Israelis to halt bomb attacks in Gaza Strip | GAZA CITY: Israel said it would suspend bombing Gaza for three hours every day beginning on Wednesday as diplomacy to end the Jewish state's war on Hamas gained momentum amid a mounting civilian dea... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)The Manila Times
Egypt offers to host crucial peace talks | UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council was set to resume debate Wednesday on an Arab call for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as Egypt offered to host peace talks with Israel and the Pales... (photo: WN ALI OMAR )The Manila Times
UN head blasts shelling of world body's buildings | Palestinian medics carry a man injured in Gaza. Hospital emergency rooms are overflowing. Photo / AP | NEW YORK - The United Nations school in Gaza at which dozens of people died from Israeli shelli... (photo: AP Photo / Mary Altaffer)NZ Herald GazaIsraelPhotosUNWar
Fears violence will flare across Europe | PARIS - Government officials and Jewish leaders are concerned the conflict in Gaza may spill over into violence in Europe, with attacks reported against Jews and synagogues in France, Sweden and Bri... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)NZ Herald EuropeGazaIsraelPhotosSociety
Israel cabinet welcomes Gaza truce | THE Israeli security cabinet has welcomed a Franco-Egyptian initiative to end the 12-day-old fighting in Gaza but stopped short of endorsing it. | "Israel thanks t... (photo: AP / David Furst, Pool)The Australian DefenceEgyptGazaIsraelPhotos
Egypt best placed to broker end to crisis | TONY Blair was right to point to Egypt as the means to an early cooling of the Gaza crisis. Egypt acknowledged the need for it to play some kind of role by hosting a de... (photo: AP Photo / Nasser Nasser)The Australian EgyptGazaIsraelPhotosWar
UN rejects claim on school | THE UN has disputed claims that Hamas militants fired mortars from the Gaza school that has suffered the deadliest attack of the war with Israel. | Three shells hit Fak... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)The Australian GazaHamasIsraelPhotosUN
Israel opens up corridor for relief | ISRAEL last night opened a humanitarian corridor into the Gaza Strip - a key point of an Egyptian plan to end the 12-day-old campaign that has killed at least 680 Pales... (photo: AP / Adel Hana)The Australian AidDefenceGazaIsraelPhotos
