GAZA, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) A Libyan ship trying to deliver aid to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Monday turned back in the face of an Israeli naval blockade, Palestinian officials said. ... > full story
JERUSALEM, Nov. 30, 2008 (Reuters) Israel approved on Sunday the release of 250 Palestinian prisoners in a bid to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in his power struggle with Hamas Islamists who control the Gaza Strip. ... > full story
GAZA, Nov. 30, 2008 (Reuters) The Palestinian group Hamas has claimed responsibility for Friday's shelling of an Israeli military base along Israel's frontier with the Gaza Strip where six soldiers were wounded. ... > full story
DOHA, Nov. 29, 2008 (Reuters) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad blamed the West for the global financial crisis on Saturday, saying other countries were being dragged in to help resolve Western problems. ... > full story
DUBAI, Nov. 28, 2008 (Reuters) Al Qaeda's second-in-command said in an Internet video the U.S. financial crisis was caused by Washington's military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan and taxpayers were paying the price. ... > full story
JERUSALEM, Nov. 28, 2008 (Reuters) Palestinian militants fired three mortar bombs across the Gaza Strip's border on Friday, wounding six Israeli soldiers, the army said. ... > full story
GAZA, Nov. 26, 2008 (Reuters) Flying chairs and punches thrown by women students at a Gaza university this week may seem a rather minor manifestation of the factional fighting that has riven Palestinian society over the past year or so. ... > full story
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Nov. 25, 2008 (Reuters) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas plans to hold presidential and parliamentary elections in April despite opposition from Hamas rivals who run the Gaza Strip, a senior aide said on Tuesday. ... > full story
JERUSALEM, Nov. 25, 2008 (Reuters) Israel closed its commercial border crossings with the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on Tuesday after Palestinian militants fired a rocket toward the Jewish state, the Defence Ministry said. ... > full story
GAZA, Nov. 24, 2008 (Reuters) Israel opened border crossings with the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on Monday, allowing in limited amounts of food and fuel for the second time in three weeks after the United Nations warned of a looming humanitarian crisis. ... > full story
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Israel to release 250 Palestinians Dec. 1, 2008 (Boston Globe) Israel yesterday approved the release of 250 Palestinian prisoners in a bid to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in his power struggle ...
Livni: Damage Hamas along with prisoner release Nov. 30, 2008 (Ynet News, Israel) Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said following the cabinet's decision to release 250 Palestinian prisoners as a goodwill gesture to Palestinian ...
Iran: 5,000 centrifuges operating Nov. 27, 2008 (South Florida Sun-Sentinel) BERL Iran announced Wednesday it now has 5,000 centrifuges operating and enriching uranium, the country's latest defiance of U.N. demands to halt ...