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  • January 2008

    • Egypt Cuts Supplies to Gazans

      Reuters  |  Jan 28, 08 4:07 AM CST

      Egypt Cuts Supplies to Gazans

      (Newser) - Thousands of Palestinians streamed back into Gaza yesterday as Egypt cut supplies to the area and attempted again to re-seal the border blasted open by Hamas militants a week ago. Merchants struggled to restock their stores and Palestinians found skyrocketing prices for what supplies were available. Egypt is anxious to stem the tide of undocumented Palestinians over the border without being seen as aiding the Israeli blockade that brought it on, Reuters reports. More »

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      Hamas  • Mahmoud Abbas  • Gaza  • Egypt  • Hosni Mubarak  • border crossing  • Ahmed Aboul Gheit

    • Gaza Exodus in 4th Day as Egypt Fails to Seal Border

      BBC  |  Jan 26, 08 6:45 AM CST

      Gaza Exodus in 4th Day as Egypt Fails to Seal Border

      (Newser) - Thousands of Palestinians continued to flood into Egypt for a fourth day today, despite Egyptian attempts to close the border using water cannons, barbed wire and a human chain of riot police. Hamas bulldozers smashed new holes in the fence, and cars joined the stream of traffic, the BBC reports; cranes have been erected to move supplies into the Strip faster. More »

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      Israel  • Hamas  • Gaza  • Egypt  • Arab Israeli conflict  • Libya  • Palestinians  • Security Council  • blockade

    • Israeli Court to Rule on Gaza Blockade

      Haaretz (Israel)  |  Jan 24, 08 7:49 AM CST

      Israeli Court to Rule on Gaza Blockade

      (Newser) - Israel's highest court will conduct an emergency hearing Sunday on suits filed by Palestinian organizations over the blockade that has cut Israeli shipments of fuel and gas to Hamas-controlled Gaza. The border to Egypt remains open, reports Haaretz , after militants in the Gaza Strip blasted open the fence and thousands streamed into Egypt to replenish supplies. The Israeli defense ministry insists that fuel shipments are unnecessary now that resources are flowing over the Egyptian border. More »

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      Israel  • Hamas  • Ehud Olmert  • Gaza Strip  • Ban Ki-Moon  • Shimon Peres  • Tzipi Livni  • Gaza Egypt border

    • Thousands Pour Over Bombed Gaza Border Wall

      CNN  |  Jan 23, 08 5:43 AM CST

      Thousands Pour Over Bombed Gaza Border Wall

      (Newser) - Tens of thousands of Palestinians flooded into Egypt today after a wall was blown up by militants, CNN reports. Egyptian border guards did not intervene as people rushed over the downed fence to buy food and fuel. An Israeli blockade of Hamas-controlled Gaza, in response to a rise in rocket attacks, is in its sixth day, and the territory's residents are struggling with shortages. More »

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      Israel  • Condoleezza Rice  • Hamas  • Gaza  • Egypt  • Palestinians

    • Israel Loosens Gaza Blockade

      Reuters  |  Jan 21, 08 4:28 PM CST

      Israel Loosens Gaza Blockade

      (Newser) - Israel will loosen its border blockade of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, permitting an EU fuel delivery to pass through, Reuters reports. The shipment, which will allow Gaza’s main power plant to run for a week, includes diesel fuel for generators, cooking gas, and limited supplies of food and medicine. Gas for cars is still not allowed. More »

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      Hamas  • Ehud Olmert  • Gaza  • Gaza Strip  • Ehud Barak

    • Gaza, Israel Spar Over Power Outage, Embargo

      Associated Press  |  Jan 21, 08 8:16 AM CST

      Gaza, Israel Spar Over Power Outage, Embargo

      (Newser) - Gazans awoke to a second day without its main power plant or fuel as international leaders condemned the “collective punishment of the people of Gaza,” and Israeli PM Ehud Olmert resolutely said Gazans "will walk, without gas for their cars" until their "murderous regime's" rocket attacks cease. World leaders, meanwhile, worry the situation will spiral out of control, the AP reports. More »

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      Israel  • Hamas  • Ehud Olmert  • Gaza  • Arab Israeli conflict  • fuel  • rocket attacks  • humanitarian crisis  • blockade

    • Gaza Violence Endangers Peace Talks

      Reuters  |  Jan 19, 08 9:53 AM CST

      Gaza Violence Endangers Peace Talks

      (Newser) - Israeli bombs yesterday flattened a Hamas-run ministry on the Gaza Strip, and Israel also shut down Gaza border crossings.Cranking up pressure on Hamas to exert more control over militants who have stepped up rocket attacks, Israel killed at least 34 Palestinians this week, Reuters reports. The Palestinians cautioned that renewed violence imperils the peace talks between Mahmoud Abbas and Ehud Olmert. More »

