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Israeli troops 'shot dead' Palestinian rioter

Witnesses said several dozen protesters entered a no-go area and began throwing stones at Israeli soldiers
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Israeli airstrike kills first Gaza militant in 2010
04:25 06/01/2010
At least one Palestinian militant was killed and four other were wounded in an Israeli airstrike on the central Gaza Strip, as the death toll in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict starts its count in 2010.
Arrival of international aid convoy to Gaza delayed
05:00 30/12/2009
An international humanitarian convoy carrying aid to the Gaza Strip returned to Syria after Egypt had denied access to its territory
Russia concerned over outbreak of violence in West Bank, Gaza
23:28 29/12/2009
Russia on Tuesday expressed concern over a surge in violence in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
Several Palestinians wounded in Israeli air strikes on Gaza
11:02 22/11/2009
At least five Palestinians were wounded in a series of Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip overnight, medics said on Sunday. 
U.S. lawmakers condemn UN report on war crimes in Gaza
11:47 04/11/2009
The U.S. House of Representatives has adopted a non-binding resolution condemning a controversial report on Israeli and Palestinian war crimes in Gaza, the Jerusalem Post said on Wednesday.
UN General Assembly to consider Gaza war crimes by yearend
05:53 20/10/2009
The UN General Assembly will consider by the end of the year a report on Israeli and Palestinian war crimes in Gaza, delivered by the organization's Human Rights Council
Palestinian rocket lands in densely populated Israeli city
13:29 03/02/2009A Grad rocket, launched by Palestinian militants, landed on Tuesday in the densely populated city of Ashkelon in southern Israel, a spokesman for the Israeli Army said.

Iran urges international community to restore war-ravaged Gaza
17:46 01/02/2009The international community and the Islamic world should restore the Gaza Strip destroyed by Israel's recent three-week military offensive, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Sunday.

Israel to continue targeted strikes on Gaza despite truce
14:01 30/01/2009Israeli troops will continue pinpoint strikes on militant groups and their infrastructure in Gaza despite truce, the Haaretz newspaper said on Friday.

UN appeals for $613 mln to help Gaza
19:45 29/01/2009The United Nations launched an appeal on Thursday for $613 million to help the Gaza Strip in the wake of Israel's three-week military offensive.

Israel, Palestinians exchange fire as Gaza truce looks fragile
13:19 29/01/2009Another exchange of fire between Palestinian militants and Israeli forces has left the Gaza Strip ceasefire looking increasingly fragile.

Egypt, Hamas hold talks on lasting Gaza truce with Israel
14:31 25/01/2009A Hamas delegation is meeting with Egypt's intelligence chief Omar Suleiman to discuss ways to achieve a lasting truce with Israel in the Gaza Strip, Egyptian news agency MENA reported Sunday.

Israel opens Gaza border crossing for journalists
10:27 23/01/2009Israel's Defense Ministry has said international journalists will be allowed into Gaza on Friday for their first independent look at the results of Israel's assault on the Palestinian enclave.

Russia urges observance of Gaza truce, pullout of Israeli troops
19:08 20/01/2009Russia hopes that the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip will be observed, and Israeli troops withdrawn from the Hamas-controlled enclave, the Russian foreign minister said on Tuesday.

Arab leaders demand Israel's immediate withdrawal from Gaza
18:02 20/01/2009The heads of 22 Arab nations demanded on Tuesday the immediate withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip, Kuwait's KUNA news agency reported.

Israel says Hamas must not lead Gaza reconstruction efforts
16:26 20/01/2009The Israeli prime minister said on Tuesday that Hamas should not be allowed to lead reconstruction work in the Gaza Strip, devastated by more than three weeks of Israeli air and ground operations.

Hamas says 48 militants killed in Gaza operation
19:11 19/01/2009Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, said on Monday it had lost 48 fighters over the three weeks of fighting with Israeli troops.

Israel's army not finished in Gaza - Israeli Embassy in Moscow
18:08 19/01/2009Israeli military operations to halt rocket and mortar fire from the Gaza Strip into Israel have not been completed, Israel's military attache in Moscow said on Monday at a press conference at RIA Novosti.

