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Israel reopens Gaza crossings after two-day closure

GAZA, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Israel on Thursday reopened its border crossings with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, two days after they were shut in response to rocket attacks. ...  > full story

Seafaring activists reach Gaza shore

GAZA, Aug. 23, 2008 (Reuters) — Two boats carrying activists challenging an Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip reached the shore of the Hamas-controlled territory on Saturday. ...  > full story

Activists sail to bust Israeli sea blockade on Gaza

LARNACA, Cyprus, Aug. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — International activists departed from Cyprus by boat on Friday in an attempt to run an Israeli sea blockade on 1.4 million Palestinians in Gaza. ...  > full story

Mideast peace pressure could lead to violence: Livni

JERUSALEM, Aug. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Israel's chief negotiator said on Thursday a Palestinian uprising could reignite if the international community piled too much pressure on the sides to paper over differences and rush into an agreement on statehood. ...  > full story

Rocket fire prompts Israel to shut Gaza border: radio

JERUSALEM, Aug. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip landed in southern Israel on Tuesday, prompting the Jewish state to order border crossings with the Hamas-ruled enclave closed temporarily, Israel Radio reported. ...  > full story

Israel to free prisoners in gesture to Abbas

JERUSALEM, Aug. 17, 2008 (Reuters) — Israel confirmed on Sunday it would release 200 of some 11,000 Palestinians it holds prisoner in the hope of shoring up support for President Mahmoud Abbas and the peace talks he is conducting with the Jewish state. ...  > full story

Rocket from Gaza hits southern Israel: police

JERUSALEM, Aug. 15, 2008 (Reuters) — A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip landed in southern Israel on Friday but caused no injuries or damage, police said. ...  > full story

Olmert rejects return of any Palestinian refugees

JERUSALEM, Aug. 14, 2008 (Reuters) — Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that Israel will not allow the return of any Palestinian refugees as part of a future statehood deal, Olmert's office said on Thursday. ...  > full story

Palestinians reject proposal by Israeli PM

RAMALLAH, West Bank, Aug. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has rejected an Israeli peace proposal because it does not provide for a contiguous Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital, Abbas's office said on Tuesday. ...  > full story

Israel to close Gaza crossings after rocket attack

JERUSALEM, Aug. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — Israel said it would shut its border crossings with the Gaza Strip on Tuesday in response to a rocket attack that further strained a ceasefire between the Jewish state and Gaza militants. ...  > full story
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