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      Israel  • Hamas  • Palestine  • Ehud Olmert  • Mahmoud Abbas  • Gaza  • Israel and Palestinians  • Gaza Strip

    • Israel: 'This War Will Not Stop'

      Associated Press  |  Jan 17, 08 11:39 AM CST

      Israel: 'This War Will Not Stop'

      (Newser) - Israel continued its Gaza offensive unabated today, rejecting ceasefire overtures from Hamas and saying instead that it would fight until rockets stopped flying across its border , the AP reports. “This war will not stop,” said Ehud Olmert. “We will continue to fight the Jihad without concessions.” The assaults killed a militant leader and his wife today, and at least 25 since Tuesday. More »

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      Israel  • Hamas  • Ehud Olmert  • Mahmoud Abbas  • Gaza  • Israel and Palestinians  • Arab Israeli conflict  • Mahmoud Zahar

    • Israelis Kill Son of Senior Hamas Leader

      Associated Press  |  Jan 15, 08 9:32 AM CST

      Israelis Kill Son of Senior Hamas Leader

      (Newser) - Israel sent tanks and helicopters into Gaza today, in a massive attack that killed 17, including the son of a powerful Hamas leader, the AP reports. It was the bloodiest engagement since Hamas took over Gaza, and the Palestinian Authority called it a “slap in the face” to Washington-backed peace efforts, Reuters reports. Mahmoud Abbas vowed revenge for “a massacre against our people.” More »

    • Mideast Talks Tackle 'Core Issues'

      Associated Press  |  Jan 14, 08 10:45 AM CST

      Mideast Talks Tackle 'Core Issues'

      (Newser) - Talks opened today between high-level Israeli and Palestinian negotiators as leaders on both sides faced intensifying criticism from within their own camps. Israeli PM Ehud Olmert was threatened with the withdrawal of two political parties from his governing coalition if sensitive subjects such as a divided Jerusalem are broached, and Hamas called on Mahmoud Abbas to "stop giving away Palestinian blood and rights for free." More »

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      George W. Bush  • Israel  • Hamas  • Palestine  • Ehud Olmert  • Mahmoud Abbas  • Gaza Strip  • Arab Israeli conflict  • settlement

    • Hamas-Fatah Clashes Leave 8 Dead in Gaza

      Associated Press  |  Jan 1, 08 10:19 AM CST

      Hamas-Fatah Clashes Leave 8 Dead in Gaza

      (Newser) - Days before President Bush’s visit to the Middle East, violence between Hamas and Fatah spiked in the Gaza Strip today, the AP reports. Eight people have been killed in the violence over the past 24 hours, the first deaths in Palestinian infighting in 2 months. The renewed clashes prompted Hamas, which controls Gaza, to arrest Fatah activists and bar public gatherings. More »

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      Hamas  • Middle East  • Mahmoud Abbas  • Gaza  • Fatah

  • December 2007

    • Egypt, Israel Keep Pilgrims Stranded at Sea

      BBC  |  Dec 29, 07 12:50 PM CST

      Egypt, Israel Keep Pilgrims Stranded at Sea

      (Newser) - More than 2,000 Palestinian pilgrims are stuck floating in the Red Sea today, barred from returning to Gaza through Egypt’s Rafah border crossing. Egypt demands that they reenter through an Israeli checkpoint, but Hamas fears that members on board will be arrested. Israel has claimed that the militants will try to smuggle funds into Gaza, the BBC reports. More »

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      Israel  • Hamas  • Egypt  • Arab Israeli conflict  • religious pilgrims

    • Gaza's Few Christians Are Fleeing

      Associated Press  |  Dec 24, 07 7:16 AM CST

      Gaza's Few Christians Are Fleeing

      (Newser) - It's a grim Christmas for Gaza's tiny Christian population of about 3,000, with celebrations muted in the Hamas-controlled territory, the AP says. Instead of decorating trees, many of the faithful are packing to leave the strip for good. After the murder of a prominent Baptist activist, many Christians say the area has become hostile to their faith. More »

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      Hamas  • West Bank  • Muslims  • Christians  • religious persecution  • Baptists