Israel to withdraw troops from Gaza before Obama's inauguration
13:27 19/01/2009Israel plans to withdraw all of its troops from the Gaza Strip before U.S. president-elect Barack Obama's inauguration on January 20, according to Israeli media outlets.

Russia welcomes Gaza ceasefire
16:32 18/01/2009Russia's Foreign Ministry welcomed on Sunday Israel's ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and said Russia intended to continue its efforts to help settle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Gaza militants fire rockets into Israel despite ceasefire
12:32 18/01/2009Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired rockets into southern Israel on Sunday, despite the unilateral ceasefire announced by the Jewish state hours earlier.

RIA reporter in Gaza thanks Russian diplomacy for family's safety
20:22 17/01/2009A RIA Novosti correspondent working in Gaza said on Saturday that he and his family were safe after the Russian Foreign Ministry urged Israel to take care to avoid harming journalists in its ongoing military operation.

Russia demands Israel ensure safety of RIA reporter in Gaza
17:48 17/01/2009The Russian Foreign Ministry on Saturday called on Israel to ensure the safety of a RIA Novosti correspondent and his family in the Gaza Strip.

Israeli fire kills 2 boys sheltering at UN school in Gaza
15:49 17/01/2009Israeli troops fired on a United Nations school in Gaza on Saturday, killing two Palestinian boys, a UN spokesman said.

Hamas renews rocket attacks on Israel, ignores ceasefire conditions
19:25 16/01/2009Palestinian militants on Friday have renewed firing rockets and mortars into the southern region of Israel, injuring five civilians, the Israeli army press services said.

Russia ready to host Mideast talks, taking Gaza events on board
15:46 16/01/2009Russia is ready to hold a Middle East conference in Moscow, but its agenda needs to take into account the latest events in Gaza, the Russian president said Friday.

Israel withdraws troops from neighborhood in Gaza City
13:21 16/01/2009Israeli troops and tanks withdrew from a densely populated southwest suburb of Gaza City on Friday, leaving behind at least 23 Palestinian bodies and dozens more injured, the head of the region's emergency services said.

Gaza conflict taking 'unbearable' toll - UN secretary general
15:50 15/01/2009UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called the number of victims in Israel's military operations in Gaza "unbearable" during a meeting with Israel's foreign minister on Thursday.

Israeli offensive in Gaza intensifies despite progress in talks
12:31 15/01/2009Israeli troops intensified their relentless assault on Gaza City on Thursday entering a densely populated suburb despite reported progress in Egypt-mediated ceasefire talks.

Russia concerned by increasing death toll in Gaza violence
21:31 14/01/2009The Russian Foreign Ministry expressed its concern on Wednesday over an escalation in the violence in the Gaza Strip where the death toll has climbed to over 1,000 Palestinians.

Israel provokes Islamic groups in Gaza - Palestinian envoy
19:00 14/01/2009Israel is provoking Islamic movements with its baseless, politically motivated military campaign in Gaza, the Palestinian ambassador to Russia said on Wednesday.

Israel intensifies Gaza operation, targets Egypt border tunnels
15:18 14/01/2009Israel bombed southern Gaza on Wednesday aiming to destroy tunnels to Egypt while its troops continued ground operations in the north of the enclave, Palestinian medics and fighters said.

Iran says humanitarian aid ship refused entry into Gaza port
14:24 14/01/2009Israel has blocked an Iranian ship carrying humanitarian aid to enter the territorial waters off the coast of Gaza, an Iranian Foreign Ministry official said on Wednesday during a televised interview.

Israel not feeling international pressure to stop war in Gaza
12:43 14/01/2009Israel has not felt any serious international pressure that would force it to halt its military operations in the Gaza Strip, the country's foreign minister told Russian news agencies on Wednesday.

Hamas uses Gaza Palestinians as human shield - Israeli envoy
17:57 13/01/2009Hamas is holding civilians hostage and using them as human shields during Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip, Israel's ambassador to Russia said on Tuesday.

