Arab-Israeli lawmakers will set sail in an attempt to break their own government's blockade of the Gaza Strip. A boat carrying the Arab-Israeli activists and humanitarian supplies is scheduled to leave Sunday from the Jaffa port, the Israeli media reported Wednesday....
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As the six-month cease-fire between Hamas and Israel comes close to an end, there is little to suggest that it has produced positive results. Set to expire on 19 December, 2008, the cease-fire has in reality already collapsed weeks ago....
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Three Qassam rockets fired from northern Gaza at around noon Wednesday landed in open areas within the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council limits. Earlier another rocket and 10 mortars were fired toward Israeli communities surrounding the Hamas-controlled territory.
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Israeli warships earlier in the day prevented the Libyan cargo vessel Al-Marwa, laden with 3,000 tones of urgently-needed aid, from sailing into the Gaza Strip. The ship was stopped several kilometers off Gaza shores and ordered to return to the...
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Several dozen people gathered outside Ashkelon's Shikma Prison Wednesday morning, to protest the fact that the 120 Palestinians imprisoned there receive regular visits from relatives and Red Cross officials, while kidnapped IDF soldier Gilad Shalit , who is reportedly being...
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IsraelNN.com) Knesset Member Rabbi Yitzchak Levi will not run on the Jewish Home party list in the upcoming elections. Upset at the public's lack of ability to choose its leadership, Levi stated, “Unfortunately, the council decided to cancel the primaries...
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Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip have fired a rocket into southern Israel in violation of a 4-month-old truce, but the strike did not cause any injuries or damage. The Israeli Defense Ministry has responded Thursday by snapping shut cargo...
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An Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza has killed one Palestinian militant and injured four others, Palestinian sources told Ynet Wednesday night. The IDF said it identified a rocket launcher and fired in his direction. Moaiya Hassanain, a Palestinian Health...
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A Qassam rocket was launched into Israel from the Gaza Strip Tuesday evening, in violation of a four-month-old ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The rocket fell in an open area north of the strip, local daily The Jerusalem Post reported...
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Barak made the decision on Monday afternoon, following talks with Israeli security officials. The Israeli regime also decided to keep the costal strip's border crossings closed in response to what it called "rocket attacks on the Western Negev by Palestinian...
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