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Pressure increases on Israel as toll rises International Herald Tribune - France By Graham Bowley International pressure on Israel intensified sharply Thursday, the 13th day of its Gaza assault, after the United Nations suspended food ... See all stories on this topic

Vatican-Israel ties tense over cardinal's camps comment Reuters - USA By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Relations between the Vatican and Israel grew tense Thursday when the Jewish state condemned an aide to Pope ... See all stories on this topic

Afghans sign up to fight Israeli troops in Gaza Reuters - USA By Hamid Shalizi KABUL (Reuters) - More than a thousand Afghans signed up on Thursday to say they wanted to go and fight Israel in the Gaza Strip, ... See all stories on this topic

Lebanon criticises rocket attack into Israel Reuters - USA BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Lebanese government criticised a rocket attack from south Lebanon into Israel on Thursday, saying it was a violation of a UN Security ... See all stories on this topic

Israel aims to remove Hamas from power Xinhua - China Optimal conditions were then set up for the army to end the assault, including steep reduction in anti-Israel rocket fire, destruction of terror ... See all stories on this topic

Israel Condemns Vatican’s ‘Concentration Camp’ Remarks New York Times - United States By RACHEL DONADIO ROME — Tensions rose between the Vatican and Israel on Thursday after Israel condemned a high-ranking Vatican official for comparing the ... See all stories on this topic

Iran bans volunteers from fighting Israel The Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's top leader banned hardline Iranian volunteers on Thursday from leaving the country to carry out suicide bombings against Israel, ... See all stories on this topic

Red Cross says Israel barred rescuers from shelled Gaza homes Los Angeles Times - CA,USA By Richard Boudreaux and Michael Muskal Reporting from Los Angeles and Jerusalem -- The Red Cross today accused Israel of preventing rescue workers from ... See all stories on this topic

Anti-Semitic incidents cross Australia Jewish Telegraphic Agency - New York,NY,USA SYDNEY, Australia (JTA) -- A Sydney Jewish man was attacked during a pro-Palestinian rally and a major Melbourne synagogue was painted with anti-Israel ... See all stories on this topic

Israel Continues Assault on Gaza As Hope Grows For a Ceasefire Voice of America - USA By Luis Ramirez Israel has been pounding targets in Gaza for nearly two weeks, aiming to destroy the militant Islamic group Hamas' ability to launch rockets ... See all stories on this topic