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ANALYSIS-Victory elusive for both Israel and Hamas Reuters - USA Neither Israel nor Hamas will be able to answer it with any certainty or immediacy. Israel says it launched its offensive on Dec. ... See all stories on this topic

Rights group: Israel uses white phosphorus in Gaza The Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Human Rights Watch said Sunday that Israel's military has fired artillery shells with the incendiary agent white phosphorus into Gaza and a ... See all stories on this topic

Olmert Says Too Early for a Ceasefire in Gaza Voice of America - USA By Robert Berger Israel's Cabinet met Sunday to discuss the next steps in the 16-day-old offensive against the Islamic militant group Hamas in the Gaza ... See all stories on this topic

Voice of America Egyptian Children, Police Injured in Israeli Air Strike Near Gaza ... Voice of America - USA But because of Israel's restrictive media access to Gaza, those figures are hard to confirm. Israel says it is not targeting civilians, and it has accused ... See all stories on this topic

Thousands rally for Israel in New York Jewish Telegraphic Agency - New York,NY,USA NEW YORK (JTA) -- Thousands of people gathered outside the Israeli Consulate in New York for a rally in support of Israel. The rally - attended by more than ... See all stories on this topic

Joe the Plumber plugs Israel over Gaza offensive Reuters - USA "I've seen some very bad press about Israel," said Wurzelbacher, a colorful figure in the US presidential campaign in which defeated Republican John McCain ... See all stories on this topic

Demonstrators in Kiev supoprt Israel Jewish Telegraphic Agency - New York,NY,USA KIEV, Ukraine (JTA) -- Young demonstrators in Kiev and Dnepropetrovsk waved Israeli flags, sang Hebrew hymns and danced to show support for Israel and its ... See all stories on this topic

Israel protest targets US consulate in Pakistan The Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Security forces used tear gas and batons to repel anti-Israel protesters who tried to attack a US consulate in Pakistan on Sunday, ... See all stories on this topic

Israel says Hamas leaders hide in foreign missions Reuters - USA JERUSALEM, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Israel accused Hamas leaders in the Gaza Strip on Sunday of hiding in foreign diplomatic missions in an effort to elude ... See all stories on this topic

Olmert: Israel 'approaching goals' in Gaza United Press International - USA 11 (UPI) -- Israel "is approaching the goals it set for itself" with its military actions in Gaza but more needs to be done, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says ... See all stories on this topic