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1 Killed, 19 Wounded In Israeli Gunfire Near Gaza[VIDEO]

Townsquare News Network — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 15:02:36 +0000

Israeli troops have shot dead a Palestinian man and wounded 19 people as crowds surged toward Gaza’s border fence with Israel today. It’s the first violence since a truce between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers took hold a day before. An Associated Press Television News cameraman says hundreds of Palestinians approached Israel’s border fence in [...]

Egypt: Gaza Cease-Fire Reached [VIDEO]

Townsquare News Network — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:53:21 +0000

Egypt has announced a cease-fire agreement to end a week of fighting between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr said the truce would take effect at 9 p.m. local time (2 p.m. EDT.) He made the announcement alongside visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. In Jerusalem, [...]

Explosion On Bus in Tel Aviv [VIDEO]

Townsquare News Network — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:31:17 +0000

Israeli rescue services say there has been an explosion on a bus across from the military headquarters in Tel Aviv. The agency says at least 10 people were hurt in today’s blast. The explosion comes amid an ongoing Israeli operation against Gaza’s Hamas rulers aimed at stopping Palestinian rocket fire. Zaki Heller from the Israeli [...]

Egypt: Israel's Gaza Offensive To End Tuesday[VIDEO]

Townsquare News Network — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:36:58 +0000

Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi says Israel’s “aggression” against Gaza will end Tuesday. Speaking to reporters Tuesday in the Nile Delta city of Zagazig, Morsi did not provide any evidence to support his prediction that an end to Israel’s weeklong offensive against Gaza is imminent. He only said negotiations between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers will [...]

Obama Sends Clinton To Mideast Amid Gaza Crisis[VIDEO]

Townsquare News Network — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 09:45:02 +0000

President Barack Obama is sending Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to the Middle East in hopes that she can help mediate an end to bloody conflict in the region. A deputy White House national security adviser says Clinton will leave today from Cambodia, where she’s been with Obama on a visit to Southeast Asia. [...]

Gaza Militant Group Says Top Fighter Killed [VIDEO]

Townsquare News Network — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:34:49 +0000

Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad says an Israeli strike on a Gaza media center has killed one of its top militant leaders. Monday’s strike in downtown Gaza City was part of a widening 6-day-old offensive meant to quell Hamas rocket fire. It’s the second strike on the building in two days. The Hamas TV station, [...]

At Least 10 Civilians Killed In Israeli Airstrike [VIDEO]

Townsquare News Network — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:35:32 +0000

Palestinian medical officials say at least 10 civilians, including women and young children, have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City. The strike flattened the two-story building of the Daloo family. Gaza health official Ashraf al-Kidra says four women and four small children are among the dead. Frantic rescuers pulled the children’s bodies [...]

This Day in History for November 29 – Israel Formed and More

Shauna Wright — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 04:00:55 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1929 – American explorer Richard Byrd and three companions become the first to fly over the South Pole (More info)

1947 – Despite strong Arab opposition, the United Nations votes for the partition of Palestine and the creation of an independent Jewish state (More info)