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| Jan.1 |
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Gaza death toll 400 as airstrikes continue
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Airstrike on camp kills Hamas commander Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni: Six days of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza in response to Hamas rocket attacks have 'achieved changes'
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| Jan.2 |
Gaza |
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Israel hit Hamas rocket-maker's home
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West Bank |
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West Bank anger over Gaza raids |
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Gaza |
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Hamas warns against ground attack |
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Gaza |
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Israel bombs, tanks gather outside Gaza |
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| Jan.3 |
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Israeli ground troops enter Gaza 
Earlier, the Israelis used ground artillery for the first time in the 8-day-old conflict when tanks fired shells into Gaza
| 10 to 15 vehicles crossing the northern border. An Israeli military spokeswoman said the intention was to take control of areas from which militants have been firing rockets into Israel
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| Jan.4 |
Gaza |
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Israeli troops clash with Hamas
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Israeli forces split Gaza in two 
| Fighting is raging into the night in the Strip, where Israeli ground forces and heavy armour have effectively cut the territory in two | |
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European Union |
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Envoys race to halt Gaza carnage |
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| Jan.5 |
Gaza |
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Doctor in Gaza: Patients lying everywhere
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Jerusalem |
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Israel vows no let-up over Gaza |
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Gaza |
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Hamas official defiant over rocket strikes |
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Gaza |
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Israeli military surrounds Gaza City
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| Jan.6 |
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10 dead as Israeli missile hits near school A missile struck near a U.N. school in northern Gaza. The school was being used as a shelter for civilians
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Jerusalem |
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Blair:Cease-fire must halt smuggling |
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UN Security Council |
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UN chief demands Gaza ceasefire
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Gaza |
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Hamas mortars led to attack near school |
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Cairo |
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Egypt proposes talks, cease-fire for Gaza |
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| Jan.7 |
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Israel accepts truce 'principles'
Israel has agreed 'on the principles' of a ceasefire, raising hopes of an end to its conflict with Palestinian militants in Gaza
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Gaza |
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Israel halts firing to allow aid into Gaza
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Jerusalem |
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Israel mulls expelling Venezuelan diplomat |
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Gaza |
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Truce crumbles as diplomats eye talks |
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Gaza |
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Israel bombs Gaza into the night |
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Gaza |
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More than 100 foreigners trapped in Gaza |
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Rockets from Lebanon strike Israel; 2 hurt
At least 3 rockets struck northern Israel from Lebanon near the city of Nahariya 6 miles from the Lebanese border, wounding 2 people
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| Jan.8 |
Gaza |
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Israel accused over Gaza wounded
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Gaza |
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U.N.: Israeli strike kills 1 aid worker
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UN Security Council |
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UN closer to resolution on Gaza |
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Gaza |
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Bombs hit Gaza as UN urges truce |
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| Jan.9 |
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Israel, Hamas brush off UN, keep fighting 
| Israel continued its offensive in Gaza, hitting more than 50 targets, despite the U.N. Security Council's call for an immediate cease-fire | |
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Gaza |
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UN agency to resume Gaza aid work
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Egypt |
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Egypt talks amid Gaza fighting
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| Jan.10 |
Gaza |
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Hamas rocket team leader killed
Amir Mansi, the commander in charge of launching rockets into Israel from the Gaza City area was killed by Israeli ground fire
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Gaza |
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Israel warns Gaza of escalation
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Gaza hit by new Israeli strikes 3 Palestinians have been killed and dozens more injured by new Israel tank fire and air strikes on the Strip
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| Jan.11 |
Gaza |
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Israel's military 'nearing its goals' in Gaza Aircraft continued their assault, despite an Israeli official's assessment that the 2-week-old military operation may be in its final days
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Israeli reservists sent to Gaza Israel has confirmed that reserve units have been sent to the Strip, as its campaign there enters a 17th day