Fighting intensifies as Israel pushes deeper into Gaza
11:10 13/01/2009Israeli troops are reported to have intensified their attacks on Palestinian positions overnight as they fought running battles with Islamic militants and pushed further into Gaza city, medics said on Tuesday.

Islamic Jihad leader says Israel failing to achieve goals in Gaza
16:52 12/01/2009Israeli has not achieved the goals it set for itself during its ongoing military campaign in the Gaza Strip, the leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement said on Monday.

Israel close to achieving its aims in Gaza - Olmert
13:56 11/01/2009Israel is close to achieving its aims in the Gaza Strip, but will continue its military operations until its southern regions are safe from rocket attacks, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Sunday.

Abbas calls for international presence in Gaza
17:51 10/01/2009The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) has called for sending international observers to Gaza and urged the leadership of the Palestinian enclave to accept Egypt's ceasefire initiative.

UN says will soon resume aid in Gaza
13:29 10/01/2009The United Nations will resume its humanitarian operations in Gaza later in the day having received security guarantees from Israel, a UN spokesman said on Saturday.

Israel says UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire 'unworkable'
18:10 09/01/2009The Israeli prime minister said Friday Israel would continue its military offensive in Gaza despite the UN Security Council's resolution calling for an immediate and durable Gaza ceasefire.

UN approves resolution on Gaza ceasefire
11:02 09/01/2009The United Nations Security Council has adopted a resolution urging an immediate and durable Gaza ceasefire.

U.S., U.K., France working on UN resolution on Gaza truce
20:46 08/01/2009The U.S., British and French delegations are working on a draft UN Security Council resolution on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, a diplomatic source in the UN said Thursday.

Russia evacuates 21 citizens from Gaza
17:48 08/01/2009Russian diplomats evacuated on Thursday a second group of Russian nationals, totaling 21 people, from the Gaza Strip, a spokeswoman for the Russian embassy in Israel said.

Russia concerned over violence on Israel-Lebanon border
17:37 08/01/2009Moscow is concerned over the escalation of tensions on the border between Israel and Lebanon following a brief fire exchange earlier on Thursday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

Russia set to evacuate second group of citizens from Gaza
12:32 08/01/2009Russian diplomats are planning to evacuate a second group of Russian citizens from the Gaza Strip via Jordan by an emergencies ministry plane, the Russian consul in Israel said on Thursday.

Israel fires on Lebanon in response to rocket attack
11:33 08/01/2009Israeli troops opened artillery fire on southern Lebanon on Thursday following a cross-border rocket attack on northern Israel, an army spokeswoman said.

Russia working tirelessly for truce in Gaza - Foreign Ministry
17:31 07/01/2009Russia will continue its efforts in the UN Security Council and across the Middle East to bring about a settlement to the conflict in the Gaza Strip, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Wednesday.

UN Security Council may agree position on Gaza - Russian envoy
12:48 07/01/2009Two days of UN Security Council discussions on Gaza could end on Wednesday with a resolution or non-binding presidential statement, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Yakovlev said.

Israel rejects ceasefire with Hamas
16:03 06/01/2009Israel will continue military operations in the Gaza Strip until it stops Hamas' rocket attacks, the local media quoted on Tuesday premier Ehud Olmert as saying.

Russia calls for ceasefire in Gaza Strip - Foreign Ministry
15:01 04/01/2009Russia is calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the Foreign Ministry said Sunday.

Death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Gaza rises to 440
17:44 03/01/2009 *GAZA * AIRSTRIKES *The death toll from Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip rose to 440 Palestinians with some 2,285 people injured as the conflict entered its second week, Lebanon's Al-Manar TV reported on Saturday.

Two Russian planes arrive in Moscow with Gaza evacuees
11:21 03/01/2009Two planes carrying Russian and CIS nationals, evacuated from the Gaza Strip following Israeli airstrikes, have arrived in Moscow, the emergencies ministry said on Saturday.

