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Sunday, January 18, 2009

Hamas declares ceasefire, Israel to pull out

Hamas today announced an immediate ceasefire in Gaza giving Israel a week to pull out its troops.

At the same time, Israel has reported that it plans to



USA TodayEgypt to host Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks
Deutsche Welle, Germany - Jan 8, 2009
The latest round of fighting in Gaza broke out after an Egyptian-brokered, six-month-long ceasefire between Hamas and Israel ended on December 19. ...
Video: UN Security Council Calls for Gaza Cease-fire AssociatedPress


UN Security Council Resolution On Israel-Hamas Ceasefire "Deeply ... Anti-Defamation League (press release)
Israeli PM reiterates conditions for ceasefire Xinhua


ABC NewsGaza truce, Israeli pullout begin
WTTE, OH - 42 minutes ago
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Israeli tanks and armored personnel carriers have been rumbling back into Israel, as a ceasefire begins in Gaza. ...

Israeli Army Begins Gradual Gaza Pullout, Hamas Declares Truce Bloomberg
Israel: premature to set timetable for Gaza pullout Reuters



ABC News
Full text: Hamas ceasefire statement
BBC News, UK - 3 hours ago
Hamas has announced an immediate ceasefire by its fighters and other Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip. Here is his statement in full. ...
Hamas announces cease-fire, continues rocket fire Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Hamas announces ceasefire to give Israel a week to go Tehran Times

Labels: ceasefire, hamas, israel, troop pullout

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Saturday, January 17, 2009

Olmert announces unilateral ceasefire in Gaza

Israel today announced a unilateral ceasefire in Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Israel will halt its offensive in Gaza at 0000 GMT on Sunday but troops will remain and respond to Hamas fire.

Hamas however said it would continue fighting until Israeli troops left the enclave.

"If the Israeli military continues its existence in the Gaza Strip, that is a wide door for the resistance against the occupation forces," Osama Hamdan, a Hamas official in Lebanon told Al Jazeera.

Fawzi Barhum, a Hamas spokesman, said: "The Zionist enemy must stop all its aggression, completely withdraw from the Gaza Strip, lift the blockade, and open the crossings. We will not accept the presence of a single soldier in Gaza.

"The enemy's declaration of a unilateral ceasefire confirms that this is a unilateral war launched in one direction, from the enemy upon our people."

BBC News
Miliband welcomes Gaza ceasefire
BBC News, UK - 1 hour ago
UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband has welcomed Israel's decision to declare a unilateral ceasefire in Gaza. Describing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud ...
Egyptian President Calls for Immediate Gaza Cease-Fire Voice of America
Olmert announces Gaza ceasefire Aljazeera.net

Times Online

Israel Declares Cease Fire; Hamas Says It Will Fight On New York Times - 1 hour ago By STEVEN ERLANGER JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel announced late Saturday night that the Israeli military would begin a unilateral cease-fire in Gaza within hours while negotiations continued on how to stop the resupply of Hamas ... Video: Gaza-West Bank divide grows - 17 Jan 09 AlJazeeraEnglish Israel calls a halt to its assault on Gaza guardian.co.uk

Labels: ehud olmert, gaza crisis, hamas, israel, unilateral ceasefire

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Friday, January 16, 2009

Israel to vote on unilateral ceasefire

Israel and Hamas appear closer to a truce, but the intensity of the fighting has not noticeably decreased.

Egypt is working closely with Hamas on truce conditions, while Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is expected to call for a security cabinet vote Saturday on a unilateral ceasefire.

Times Online

Sound And Fury In Gaza Newsweek - 1 hour ago Muhammed Muheisen / AP By Rod Nordland | Newsweek Web Exclusive If Hamas is getting bombed into submission, it doesn't much show. Video: Israel Says Its Gaza Offensive Is Almost Over AssociatedPress Israel to Vote on Gaza Truce Voice of America

Labels: gaza crisis, hamas, israel, unilateral ceasefire

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Friday, January 09, 2009

Israel and Hamas dismiss UN ceasefire call

Both Hamas and Israel have rejected a United Nations demand for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza on Friday.

UN urges immediate Gaza ceasefire (Press Assoc.)















WELT ONLINE

Fierce Fighting Erupts in Gaza Despite UN Call for Cease-fire
Voice of America - 4 hours ago
By VOA News Israeli and Hamas forces fought fierce battles in the Gaza Strip Friday, both sides defying a United Nations demand for an immediate cease-fire ...
Video: UN pushes for Gaza ceasefire RussiaToday
Israel and Hamas Rebuff UN Cease-Fire Call New York Times
UN keeps Gaza aid on hold pending cease-fire The Associated Press

Voice of America

30 Confirmed Dead in Shelling of Gaza Family New York Times - 2 hours ago By ALAN COWELL The death toll in the shelling of a family compound in Gaza rose to 30, the United Nations said in a report issued on Friday, as relief workers continued to comb through wreckage they had been denied access to for days after the attack. Israel kills 30 civilians at shelter, witnesses tell UN CNN Gaza survivors' four days without water BBC News

Labels: gaza invasion, hamas, israel, united nations cease-fire

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Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Obama faces tough choices on Israel-Palestine issue

With the Gaza battle now in its fourth day, President-elect Barack Obama may be forced to deal with yet another major international crisis when he takes office.

The conflict could drag on as neither side shows any signs of wanting to end the fighting. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said that the aerial attacks on Gaza were "the first of several stages" of an operation to root out Hamas from the area.

Reuters

Postcard to US President: Gaza

Rough Cut
Nov 05, 2008



On fourth day of Gaza battle, no end in sight
International Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
By Ethan Bronner and Taghreed El-Khodary JERUSALEM: Israel launched air strikes against Hamas targets in Gaza for a fourth consecutive day on Tuesday as Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called the bombardment "the first of several stages," suggesting that ...
Video: Inside Story - Assault on Gaza continues - 29 Dec 08- Part 1 AlJazeeraEnglish
Israel Rejects Truce, Presses on With Gaza Strikes Washington Post



WELT ONLINE

Obama Defers to Bush, for Now, on Gaza Crisis
New York Times, United States - 9 hours ago
Otherwise, Mr. Obama could try to pressure surrogates to lean on Hamas, including Egypt, which shares a border with Gaza. He can try to build international ...
Video: Israel to fight Hamas to the end RussiaToday
Is Gaza conflict a crisis or an opportunity for Obama? Jewish Telegraphic Agency
News roundup: Gaza, the Super Bowl and Obama USA Today

Labels: barack obama, ehud olmert, gaza crisis, hamas, israel, palestine

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