UN on Gaza: 257 Palestinian Children Killed, 1,080 Injured

A weekly UN report on the protection of civilians (PDF) released yesterday claims that as many as 257 children have been killed and 1,080 injured since Israel began retaliation in Gaza for a series of Hamas rocket...

Gaza Conflict Day Ten, Humanitarian Crisis Growing

It is day 10 of the Gaza conflict and as Israel vows to continue its assault international pressure for a cease-fire mounts.  Tensions in the Gaza region continue to escalate after Israel launched a ground...

UN Suspends Food Aid as Rockets Strike Israeli City

The UN has suspended the distribution of food rations to half of Gaza's population after Israel refused to reopen Gaza Crossings. The suspension comes a warning by the relief group based out of the United Nations who stated they would be running out of food on Friday. UN...

Haifa's Arabs and Jews unite against Hezbollah

"This normally bustling city of a quarter-million people was reduced to a ghost town again Monday as a daylong barrage of rocket attacks left a dozen people injured, smashed cars and buildings across the city, and...

Bush defends Israel's right to self-defence

"Russia and the European Union condemned Israel's strikes in Lebanon on Thursday as a dangerous escalation of the Middle East conflict but the United States said Israel had the right to self defense."

Palestinians killed in Gaza as pressure builds

Israeli air strikes have killed eight Palestinians, including civilians, in northern Gaza, medical sources say. The violence comes as Israeli troops move further into Palestinian territory following Palestinian...

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