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Death toll from Israeli offensive in Gaza up to 2,028

Date: 2014-08-20 10:31:26 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:882654

The death toll from the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 2,028, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Some 10,302 Palestinians have so far been injured in the Israeli offensive, spokesman in Gaza Ashraf al-Qodra said ....

7 Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on house in central Gaza

Date: 2014-08-20 09:59:43 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:882548

Seven Palestinians, including three children, were killed and nine more injured in an Israeli strike on a house in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza Wednesday. A spokesman for the Health Ministry in Gaza Ashraf al-Qodra said the casualties are ....

3 rockets fell behind cardiac hospital in Tripoli

Date: 2014-08-20 09:45:45 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:882523

At least three rockets hit the Libyan capital early Monday. The rockets fell behind a cardiac hospital in al-Zaweya area. They directly hit a house there. The number of casualties, if any, remains unknown, a security source said. But ....

UN chief slams breach of Gaza ceasefire

Date: 2014-08-20 09:44:46 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:882520

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday condemned in the strongest terms the breach of the humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. In a statement issued here by his spokesperson, Ban expressed his grave disappointment at the return to hostilities, ....

Palestinian delegation leaves cairo after collapse of truce

Date: 2014-08-20 09:43:20 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:882518

The Palestinian delegation involved in indirect talks with Israel over a long-lasting ceasefire left Cairo on Wednesday after the collapse of the truce and the withdrawal of the Israeli delegation. The 24-hour truce was supposed to last till ....

Qassam Brigades shell Tel Aviv in response to Israel's attacks

Date: 2014-08-20 09:01:07 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:882426

Ezzeddin al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, said it shelled Tel Aviv and a number of Israeli cities and settlements in the vicinity of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday. They shelled the Israeli targets with M-75 and Fajr 5 missiles, read a ....

Israeli warplanes launch new Gaza raids

Date: 2014-08-20 08:58:42 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:882422

Israeli war jets launched a series of air strikes over Gaza Strip at dawn of Wednesday after the 24-hour truce collapsed Tuesday afternoon. The raids targeted a position of the Palestinian resistance in western Gaza and cultivated lands in Beit ....

Israel launches strikes on Gaza

Date: 2014-08-20 08:57:42 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:882340

Israeli air forces have carried out a series of airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, Sky News Satellite Channel has reported. The latest round of violence ends a days-long truce that had been extended on Monday night for another 24 hours to hammer out ....

Hamas warns Netanyahu against Gaza escalation

Date: 2014-08-20 08:36:01 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:882408

Hamas warned Tuesday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against the repercussions of escalation in the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian resistance is ready to defend Gaza and respond to the Israel aggression, Hamas Spokesman Fawzy Barhoum said ....

Saudi court sentences two men to death, imprisons 15 others

Date: 2014-08-20 08:21:54 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:882369

A Saudi court Tuesday sentenced two men to death and 15 others to prison terms of up to 25 years. One of those sentenced to death was convicted with killing his father and other charges, while the other man was convicted with transferring car ....