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Mitchell Calls for Lasting Peace as New Violence Hits Gaza

18 injured in Israeli counterstrike

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 29, 2009 12:19 PM CST

(Newser) – Fresh violence in Gaza today threatened the fragile ceasefire as George Mitchell called for a lasting truce between Hamas and Israel, AFP reports. An Israeli air strike wounded 18 Palestinians, including 11 children and a pregnant woman. The Israeli army said it was targeting a... Read full story »

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