israel Girds for Gaza Invasion." That and other depictions portray Hamas as the...

23 Children
Killed in
Israel-Gaza
Violence

Nov 19, 2012 7:51 AM CST

23 Children Killed in Israel-Gaza Violence

Turkish PM calls Israel 'a terrorist state'

(Newser) - Violence between Israel and Gaza continued for a sixth day today, with more children dead as Israel continues to target homes of suspected militants . NBC News reports that 23 children have now been killed in Gaza; at least 95 people have been killed there in total. Turkey's prime minister...

Ariel Sharon's Son:
'Flatten All of Gaza'

Nov 19, 2012 1:36 AM CST

Ariel Sharon's Son: 'Flatten All of Gaza'

Jerusalem Post slammed for extremist op-ed

(Newser) - As Israeli airstrikes on Gaza and Palestinian rocket fire continue, the son of comatose former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has sparked outrage with an extremist op-ed in the Jerusalem Post . Israel must step up its assault on Gaza without worrying about civilian casualties, Gilad Sharon writes, arguing that the...

Israel: We're
'Ready for
a Ground
Operation'

Nov 18, 2012 4:29 PM CST

Israel: We're 'Ready for a Ground Operation'

Hamas rep says peace talks have failed

(Newser) - With Israeli air strikes raining down on Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today he would only stop the attacks if Hamas halted its rocket fire, Ynet News reports. Netanyahu added that Israel is looking for "a way to meet the operation's objectives without a ground offensive,"...

Israeli Airstrike
Kills 10 Civilians
in Gaza City

Nov 18, 2012 10:15 AM CST

Israeli Airstrike Kills 10 Civilians in Gaza City

Including 4 small children, medical officials say

(Newser) - An Israeli missile flattened a two-story house in a residential neighborhood of Gaza City today, killing at least 10 civilians, medical officials say, as Israel expanded its targets of its offensive to target homes of wanted militants. The attack, the single deadliest incident of the five-day-old Israeli operation, was likely...

Obama: Israel Has Right
to Fire Back at Gaza

UPDATED

Nov 18, 2012 7:44 AM CST

Obama: Israel Has Right to Fire Back at Gaza

As Netanyahu warns of possible 'expansion' in Gaza assault

(Newser) - President Obama, who started a three-day Asia tour today , took time at a news conference in Bangkok today to address the Israel-Gaza conflict, the AP reports. "No country on earth would tolerate missiles raining down" on its people, he said, and Israel does have the right to defend itself...

Israel Shells Gaza,
Shoots Down Rocket

Nov 17, 2012 2:50 PM CST

Israel Shells Gaza, Shoots Down Rocket

Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip hit by 300 air strikes

(Newser) - Israel bombarded the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip with about 300 airstrikes today and shot down a Palestinian rocket fired at Tel Aviv, the military said, widening a blistering assault to include the Hamas prime minister's headquarters, a police compound, and a vast network of smuggling tunnels. The Israeli attacks, which...

Hamas Makes
Its Demands

Nov 17, 2012 2:00 PM CST

Hamas Makes Its Demands

Leader Khaled Mashaal wants the Gaza blockade lifted

(Newser) - With air strikes still smoldering in the Gaza Strip, Hamas made its demands for peace: no more targeted killings and no more blockade on Gaza, Ynet News reports. A Palestinian delegation led by Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal gave the demands today to Egyptian officials in Cairo, according to an Islamic...

Israel Expands
Air Assault;
Ground Troops
Stay Put

Nov 17, 2012 7:00 AM CST

Israel Expands Air Assault; Ground Troops Stay Put

Office of Hamas prime minister is hit in Gaza

(Newser) - Israel stepped up its air war on Gaza overnight after Hamas took the unprecedented step yesterday of firing rockets toward Jerusalem and Tel Aviv , reports the BBC . Still, no ground assault took place, though reservists stand at the ready and armored vehicles are massed at the border. The Israeli airstrikes...

Everyone Is Losing in Gaza

OPINION

Nov 16, 2012 1:55 PM CST

Everyone Is Losing in Gaza

Jonathan Freedland: Hatred being ingrained into another generation

(Newser) - With an election looming, Israel's leaders move to end the threat posed by Hamas' constant, if largely ineffective, rocket attacks. Sound familiar? "This is a horror movie we've seen before," in the form of Israel's 2008 invasion, writes Jonathan Freedland at the Guardian . Why is...

Hamas Fires
at Jerusalem
for First Time

Nov 16, 2012 12:49 PM CST

Hamas Fires at Jerusalem for First Time

Israel seems poised to launch ground attack

(Newser) - Hamas did something today that not even Saddam Hussein dared: It fired at least one rocket at Jerusalem, reports Haaretz and the New York Times . It's the first time since 1970 that the city came under fire, though no rockets appear to have fallen within the city limits. One...

Ceasefire
Collapses in
Gaza Clash

UPDATED

Nov 16, 2012 7:47 AM CST

Ceasefire Collapses in Gaza Clash

Palestinians aim rockets at Tel Aviv for first time

(Newser) - A brief, planned ceasefire failed to materialize in Gaza today, as death continued to rain down on the strip. Israel had offered to hold its offensive to accommodate a visit from Egyptian Prime Minister Hesham Kandil, provided Hamas held its fire as well. But Hamas said it would keep firing,...

More Death
on Both Sides,
as Gaza Assault
Rages On

Nov 15, 2012 7:47 AM CST

More Death on Both Sides, as Gaza Assault Rages On

Egypt asks the US to step in before things 'escalate out of control'

(Newser) - Israel continued its barrage of airstrikes on Gaza today, bringing the total death toll up to 11 and wounding more than 100, while a Palestinian rocket crashed into an apartment building in Kiryat Malachi, killing three and injuring several, including a baby, the New York Times reports. It was one...