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UN humanitarian chief criticises Israel over Gaza

Canberra Daily, 6 minutes ago / The UN's top humanitarian official, John Holmes, has criticised Israel for linking the 2006 capture of an Israeli soldier to its blockade of Gaza. Mr Holmes also said Israeli actions in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, including expanding settlements, was counter to the peace process.

Israeli forces, tanks make incursion into Gaza''s Bureij camp

Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), 24 minutes ago / Israeli troops and tanks made Friday a limited incursion into east of Bureij refugee camp, central Gaza, local radio station cited eyewitnesses as saying.

Sending a laptop to Gaza

Electronic Intifada, 2 hours 23 minutes ago / I drank a tea and smoked a water pipe; it gave me something to do while I waited for Ismail -- that's not his real name -- an Egyptian Bedouin tunnel smuggler who was going to deliver a package for me into Gaza. It's been nearly ten years since I've been to Palestine.

Gaza swimmers hope to make splash at Asia games (AFP)

IraqNet, 2 hours 25 minutes ago / In the ramshackle warrens of Gaza's Jabaliya refugee camp , four young athletes are plotting to swim their way out of the impoverished territory.

Two Israeli soldiers charged in Gaza war case

Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), 6 hours 17 minutes ago / Two Israeli soldiers have been charged with using a Palestinian child as "human shield" during Israel's last winter assault on the Gaza Strip.

Injured boy from Gaza finds warm embrace in Arab American community: Robert L. Smith's Global Village

Cleveland.com, 6 hours 26 minutes ago / A scared and scarred little boy from far away is finding a warm embrace in the region's Arab American community.

UN humanitarian chief criticizes Gaza blockade

La Crosse Tribune - La Crosse WI, 16 hours 41 minutes ago / The U.N. humanitarian chief says Israel's blockade of Gaza is not helping its security or weakening Hamas' hold on the territory.

Israeli jets strike in southern Gaza, no casualties reported

The Earth Times, 17 hours 8 minutes ago / Israeli warplanes early Friday struck two targets in southern Gaza Strip causing severe damage but no reported injuries, Islamic Hamas movement security sources and witnesses said.

Shouldn’t Israeli Journalists Be Allowed to Cover Gaza Too?

Tikun Olam, 18 hours 39 minutes ago / The Foreign Press Association in Israel issued a statement welcoming his release, and saying that "Journalists should be able to continue doing their professional job in Gaza and or any other place, without having the threat of being arrested".

Louis Belanger: Gaza Unplugged - The electricity crisis in Gaza sometimes means life or death

The Huffington Post, 18 hours 41 minutes ago / My colleague Karl Schembri discovers power cuts have caused much deeper disruptions, immune to quick-fix remedies, for many in the besieged coastal strip.

2 Israeli soldiers indicted for Gaza war conduct

Las Vegas Sun - Las Vegas NV, 20 hours 53 minutes ago / The Israeli military said Thursday it indicted two soldiers who forced a Palestinian boy to open bags suspected of being booby-trapped with explosives during last year's military offensive in Gaza. It was only the second time the military has filed criminal charges against its own for conduct in the highly scrutinized three-week operation against the territory's Hamas rulers.

Economic and Social Development in the West Bank and Gaza continues

The World Bank Group, 22 hours 12 minutes ago / Juan José Daboub held meetings with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister, senior officials, private sector and NGO leaders.

Israel charges soldiers with misconduct

Seven News Ltd, 23 hours 7 minutes ago / Israeli army prosecutors have charged two soldiers for using a young Palestinian boy to check for booby-traps during last year's fighting in Gaza, a military spokeswoman said.

Israeli soldiers indicted for Gaza war conduct

The Modesto Bee - Modesto CA, 23 hours 46 minutes ago / The Israeli military says two soldiers have been indicted on criminal charges for their actions during last year's military offensive in Gaza. The soldiers will be tried in military court for forcing a Palestinian boy to open several bags they suspected to be booby trapped with explosives.

In Gaza, UN teams destroy unexploded ordnance with white phosphorus

YubaNet.com - Nevada City CA, Mar 11, 2010 / Special United Nations bomb disposal units today successfully destroyed two unexploded ordnance (UXO) containing white phosphorus in the Gaza Strip, the first of a series of planned activities to be conducted in the region over the coming months.

British journalist Paul Martin released from Hamas custody, leaving Gaza....

The San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego CA, Mar 11, 2010 / British journalist Paul Martin released from Hamas custody, leaving Gaza.

Hamas releasing British journalist in Gaza - lawyer

Hindustan Times - India, Mar 11, 2010 / Paul Martin, a British freelance journalist arrested by Hamas in the Gaza Strip last month and held on suspicion of espionage for Israel, was being released on Thursday, his lawyer and a Palestinian official said.

United Nations Daily Highlights, 10-03-10

Cyprus Broadcasting Corp (Hellenic Resources Network), Mar 10, 2010 / General Assembly on the situation in Chile following the devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami.

Bold new Gaza play skewers Fatah and Hamas

Kuwait Times, Mar 10, 2010 / of Hamas, which has ruled the embattled territory since driving out its Fatah rivals in June 2007.

Trial begins over death of US activist in Gaza

Product Design and Development, Mar 10, 2010 / The family of an American activist crushed to death by an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza is suing Israel.

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Gaza ( , ; , ; also referred to as Gaza City) is a Palestinian city in the Gaza Strip, with a population of about 410,000, making it the largest city in the Palestinian Territories.

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UN humanitarian chief criticizes Gaza blockade

AP  posted:  Friday 03/12/10 12:11 AM EST
UNITED NATIONS -The U.N. humanitarian chief says Israel's blockade of Gaza is not helping its security or weakening Hamas' hold on the territory. John Holmes also warned

2 Israeli soldiers indicted for Gaza war conduct

AP  posted:  Thursday 03/11/10 10:40 PM EST
year's military offensive in Gaza. It was only the second time the military has filed criminal charges against its own for conduct in the highly scrutinized three-week

British journalist released from Hamas custody

AP  posted:  Thursday 03/11/10 08:42 PM EST
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -Gaza's Hamas rulers on Thursday released a British journalist they had held for a month amid allegations that he endangered the Palestinian territory

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