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Israel calls for patience as death toll 900
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| Jan.12 |
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Israelis 'edge into urban Gaza' Israeli forces are moving slowly into most densely populated areas, reports say, as they continue attacks on Hamas militants
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Gaza |
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Israel halts attacks to let relief into Gaza
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UN |
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UN chief wants Gaza conflict halt
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Gaza |
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Hamas leader delivers defiant speech
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Gaza |
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Israel tightens grip on Gaza City
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| Jan.13 |
Gaza |
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Israelis strike 60 Gaza targets
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Gaza |
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Israelis push on into Gaza City Israeli troops have advanced several hundred metres into several neighbourhoods and are engaged in street fighting with militants
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| Jan.14 |
Gaza |
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Israel pursues its Gaza offensive
The heavy machine-gun fire heard as Israeli troops fought Hamas gunmen near Gaza City
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Arab nations split over brokering truce |
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| Jan.15 |
Gaza |
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U.N. condemns shelling of aid complex
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Third-ranking Hamas leader killed An Israeli artillery strike killed Saeed Siam who served as interior minister in the Hamas-led government before it was dissolved in 2007
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Egypt |
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Urgent push for Gaza ceasefire |
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| Jan.16 |
Gaza |
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Airstrikes continue target Hamas leaders
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Jerusalem |
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Israelis edging closer to cease-fire
Security cabinet could vote on the plan that may end the fighting in Gaza, as movement toward a cease-fire seemed to pick up steam
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| Jan.17 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel to announce unilateral cease-fire
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is expected to announce a unilateral cease-fire. Israel will retain the right to respond to any rocket fire
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Israel declares unilateral cease-fire Israel has declared a unilateral cease-fire in the fighting in Gaza beginning at 2 a.m. Sunday. Olmert: Hamas has been dealt a very serious blow
| Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said troops would remain in Gaza for now. Nearly 1,200 Palestinians have been killed since December 27. 13 Israelis have died. US has welcomed the ceasefire
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| Jan.18 |
Gaza |
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Hamas agrees to one-week cease-fire
Palestinian militants declared that they would stop attacks on Israel for a week and demanded that Israel remove troops from Gaza within the week
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Israel 'wants rapid Gaza pullout'
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Bodies dug from rubble during cease-fire |
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| Jan.19 |
Gaza |
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Israel says it plans swift Gaza withdrawal
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Gaza |
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Gaza 'looks like earthquake zone'
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Palestinians count toll: 1,300 killed Palestinian Authority's Central Bureau of Statistics: 5,400 others were wounded during Israel's 3-week offensive; 22,000 buildings were dama...
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| Jan.20 |
Gaza |
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U.N. chief: Gaza violence 'heartbreaking'
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Gaza |
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UN demands flow of goods to Gaza |
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| Jan.21 |
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Israeli troops complete Gaza withdrawal| Israeli troops have completed their withdrawal from Gaza after a 3-week military campaign against Hamas militants | |
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Hamas leader urges West to talk |
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| Jan.22 |
Gaza |
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Rival factions trade accusations of spying
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| Jan.24 |
Vatican |
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Pope move ignites Holocaust row |
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| Jan.25 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel prepares legal defense of soldiers
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| Jan.26 |
London |
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Sky joins BBC in refusing Gaza aid appeal |
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| Jan.27 |
Gaza |
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Week-old Gaza cease-fire breached Palestinians activated an explosive device and a Palestinian was killed by Israeli helicopter fire
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London |
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Sky, BBC condemned for appeal rejection |
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Gaza |
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Israeli jet targets Gaza tunnels The airstrikes have targeted the Strip's border with Egypt, as part of Israel's response to an attack on one of its frontier patrols
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| Jan.28 |
Jerusalem |
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Mitchell arrives for talks with Israelis |
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| Jan.29 |
UN |
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UN chief launches $600M Gaza aid appeal
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| Jan.30 |
Jerusalem |
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Israeli official blasts Spanish court's probe |