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December 2008
- New Strikes Push Gaza Toll to 275
  
  CNN | Dec 28, 08 4:51 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - A new wave of Israeli missile strikes on the Gaza Strip today has hiked the death toll from the latest Israeli offensive against Hamas militants to 275, with closer to 800 wounded, reports CNN. UN Security Council members expressed "serious concern" and called for "an immediate halt to all violence" in an emergency declaration released today in response to the strikes, which were launched in retaliation for recent Hamas rocket assaults on Israel. More »
- Israeli Assault Could Last Weeks; 230 Dead
  
  Jerusalem Post (Israel) | Dec 27, 08 11:23 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Israel's bombardment of Hamas posts in the Gaza Strip is the start of a military operation likely to last several weeks, the Jerusalem Post reports. The assault—one of the deadliest in the 60-year conflict—has killed 230 Palestinians, including at least three senior Hamas officers, notes Haaretz . Hamas vowed revenge, calling for a new uprising and more suicide attacks in Israel. More »
- Ferocity of Israeli Attacks Surprises West
  
  Washington Post | Dec 27, 08 7:12 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - It's no surprise that Israel has struck back at Hamas, but the intensity of the attacks "appeared to stun Western governments and analysts," writes Michael Abramowitz of the Washington Post . Barack Obama's camp has remained largely mum so far on the air assaults that have killed more than 200, but it will likely come under pressure to rein in Israel. In the meantime, any hope Obama had of an early Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement has gone up in smoke. More »
- Egypt Cries 'Murder' Over Gaza Attacks
  
  AFP | Dec 27, 08 12:21 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Egypt called Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip "murder" today as world leaders appealed for peace in the region, the AFP and Jerusalem Post report. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said he was "deeply alarmed" by the violence, and, like Russia and the European Union, called for a ceasefire. Egypt opened its border checkpoint to allow care for injured Gazans, whose numbers have topped 400. More »
- Israeli Strikes Kill 205 in Gaza Strip
  
  Associated Press | Dec 27, 08 11:32 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - A huge Israeli air assault on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip has killed more than 200 Palestinians and wounded at least 400, the AP reports. Those killed had mostly been inside police headquarters, Hamas said. Israel said the attacks were meant to end rocket and mortar attacks on Israel which had been mounting for days; Israel had pledged retaliation. More »
- Pope Calls for Peace in Christmas Speech
  
  Voice of America | Dec 25, 08 10:53 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI passionately called for peace in the Holy Land during his annual Christmas message, delivered from the balcony of Saint Peter’s Basilica. “The horizon seems once again bleak for Israelis and Palestinians,” he said, praying for hope against war, terrorism, and injustice. He also appealed for an end to clashes throughout the Middle East and Africa, the Voice of America reports. More »
- Calm Is a Tourist Boon for Bethlehem
  
  Christian Science Monitor | Dec 24, 08 7:37 PM CST

Stories

New Strikes Push Gaza Toll to 275

Israeli Assault Could Last Weeks; 230 Dead

Ferocity of Israeli Attacks Surprises West

Egypt Cries 'Murder' Over Gaza Attacks

Israeli Strikes Kill 205 in Gaza Strip

Pope Calls for Peace in Christmas Speech

Calm Is a Tourist Boon for Bethlehem