News Highlights: Lebanon calls for an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire at the U.N. Security Council, as well as an investigation into Israel’s bombing of civilians at Qana. Lebanon’s health minister says at least 750 Lebanese, most of them civilians, have been killed by Israel’s military offensive; 50 Israelis, including 18 civilians, are dead. U.N. Security …
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Jul 18
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News Highlights: Israel bombs Lebanon for the 7th day, killing another 29 people, and raising the death toll to more than 250 Lebanese, mostly civilians; there is also heavy destruction on ports, roads, bridges and other infrastructure. Israeli cabinet says that Israel intends to create a “buffer zone” in south Lebanon; so far, 25 Israelis …
Jul 11
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News Highlights More than 50 Palestinians, including many civilians especially children, have been killed since Israel started its wide scale offensive into Gaza. 6 Israeli human rights groups have petitioned the Israeli High Court demanding an end to Israeli measures that harm the Palestinian civilian population. Palestinian Ministry of Health calls for an investigation into …
Jul 04
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News Highlights: Switzerland says Israel is violating international law in its Gaza offensive, especially with collective punishment of the civilian Palestinian population. Amnesty Int’l also describes Israel’s attacks as war crimes, and calls on Israel to rebuild the infrastructure it deliberately damaged, especially the water and electricity networks. Palestinian officials say they are close to …
Jun 27
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News Highlights: Fateh and Hamas will form a Palestinian national unity government. Israeli PM Ehud Olmert rules out any negotiations over release of an Israeli soldier held by Palestinian fighters; soldier was taken in a pre-dawn attack on an Israeli tank. Palestinian groups are calling for soldier to be exchanged for Palestinian female and under-age …
Jun 20
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News Highlights: An Israeli air strike in Gaza kills two young Palestinian children and a teenager, and wounds another 14. The “Quartet” (U.S., U.N., EU and Russia) agrees to channel aid to Palestinians through a World Bank fund. Palestinian groups meeting to try and find agreement and form national unity government. On June 19th – …
Jun 13
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News Highlights: June 13th – Israel kills another nine Palestinians, including two children, in an air strike. June 9th – eight Palestinians picnicking on a Gaza beach were killed by Israeli fire, the youngest just one-year-old. June 11th – Palestinian human rights groups report new Israeli restrictions barring Palestinians carrying foreign passports from re-entering the …
Jun 06
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News Highlights: Hamas and Fateh hold crisis talks over the national reconciliation document drawn up by leaders held prisoner in Israeli jails; Mahmoud Abbas says he will call a referendum on the proposal by the weekend if no agreement is reached. Israeli air strike kills two Palestinians, and wounds four others; Palestinian militants fire Qassam …
May 30
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News Highlights: 8 Palestinians have been killed in 2 days, as Israel intensifies its air and ground attacks. May 25th – Palestinian groups start talks as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announces he will call referendum on national unity proposal. Israel threatens four Palestinian legislators that they must renounce Hamas membership or lose their residency rights …