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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

Oil rises as Israel-Hamas fight continues

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 19th

By PABLO GORONDIAssociated Press The price of oil rose to $88 a barrel Monday as the conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas showed no signs of abating, raising concerns about Middle East crude supplies. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil for December delivery was up $1.09 to $88.01

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

US budget hopes shore up markets

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 19th

By PAN PYLASAP Business Writer LONDON (AP) - Optimism over the progress of crucial U.S. budget talks combined with hopes that Greece will finally get its next batch of bailout cash to shore up markets Monday in spite of concerns over the fighting in the Middle East. The advance followed a

10 Things to Know for Monday

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 19th

By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about Monday: 1. NO LETUP IN VIOLENCE BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS Palestinian militants continued to barrage Israel with rockets, and Israel announced it was widening its offensive to

Oil prices rise little as Gaza fighting continues

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 19th

NEW YORK (AP) - Oil futures prices rose slightly in electronic trading Sunday night with the market apparently unaffected by fighting between Israel and Hamas. In early trading, January benchmark crude futures rose less than 1 percent, by 60 to 70 cents per barrel, over Friday's close of $86.92

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,

Southern Israel residents scared but determined

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 18th

By ARON HELLERAssociated Press BEERSHEBA, Israel (AP) - After days of incessant rocket fire, the largest city in southern Israel has been turned into a ghost town. Schools are closed, stores are shuttered and normally bustling streets are empty. Aside from emergency errands, residents avoid the

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