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Congress: Egypt, Turkey can help resolve conflict

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 19th

By ANNE FLAHERTY and JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. lawmakers are calling on Egypt and Turkey to take a central role in helping to end the bloody conflict in the Middle East, with one influential senator going so far as to say that American aid dollars were at risk if Egypt

Quotations of the day

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 19th

By The Associated Press "We don't accept Israeli conditions because it is the aggressor. We want a cease-fire along with meeting our demands." - Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal in a statement as Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers traded fire and tough cease-fire proposals and threatened to

Israel bombing kills militant in Gaza Strip

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 19th

By IBRAHIM BARZAK and KARIN LAUBAssociated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli aircraft struck crowded areas in the Gaza Strip and killed a senior militant with a missile strike on a media center Monday, driving up the Palestinian death toll to 100, as Israel broadened its targets in the

Israel strike kills 11 in Gaza, including children

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 18th

By IBRAHIM BARZAK and JOSEF FEDERMANAssociated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - An Israeli missile ripped through a two-story home in a residential area of Gaza City on Sunday, killing at least 11 civilians, including four young children and an 81-year-old woman, in the single deadliest

Hamas links truce to end of Gaza border blockade

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 18th

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,

US, Britain warn of risks of Israeli ground war

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 18th

By ANNE FLAHERTY and JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press BANGKOK (AP) - The U.S. and Britain on Sunday warned about the risks of Israel expanding its air assault on the Gaza Strip into a ground war, while vigorously defending the Jewish state's right to protect itself against rocket attacks. The

Rebels in Congo reach door of Goma

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 18th

By MELANIE GOUBYAssociated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) - A rebel group believed to be backed by Rwanda advanced to within two miles (three kilometers) of Goma, a crucial provincial capital in eastern Congo, marking the first time that rebels have come this close since 2008. Congolese army spokesman

Medics: Israel strike kills 11 civilians in Gaza

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 18th

By IBRAHIM BARZAK and KARIN LAUB GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - An Israeli missile flattened a two-story house in a residential neighborhood of Gaza City on Sunday, killing at least 11 civilians, mostly women and children, Palestinian medical officials said, as Israel expanded a military

White House: Israel has right to defend itself

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 17th

By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) - The White House on Saturday defended Israel's right to defend itself against attack and decide how to respond to rocket fire from the Gaza Strip, blaming the ruling Islamic militant Hamas group for starting the conflict. Obama and

In bold move, France welcomes Syria ambassador

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 17th

By ELAINE GANLEYAssociated Press PARIS (AP) - France on Saturday welcomed a member of the Syrian opposition as the country's ambassador, a bold bid to confer legitimacy on the week-old opposition coalition and encourage other Western nations to follow suit. The new envoy, Mounzir Makhous,