    • Israel Plans to Expand Settlements

      New York Times  |  Dec 23, 07 9:28 PM CST

      Israel Plans to Expand Settlements

      (Newser) - The road to Arab-Israeli peace could take yet another detour, the New York Times says, after Israel announced plans today to seek funding for the expansion of two Jewish settlements in areas Palestinians hope to claim for a future state. The two sides are expected to meet tomorrow, but Palestine’s chief negotiator warned the talks would have “no meaning” if Israel moves forward with its plans. More »

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      Israel  • Hamas  • Palestine  • Ehud Olmert  • West Bank  • Arab Israeli conflict  • settlement  • Ehud Barak  • East Jerusalem  • Har Homa  • road map

    • Olmert Nixes Hamas Truce: 'This War Will Continue'

      BBC  |  Dec 23, 07 12:19 PM CST

      Olmert Nixes Hamas Truce: 'This War Will Continue'

      (Newser) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert today refused to consider a truce with Hamas until the militant Palestinian group recognizes Israel and halts attacks in Gaza, reports the BBC. Olmert told government officials that Israel is gaining ground in stopping rocket attacks, of which 1,000 have hit Israel since Hamas seized power in June. "This war will continue," he said. More »

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      Israel  • European Union  • Hamas  • Palestine  • Middle East  • Ehud Olmert  • Israel and Palestinians  • Arab Israeli conflict  • US  • truce  • peace process  • The Quartet

    • Hamas Seeks Israeli Ceasefire

      Associated Press  |  Dec 19, 07 12:49 PM CST

      Hamas Seeks Israeli Ceasefire

      (Newser) - The leader of Gaza’s Hamas party, weary of months of Israeli airstrikes and sanctions, has appealed for a ceasefire through Israeli media, the AP reports. "The occupation should stop its attacks and siege." In return, Hamas PM Ismail Haniya said in an unprecedented phone call to an Israeli TV station, "a truce would be possible, and not unlikely." More »

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      Hamas  • Ehud Olmert  • Israel and Palestinians  • Gaza Strip  • Islamic Jihad  • Ismail Haniya

    • Israeli Airstrikes Kill 13 in Gaza

      Reuters  |  Dec 18, 07 7:17 AM CST

      Israeli Airstrikes Kill 13 in Gaza

      (Newser) - Israeli airstrikes rained down on Gaza militants today, killing at least 13 in a series of separate attacks, Reuters reports. It was the country’s most intense offensive in months, a response to the frequent but largely ineffectual rocket attacks lobbed across the border. In response, militants threatened a round of suicide bombings, something Israel hasn’t seen in 11 months. More »

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      Israel  • Hamas  • Gaza  • Israel and Palestinians  • Arab Israeli conflict  • Palestinians  • Islamic Jihad

    • Gaza Loses Fizz in Face of CO2 Blockade

      Time  |  Dec 17, 07 3:25 PM CST

      Gaza Loses Fizz in Face of CO2 Blockade

      (Newser) - The Israeli and international blockade of Gaza means Ammar Yagezi, a third-generation soft drink bottler, has been unable to supply Palestinians with Pepsi and 7Up. Tel Aviv says the freeze on imports of cement, fertilizer and—in this case—CO2 is for “security reasons,” but Time says the Strip is uncarbonated because Israel hopes a shuttered Gazan marketplace will catalyze residents to throw out the Hamas leadership. More »

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      Hamas  • Gaza  • Pepsi  • blockade

    • Palestinians Seek $5.6B in Talks

      Reuters  |  Dec 17, 07 2:50 AM CST

      Palestinians Seek $5.6B in Talks

      (Newser) - Representatives of more than 60 nations meet in Paris today to discuss providing aid to the Palestinians. Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas, locked in a power struggle with Hamas in Gaza, is hoping to secure $5.6 billion in aid over the next three years. The US has promised $550 million. The talks are part of the process to forge an agreement on Palestinian statehood next year. More »

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      Israel  • Condoleezza Rice  • Hamas  • Mahmoud Abbas  • Gaza  • West Bank  • Palestinian Authority

    • In Gaza, 150,000 Cheer Hamas

      BBC  |  Dec 15, 07 1:01 PM CST

      In Gaza, 150,000 Cheer Hamas

      (Newser) - Crowds filled Gaza City streets today, celebrating the 20th anniversary of Hamas in what BBC analysts are calling a critical test of public support. At least 150,000 rallied amid waving flags and banners as Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniya preached “resistance and jihad,” blasting his moderate Fatah counterpart for assuming a mandate to negotiate with Israel. More »

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      Hamas  • Palestine  • Mahmoud Abbas  • Gaza  • Fatah  • Palestinians  • Ismail Haniya  • Gaza City

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