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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'
| Jan.2 |
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Israel hit Hamas rocket-maker's home
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West Bank anger over Gaza raids |
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Hamas warns against ground attack |
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Israel bombs, tanks gather outside Gaza |
| 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 |
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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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Envoys race to halt Gaza carnage |
| Jan.5 |
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Doctor in Gaza: Patients lying everywhere
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Hamas official defiant over rocket strikes |
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Israel vows no let-up over Gaza |
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Israeli military surrounds Gaza City
| 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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Blair:Cease-fire must halt smuggling |
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UN chief demands Gaza ceasefire
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Hamas mortars led to attack near school |
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Egypt proposes talks, cease-fire for Gaza |
| 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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Israel halts firing to allow aid into Gaza
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Truce crumbles as diplomats eye talks |
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Israel bombs Gaza into the night |
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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
| Jan.8 |
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Israel accused over Gaza wounded |
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U.N.: Israeli strike kills 1 aid worker
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UN closer to resolution on Gaza |
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Bombs hit Gaza as UN urges truce |
| 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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UN agency to resume Gaza aid work |
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Egypt talks amid Gaza fighting |
| Jan.10 |
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Hamas rocket team leader killed
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Israel warns Gaza of escalation |
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Gaza hit by new Israeli strikes
| Jan.11 |
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Israel's military 'nearing its goals' in Gaza
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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 |
| 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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Israel halts attacks to let relief into Gaza |
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UN chief wants Gaza conflict halt
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Hamas leader delivers defiant speech |
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Israel tightens grip on Gaza City |
| Jan.13 |
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Israelis strike 60 Gaza targets |
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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
| Jan.14 |
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Israel pursues its Gaza offensive
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U.N. chief: 'No time to lose' in Mideast |
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Arab nations split over brokering truce |
| Jan.15 |
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U.N. condemns shelling of aid complex |
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Third-ranking Hamas leader killed
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Urgent push for Gaza ceasefire |
| Jan.16 |
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Airstrikes continue target Hamas leaders |
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Israelis edging closer to cease-fire
| Jan.17 |
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Israel to announce unilateral cease-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 |
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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 |
| Jan.19 |
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Israel says it plans swift Gaza withdrawal |
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Gaza 'looks like earthquake zone' |
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Palestinians count toll: 1,300 killed
| Jan.20 |
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U.N. chief: Gaza violence 'heartbreaking' |
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UN demands flow of goods to Gaza |
| 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 |
| Jan.22 |
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Rival factions trade accusations of spying |
| Jan.25 |
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Israel prepares legal defense of soldiers |
| Jan.26 |
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Sky joins BBC in refusing Gaza aid appeal |
| Jan.27 |
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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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Sky, BBC condemned for appeal rejection |
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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
| Jan.29 |
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UN chief launches $600M Gaza aid appeal
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Turkish PM storms off in Gaza row |
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Hezbollah: Bush tried to wipe out Hamas |
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| Feb.1 |
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Israel vows tough rocket response Israeli PM promised a 'sharp Israeli response' if rocket attacks from Gaza continue. Palestinian militants fired 4 rockets into southern Isr...
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Rockets wound 3 Israelis, strikes hit Gaza Israeli airstrikes hit a police station in central Gaza and tunnels near the border with Egypt, after rocket attacks from Gaza
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Hamas praises Iran's help in Gaza 'victory' |
| Feb.4 |
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Hamas police 'seize aid for Gaza' |
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Israelis halt ship carrying aid toward Gaza |
| Feb.6 |
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UN halts Gaza aid over 'thefts'
| Feb.7 |
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Israeli jets hit targets in Gaza |
| Feb.12 |
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Hamas: Gaza truce agreement near |
| Feb.14 |
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Israel puts terms on Gaza truce |
| Feb.17 |
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Explosives haul missing
| Feb.18 |
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Captive deal 'key to Gaza truce' |
| Feb.22 |
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Israel-Hamas arms embargo urged |
| Feb.25 |
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Palestinian groups agree releases |
| Feb.26 |
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Palestinian groups vow to unify |
| Feb.28 |
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Two rockets strike southern Israeli city |
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| Mar.1 |
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Olmert: Gaza faces 'painful' response |
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Donors asked to pledge Gaza cash International donors are to meet as they are expected to pledge billions of dollars to rebuild Gaza after Israel's recent offensive
| Mar.2 |
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U.S. offers $900 million to Palestinians
| Mar.3 |
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Hamas must recognize Israel, U.S. says |
| Mar.4 |
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Palestinian health care 'ailing' |
| Mar.5 |
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UK lawmakers meet with militant groups
| Mar.14 |
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Bin Laden tape: Gaza offensive holocaust
| Mar.19 |
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Israeli military to probe Gaza allegations |
| Mar.23 |
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Report condemns Israel for Gaza |
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| Apr.22 |
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Iran accuses Israeli leaders of war crimes |
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| May.5 |
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UN rebukes Israel over Gaza |
| May.28 |
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Israeli forces kill local Hamas leader |
| May.30 |
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Fighting kills six Palestinians |
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| Jun.14 |
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Israel targets smuggling tunnels |
| Jun.25 |
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Hamas: Obama must do more for peace |
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| Jul.14 |
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Israel soldiers speak out on Gaza
| Jul.15 |
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Kids TV praises mom's suicide bombing |
| Jul.21 |
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Blast at wedding misses Fatah leader |
| Jul.30 |
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Rights groups concerned at 'honor killing'
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| Aug.14 |
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Mosque gun battle rages At least 20 people have been killed and at least 60 injured in a fierce gun battle. Hundreds of Hamas fighters and policemen surrounded a mo...
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Gaza Islamist leader dies in raid |
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| Sep.15 |
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U.N.: Gaza acts amounted to war crimes A United Nations report says both Israel and the Palestinians committed actions amounting to war crimes during Israel's military incursion
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| Oct.2 |
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Israel airs videotape of kidnapped soldier |
| Oct.11 |
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Israel out of NATO event because of Gaza Turkey excluded Israel from a planned NATO military exercise partly because of Turkey's criticism of Gaza offensive nearly a year ago | |
| Oct.13 |
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UN to resurrect debate on Hamas war |
| Oct.20 |
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Peres rejects U.N. Gaza report
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| Nov.5 |
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Tunnel scam hits dirt-poor Palestinians
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Gaza war probes get U.N. approval The General Assembly approved a resolution endorsing a U.N. report calling for both Israel and Palestine to carry out independent investigations
| Nov.22 |
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Israel launches airstrikes against Gaza Israeli fighter jets attacked what the country said were terrorist sites in Gaza in retribution for an earlier attack
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| Dec.13 |
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Exiled Hamas leader visits Iran |
| Dec.27 |
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Blast kills 2 members of Hamas |