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Recent Articles about Gaza Strip Israeli Politics
Fateh leader accuses the US of obstructing Hamas-Fateh talks Aug 23 08 Barak orders closure of Gaza's borders in response to single homemade ... Aug 20 08 Israel to reopen four Gaza crossings Aug 13 08 Latest News ArticlesIsraeli soldiers abduct the head of the Popular Committee in Bil’in 04:41 Fri 21 Nov PCHR Weekly Report: 4 Palestinians killed, 6 injured by Israeli forces 03:11 Fri 21 Nov Three internationals imprisoned by Israel declare hunger strike 02:54 Fri 21 Nov El Khodary: “The Occupation fights Palestinian children by aggression and siege” 23:33 Thu 20 Nov CRC anniversary attests to child rights deterioration in Occupied Palestinian Territories 22:23 Thu 20 Nov Israeli army detains several Palestinians in the West Bank 11:12 Thu 20 Nov Hamas's agriculture ministry warns of a nutrition crisis due to the Israeli blockade 10:54 Thu 20 Nov A Hamas fighter killed by an Israeli tank shell 10:39 Thu 20 Nov US, Israel to boycott the Durban conference 08:29 Thu 20 Nov Al Hindy: “Hamas will declare a new president after January 9” 02:52 Thu 20 Nov Full StoryBarak orders closure of Gaza's borders in response to single homemade shell Wednesday August 20, 2008 10:28 by Rula Shahwan - IMEMC News
 Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak ordered commercial and humanitarian crossings between Israel and the Gaza Strip closed as ofWednesday morning after a homemade Palestinian shell was fired at an Israeli area adjascent to the Gaza Strip on Tuesday at night. The borders are to remain closed for two days and on Thursday Barak will decide on whether to keep them closed or reopen them again. The homemade shell landed in a field located near the Israeli Negev town of Sderot causing no injuries or damages. The Israeli government and Palestinian resistance groups in Gaza began a truce on 19 June. According to the terms of the ceasefire , Hamas will cease the firing of homemade shells into Israeli territory, and in exchange, Israel will lift the 12 month-blockade and cease all military attacks against the Gaza Strip. |
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