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November 4, 2009

Hamas tested rocket with a longer range, Israel says

Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip have test-fired a rocket with a 37-mile range, Israel's military intelligence chief said Tuesday, giving them the capacity to reach deeper into Israel and strike Tel Aviv's southern suburbs and possibly its international airport.

October 17, 2009

U.N. body backs Gaza war report

In a vote likely to complicate U.S. efforts to revive Middle East peace talks, the United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday endorsed a report calling on Israel and Hamas to conduct credible investigations of alleged war crimes by their forces or face further international inquiries and possible prosecutions.

11:48 AM PDT, October 8, 2009

Striped on the Gaza Strip: Donkeys turned into 'zebras' at zoo

Two white donkeys dyed with black stripes at a small Gaza zoo are delighting Palestinian kids who had never seen a zebra in the flesh.

September 1, 2009

Once-legendary Fatah figure makes a comeback

He ran the Gaza Strip like the Godfather, dispensing brutal punishment and benevolent largess. But that was before his summer of disgrace, two years ago, when Hamas militants drove out his armed followers and allowed looters to pick apart his seaside villa.

August 15, 2009

In Gaza Strip, a deadly clash at mosque

Hamas government forces stormed a mosque in the Gaza Strip on Friday and apparently subdued a heavily armed group of Al Qaeda-inspired militants whose imam had vowed to impose theocratic rule in the Palestinian territory.

May 27, 2009

Amos Elon dies at 82; provocative writer examined the roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Amos Elon, whose critical explorations of Jewish history and the roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict made him one of the most distinguished and provocative Israeli authors of his time, died Monday in Italy, his home for the last five years. He was 82.

April 8, 2009

FOREIGN EXCHANGE

Judge named to lead Gaza inquiry is known for fairness

Reporting from Johannesburg, South Africa, and Jerusalem -- Richard Goldstone, a quiet, self-effacing jurist from South Africa, agonized for days over the job offer: Unravel the accusations and counter-accusations of war crimes related to Israel's winter assault on the Gaza Strip.

January 18, 2009

Saying Hamas is 'badly beaten,' Olmert orders unilateral cease-fire

Declaring Hamas "badly beaten," Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ordered a unilateral halt to Israel's punishing offensive in the Gaza Strip starting today. But he said Israeli forces will stay in the Palestinian territory for now, and Hamas threatened to keep fighting until they leave.

January 14, 2009

Israel's Gaza offensive stokes anger among Jordan elite

The boutique sells designer outfits, but the agitated talk among the women in fur coats and leather go-go boots is about politics, specifically Israel's war in the Gaza Strip.