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Abbas slams Israeli ground offensive in Gaza
Date: 2014-07-18 14:26:38 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:833821
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has slammed the Israeli ground offensive in the Gaza Strip, calling for bringing an end to the Israeli raids right away. In pre-departure statements, Abbas stressed the need to commit to the Egyptian initiative ....
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Hamas vows to drown Israeli forces in "Gaza's mud"
Date: 2014-07-18 14:22:04 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:833811
The Palestinian Movement of Hamas has vowed to drown Israeli forces in "Gaza's mud". Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would pay for his crimes against the Palestinians, said Hamas spokesman Sami Abu-Zuhri Friday. "The ground invasion ....
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Abbas, French FM confer on latest Palestinian developments
Date: 2014-07-18 14:20:44 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:833807
President Mahmoud Abbas conferred with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius at Cairo Airport on the latest developments in the Palestinian territories. Fabius arrived at Cairo airport just as Abbas was ready to leave after a two-day visit to ....
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Boutros Boutros-Ghali calls on int'l community to intervene to protect Palestinians
Date: 2014-07-18 11:24:54 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:833468
Former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali has asserted that the international community should intervene immediately to protect Palestinians. The Egyptian initiative is widely accepted and aims at halting the Israeli aggression against ....
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Abbas condemns Israeli ground operation in Gaza
Date: 2014-07-18 09:56:17 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:833352
The Palestinian presidency condemned the Israeli ground offensive in Gaza that started last night. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called for an immediate halt of Israeli raids and urged commitment to an Egyptian ceasefire initiative, ....
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Israeli PM: Cabinet approves expansion of Gaza incursion
Date: 2014-07-18 09:46:49 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:833332
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the mini-cabinet approved a "significant expansion" in the Gaza Strip. “My and the defense minister’s instruction to the army, after the approval of the cabinet, is to prepare for a significant ....
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Abbas demands end of Israeli ground offensive in Gaza
Date: 2014-07-18 08:05:14 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:833143
Visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas demanded the halt of Israel's ground offensive in the Gaza Strip, warning that the Israeli escalation would lead to the spilling of more blood, complicate the situation much further and inhibit efforts ....
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Qassam Brigades fire two rockets on S. Israel
Date: 2014-07-18 07:59:35 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:833129
The Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Palestinian movement Hamas, said they fired two rockets on Dimona city in southern Israel. The brigades said they fired two M-75 rockets towards Dimona, where Israel's nuclear reactor lies. ....
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Gaza death toll hits 237
Date: 2014-07-17 19:13:31 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:832658
The death toll from Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 237 martyrs, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Also, as many as 1,770 were injured in the Israeli attacks on the enclave, after six Palestinian citizens were killed ....
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Jordan supports Egypt's efforts in Gaza -- FM
Date: 2014-07-17 19:10:36 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:832654
Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh said on Thursday that the Kingdom of Jordan supports Egypt's efforts in reaching a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Judeh's remark came during a meeting today With his Norwegian counterpart Borg Brende to ....