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Israel rejects calls for truce, Gaza toll nears 370 (Roundup)
Dec 30, 2008, 13:35 GMT
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LEADALL: Israeli seeks "forceful blow;" more calls for ceasefire
Dec 30, 2008, 22:08 GMT
Israel's ferocious air offensive in the Gaza Strip entered its fourth day on Tuesday as it seeks to deal a 'forceful blow' to Hamas radicals despite widespread international calls for a lasting ceasefire. ... more
EU ministers call for Gaza truce (Roundup)
Dec 30, 2008, 21:15 GMT
Paris - European Union foreign ministers on Tuesday called for a ceasefire between Israel and the Islamic group Hamas to allow humanitarian aid into the embattled Gaza Strip after an emergency meeting in Paris. ... more
: Olmert asks cabinet for more troops (Extra)
Dec 30, 2008, 21:13 GMT
Tel Aviv - Israeli caretaker Prime Minister Ehud Olmert asked his cabinet late Tuesday to approve the call-up of an additional 2,500 reserve soldiers, Israeli media reported. ... more
Students storm British compound in Tehran (Roundup)
Dec 30, 2008, 21:11 GMT
Tehran - Dozens of Islamist students stormed a British compound in Tehran Tuesday night to protest the Israeli assault in the Gaza Strip, tearing down the British flag before police restored order, the official Iranian news agency IRNA reported. ... more
Olmert asks cabinet for more troops (Extra)
Dec 30, 2008, 20:27 GMT
Tel Aviv - Israeli caretaker Prime Minister Ehud Olmert asked his cabinet late Monday to approve the call-up of an additional 2,500 reserve soldiers, Israeli media reported. ... more
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- New round of Israeli strikes on Hamas buildings in Gaza City (Extra)
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Arabs cancel New Year's events in solidarity with Gaza (News Feature)
Dec 30, 2008, 20:33 GMT
Cairo - Many entertainers and organizations in the Arab world have cancelled their New Year's celebrations in a show of solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip following four days of a massive Israeli air offensive. ... more
Russian roulette in Israeli ghost town on the front line (Feature)
Dec 30, 2008, 13:35 GMT
Sderot, Israel - Morning rush hour in Israel - and Sderot is a virtual ghost town. The streets are almost completely bare of cars, trucks or buses. Only a handful of pedestrians are on the sidewalks. ... more