Russia completes evacuation of its citizens from Gaza
15:42 02/01/2009Russian diplomats completed on Friday the evacuation of Russian citizens from the Gaza Strip, which has been hit by massive Israeli airstrikes since Saturday.

Russia starts evacuation of its citizens from Gaza
11:36 02/01/2009The first Russian family of three has left the Gaza Strip, which has been hit by massive Israeli airstrikes since Saturday.

Israeli airstrike kills senior Hamas leader
17:18 01/01/2009Israel airstrikes killed on Thursday one of the leaders of the Palestinian movement Hamas, Nizar Ravyan, along with at least nine family members, Hamas said.

Israeli airstrike in Gaza kills husband of Russian woman
15:15 01/01/2009The husband of a Russian national living in the Gaza Strip has become one of the latest victims to be killed by an Israeli airstrike on the Palestinian enclave, local health officials said on Thursday.

No end to airstrikes in Gaza as death toll rises above 400
14:19 01/01/2009Israel continued its aerial bombardment of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Thursday bringing the death toll in the six-day military campaign to over 400, Israeli and Palestinian sources said.

Israeli airstrikes kill 363 in four-day campaign in Gaza
13:06 30/12/2008At least 13 Palestinians were killed and 40 wounded overnight as Israel continued to carry out airstrikes on Gaza overnight bringing the death toll to 363, a Palestinian emergencies official said on Tuesday.

Israeli ships ram Gaza humanitarian aid boat
12:50 30/12/2008Israeli naval ships have reportedly rammed a boat, carrying 16 international human rights activists and humanitarian aid, the regional media and international organizations said on Tuesday.

Iranian students signing up to fight Israel
12:49 30/12/2008Some 7,000 Iranian students in the city of Isfahan have volunteered to fight for Palestine against Israel while more students are signing up in Tehran, the Fars news agency said on Tuesday.

Israeli airstrikes kill at least 10 more in Gaza
11:02 30/12/2008At least 10 Palestinians have been killed and 40 wounded as Israel continued to carry out airstrikes on Gaza overnight, the Jerusalem Post said on Tuesday citing Palestinian sources.

Israel declares border areas with Gaza closed military zone
14:09 29/12/2008President Medvedev orders aid to Russians in Gaza -2
13:12 29/12/2008President Dmitry Medvedev ordered on Monday the Foreign Ministry to provide aid to Russians in the Gaza Strip and evacuate them if necessary amid Israel's military attack on the Palestinian region.

President Medvedev orders aid to Russians in Gaza
12:11 29/12/2008President Dmitry Medvedev ordered on Monday the Foreign Ministry to provide aid to Russians in the Gaza Strip and evacuate them if necessary amid Israel's military attack on the Palestinian region.

Death toll in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza rises to 310 Palestinians
10:43 29/12/2008Israel continued early Monday airstrikes on suspected militant strongholds in the Gaza Strip, which have killed so far 310 Palestinians, local medical services reported.

Russian diplomats prepare Russians' evacuation from Gaza
15:50 28/12/2008Russian diplomats have begun drawing up lists of Russian citizens for their possible evacuation from Gaza, which has been hit by massive Israeli airstrikes, the Russian embassy to Israel said on Sunday.

At least 4 Palestinians dead as Israel bombs Hamas HQ in Gaza
14:39 28/12/2008The Israeli Air Force has bombed a major command post of the radical militant group Hamas in Gaza, killing at least four Palestinians, a source in the Palestinian enclave said on Sunday.

Israel pulls tanks, infantry close to Gaza - Israeli media
12:06 28/12/2008Israel is pulling tanks and infantry reinforcements close to Gaza in preparation for a possible attack on Hamas militants, Israel's Ynet web portal and the Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post reported on Sunday.

Over 195 killed as Israel strikes Gaza, Palestinian militants respond - 2
18:34 27/12/2008At least 195 people were killed and about 300 wounded Saturday by Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, and one Israeli was killed and five injured when Palestinian militants fired rockets into southern Israel in response.

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