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Hamas links truce to end of Gaza border blockade

Hamas links truce to end of Gaza border blockade
By KARIN LAUB and LAUREN E. BOHNAssociated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Gaza's Hamas rulers are aiming high in the conditions they place on stopping rocket fire into Israel in indirect cease-fire talks launched this weekend. Emboldened by Arab support and confident in their arsenal,

Quotations of the day

Quotations of the day
By The Associated Press "Every time that Hamas fires there will be a more and more severe response. I really recommend all the Hamas leadership in Gaza not to try us again. ... Nobody is immune there, not Haniyeh and not anybody else." - Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman to Channel 2

Israel bombards Gaza Strip, shoots down rocket

Israel bombards Gaza Strip, shoots down rocket
By IAN DEITCH and IBRAHIM BARZAKAssociated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel destroyed the headquarters of Hamas' prime minister and blasted a sprawling network of smuggling tunnels in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday, broadening a blistering four-day-old offensive against the

Israel expands air assault on rockets in Gaza

Israel expands air assault on rockets in Gaza
By AMY TEIBEL and IBRAHIM BARZAKAssociated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel expanded its fierce air assault on rocket operations in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Saturday, striking security compounds, smuggling tunnels and a three-story apartment building after an unprecedented rocket

Israel and Hamas battle on social media as well

Israel and Hamas battle on social media as well
By LAUREN E. BOHNAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - The hostilities between Israel and Hamas have found a new battleground: social media. The Israeli Defense Forces and Hamas militants have exchanged fiery tweets throughout the fighting in a separate war to influence public opinion. Shortly

Israeli airstrike kills Hamas military chief

Israeli airstrike kills Hamas military chief
By ARON HELLER and IBRAHIM BARZAKAssociated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel killed the commander of the Hamas military wing in one of some 20 airstrikes on the Gaza Strip Wednesday, the worst barrage on the Palestinian territory in four years in retaliation for renewed rocket fire on

Israel considers resumption of Gaza assassinations

Israel considers resumption of Gaza assassinations
By AMY TEIBELAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel is considering resuming its contentious practice of assassinating militant leaders in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip in an effort to halt intensified rocket attacks on Israel's south, according to defense officials. That Israel might renew a

Bond soars with record $87.8M 'Skyfall' debut

Bond soars with record $87.8M 'Skyfall' debut
By DAVID GERMAINAP Movie Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - James Bond's "Skyfall" has extended its worldwide box-office rule to North America, hauling in a franchise-record $87.8 million in its first weekend at U.S. theaters. Adding in $2.2 million from Thursday night previews at IMAX and other

UN envoy: Libya must quickly address security

UN envoy: Libya must quickly address security
By EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. envoy to Libya urged the country's new leaders Thursday to act quickly to address major security challenges that have led to serious outbreaks of fighting and impose control over rival militias, tribes and armed backers of

UN imposes sanctions on Haqqani Network

UN imposes sanctions on Haqqani Network
By EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. committee that oversees sanctions against the Taliban imposed global sanctions Monday on the Pakistan-based Haqqani network, a fierce militant group considered a major threat to U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan, and its "