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  • June 2008

    • Al-Qaeda Calls for Gaza War

      Associated Press  |  Jun 5, 08 3:04 AM CDT

      Al-Qaeda Calls for Gaza War

      (Newser) - Osama bin Laden's deputy has called on Muslims to launch a  holy war to break Israel's economic blockade of Gaza, reports AP. The call was issued in an 11-minute al-Qaeda audiotape by Ayman al-Zawahri, marking the anniversary of the loss of Gaza, the West Bank and the Golan Heights in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. More »

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      al-Qaeda  • terrorism  • Hamas  • Palestine  • Gaza  • Osama bin Laden  • West Bank  • jihad  • Islamic extremism  • Gaza blockade  • Islamic terrorism  • Ayman al-Zawahiri

  • May 2008

    • Liberate Palestine, Bin Laden Demands on New Tape

      CNN  |  May 19, 08 3:03 AM CDT

      Liberate Palestine, Bin Laden Demands on New Tape

      (Newser) - A new audio message apparently from Osama bin Laden blames Arab leaders for “sacrificing” Palestinians and calls for followers to "liberate Palestine," CNN reports. “Each one of us is responsible for the death of our people in Gaza,” the tape says. The message, posted on Islamist web sites yesterday, also calls for an end to the Gaza blockade. It marks the second such release in three days. More »

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      Israel  • Palestine  • Osama bin Laden  • Gaza blockade  • tape

  • April 2008

    • Hamas Truce 'Not Serious': Israel

      AFP  |  Apr 25, 08 3:27 PM CDT

      Hamas Truce 'Not Serious': Israel

      (Newser) - Israel said a Hamas truce proposal yesterday was not genuine, and the Islamist organization would only regroup and strengthen itself during the 6-month ceasefire, AFP reports. "Unfortunately, this appears not to be serious at all," an Israeli spokesman said today, although officials said a prolonged halt in the near-daily rocket attacks launched from the Gaza Strip could convince them otherwise. More »

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      Israel  • Hamas  • Gaza  • Gaza Strip  • Egypt  • ceasefire  • rocket attacks  • Gaza blockade  • Gaza Egypt border

    • UN Aid to Gaza Blocked by Israeli Embargo

      BBC  |  Apr 24, 08 6:19 AM CDT

      UN Aid to Gaza Blocked by Israeli Embargo

      (Newser) - The United Nations announced today that it will have to suspend its humanitarian aid program in the Gaza Strip because of the Israeli fuel blockade. The UN can't distribute food or collect sewage in the Hamas-controlled territory now that its fuel supply has run out. A Security Council meeting was held to discuss the crisis, but American, British, and French ambassadors walked out when a Libyan representative compared Gaza to a Nazi death camp. More »

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      Israel  • United Nations  • Gaza  • Ban Ki-Moon  • Gaza blockade

  • March 2008

    • Islamic Groups Reject Truce in Egypt Peace Talks

      Reuters  |  Mar 27, 08 3:49 PM CDT

      Islamic Groups Reject Truce in Egypt Peace Talks

      (Newser) - Egypt’s talks with Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad, aimed at establishing a truce with Israel, ended unsuccessfully today, Reuters reports. The militant groups demanded Israel stop Gaza and West Bank raids, end its Gaza blockade, and reopen border-crossings. Hamas and Israel already appear to have instituted a de facto ceasefire, Reuters notes. Islamic Jihad continues to fire rockets into Israel. More »

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      Israel  • Hamas  • Palestine  • Mahmoud Abbas  • Gaza Strip  • Egypt  • peace talks  • Islamic Jihad  • Gaza blockade

    • Bin Laden: 'Fire and Iron' Can Free Gaza

      Reuters  |  Mar 20, 08 6:09 PM CDT

      Bin Laden: 'Fire and Iron' Can Free Gaza

      (Newser) - Osama bin Laden calls followers to arms to stop the blockade on Gaza in a tape broadcast today on Al-Jazeera. Israel did not take the Palestinian territory "by negotiations and dialogue but with fire and iron. And this is the way to get it back," he said, adding that fighting US forces in Iraq was the main route to "liberating Palestine." More »

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      Iraq  • Gaza  • Osama bin Laden  • jihad  • Gaza blockade  • al-Jazeera

    • Gaza in Worst Crisis in 40 Years, Charities Warn

      Independent (UK)  |  Mar 6, 08 5:19 AM CST

      Gaza in Worst Crisis in 40 Years, Charities Warn

      (Newser) - As Israeli and Palestinian leaders tentatively prepared to resume peace talks, a new report by a coalition of British charities warns of a crushing humanitarian crisis in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. The international consensus to isolate Hamas has led to unemployment, medical shortages and hunger worse than at any time since Israel's seizure of the Strip in 1967, they warn. More »

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      Israel  • Hamas  • Palestine  • Gaza  • Israel and Palestinians  • Fatah  • Gaza Strip  • Gaza blockade  • Palestinian people

  • February 2008

    • Gazans Form Chain at Border

      AFP  |  Feb 25, 08 11:22 AM CST

      Gazans Form Chain at Border

      (Newser) - Thousands of Palestinians joined hands today in an attempt to form a human chain across the Gaza Strip, AFP reports. They were protesting the Israeli blockade that has left the impoverished region perilously low on supplies. Israel massed forces along the border, including a rare artillery battery, and accused Hamas of “orchestrating a premeditated effort to put civilians on the front line.” More »

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      Israel  • Hamas  • Palestine  • protests  • Israel and Palestinians  • Gaza Strip  • airstrike  • Gaza blockade

    • Gunfire Kills 1, Wounds Dozens in Gaza Clash

      Reuters  |  Feb 4, 08 8:11 PM CST

      Gunfire Kills 1, Wounds Dozens in Gaza Clash

      (Newser) - Gunfire broke out between Egyptians and Palestinians today that left one dead and 59 wounded at the Rafah border crossing, Reuters reports. The skirmish erupted after Egyptian security stopped Gazans from returning home through the recently breached border. Palestinians threw stones and Egyptians tossed smoke grenades before the shooting started. "People here are terrified because tear gas can cause children to suffocate," one Egyptian said. More »

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      Hamas  • Palestine  • Egypt  • Gaza blockade  • Gaza Egypt border

    • Egypt Seals Gaza Border Breach

      Reuters  |  Feb 3, 08 9:48 AM CST

      Egypt Seals Gaza Border Breach

      (Newser) - After 11 days, Egypt has sealed the gap in its border with the Gaza Strip, ending the stream of Palestinians in search of food and supplies, Reuters reports. Hundreds of Egyptian security officers used barbed wire and metal barriers to seal the last gaps in the wall. Hamas militants told Palestinians in the area to go home. More »

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      Israel  • Hamas  • Gaza Strip  • Egypt  • Gaza blockade  • Gaza Egypt border  • Mahmoud al-Zahar

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