http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Gaza_StripFind stories, videos, and photos about Gaza from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:59:57 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Gaza_Strip14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Gaza from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/22/mideast.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/22/mideast.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli fighter jets attacked what the country said were "terrorist sites" in Gaza in retribution for an earlier attack, the military said Sunday.Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/04/gaza.tunnel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/04/gaza.tunnel/index.html#cnnSTCTextPoverty-stricken Gaza, where even the most basic goods are in short supply, has spawned its very own financial scandal -- centered on the tunnels that run under the border with Egypt to circumvent the Israeli blockade.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/03/gaza.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/03/gaza.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTextSwine flu has not reached Gaza yet but with 1.5 million residents squeezed into 360 square kilometers it would appear to be a small miracle.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/24/intl.palestinian.territories.animation.cancer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/24/intl.palestinian.territories.animation.cancer/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe harsh reality of life and death in Gaza is a common theme for Palestinian filmmakers.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/15/un.gaza.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/15/un.gaza.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.N. Council for Human Rights began debate Thursday over whether to adopt the recommendations of a controversial U.N. report examining the three-week winter war between Israel and the militant group Hamas in Gaza.Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/30/mideast.honor.killings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/30/mideast.honor.killings/index.html#cnnSTCTextA 27-year-old mother of five was bludgeoned to death with an iron chain by her father last week in Gaza in what human rights groups report was an honor killing.Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/15/tv.show/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/15/tv.show/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's meant to be a children's program, but "Young Pioneers" on Hamas-run television is well-known for pushing the boundaries of what most people would deem suitable content for children.Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/15/israel.gaza.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/15/israel.gaza.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextA report from an Israeli advocacy group based on what it says is the testimony of several unnamed Israeli soldiers accuses the Israeli military of intentionally putting Palestinian civilians at risk during its recent operation in Gaza.Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/16/gaza.carter.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/16/gaza.carter.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer U.S. President Jimmy Carter said Tuesday on a visit to Gaza that he had to "hold back tears" when he saw the destruction caused by the deadly campaign Israel waged against Gaza militants in January.Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/04/spain.israel.court/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/04/spain.israel.court/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Spanish court decided Monday to investigate Israel for an alleged "crime against humanity" for its 2002 bombing in Gaza that killed 15 people and wounded 150 others, according to a copy of the court order viewed by CNN.Mon, 04 May 2009 11:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/22/iran.israel.conference/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/22/iran.israel.conference/index.html#cnnSTCTextA conference of Islamic prosecutors in Iran worked Wednesday to draft an indictment against Israeli leaders, accusing them of crimes against humanity and war crimes in Gaza.Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/30/israel.gaza.abuses/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/30/israel.gaza.abuses/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Israeli military on Monday rejected allegations that its soldiers committed atrocities against Palestinians in Gaza.Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/26/israel.gaza.death.toll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/26/israel.gaza.death.toll/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Israeli Military said Thursday that the "vast majority" of Palestinians killed in the recent Gaza conflict were "terror operatives" and the number of people killed was less than Palestinian sources reported.Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/23/israel.gaza.un.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/23/israel.gaza.un.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli soldiers routinely and intentionally put children in harm's way during their 22-day offensive against the Palestinians in Gaza, according to a United Nations report made public Monday.Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/19/israel.gaza.idf/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/19/israel.gaza.idf/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Israeli military plans to investigate claims by Israeli soldiers that Palestinian civilians were killed and Palestinian property intentionally destroyed during Israel's recent 22-day offensive in the Gaza Strip.Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/14/bin.laden.holocaust/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/14/bin.laden.holocaust/index.html#cnnSTCTextAl Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden called Israel's recent offensive in Gaza a "holocaust," according to a purported message from him posted on an Islamist Web site.Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/28/israel.gaza.rockets/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/28/israel.gaza.rockets/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo rockets were fired Saturday morning from Gaza and landed in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon, one of them hitting an educational institution and the other landing in an open area, the Israeli military said.Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/17/anti.semitism/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/17/anti.semitism/index.html#cnnSTCTextMichael Bookatz, 32, was walking home one night in January when he noticed a man walking toward him.Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/07/israel.airstrike/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/07/israel.airstrike/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli warplanes attacked four tunnels and a weapons storage facility in Gaza late Friday evening, an Israeli Defense Forces spokesman said.Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/05/gaza.ship.seizure/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/05/gaza.ship.seizure/index.html#cnnSTCTextCiting security concerns, Israeli naval forces early Thursday commandeered a ship trying to bring humanitarian supplies into Gaza and redirected it to an Israeli port.Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/04/gaza.aid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/04/gaza.aid/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli warships halted a ship laden with 50 tons of aid for Gaza about 20 miles off the territory's coast Wednesday, an activist said.Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/03/israel.rocket.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/03/israel.rocket.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextPalestinian militants fired a long-range rocket from Gaza into southwestern Israel on Tuesday morning. It was the first such attack into the city of Ashkelon since the two sides declared a cease-fire, the Israeli military said.Tue, 03 Feb 2009 06:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/01/israel.rockets/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/01/israel.rockets/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli airstrikes hit a police station in central Gaza and tunnels near the border with Egypt late Sunday, Palestinian eyewitnesses said, after three Israelis were wounded by rocket attacks from the Hamas-ruled territory.Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/30/uk.students.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/30/uk.students.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritain's top student body has urged protesters to abandon nationwide university sit-ins over Israel's military actions in Gaza as others voice concern over increasing hostility towards Jewish students.Sat, 31 Jan 2009 09:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/30/gaza.us.aid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/30/gaza.us.aid/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Obama administration will provide an additional $20.3 million in humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza, the State Department said Friday.Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/27/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/27/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli missiles struck near the Gaza border Wednesday morning, even as George Mitchell, President Obama's envoy to the Middle East, was scheduled to arrive in hopes of shoring up a fragile cease-fire there.Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/21/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/21/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli troops have completed their withdrawal from Gaza after a three-week military campaign against Hamas militants, the Israel Defense Forces said Wednesday.Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/21/gaza.aid.worker.diary/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/21/gaza.aid.worker.diary/index.html#cnnSTCTextMonday, January 19: It is the second day of the cease-fire. The Mercy Corps staff in Gaza [is] all very happy with the news. No one is sure if it will last, but for now I can hear the relief in their voices. Unfortunately, massive challenges and frustrations remain.Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/16/wedeman.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/16/wedeman.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextBloodshed, fear, privation and anger were all clearly visible in Gaza as we finally managed to enter the territory. Unsurprisingly, there were also displays of fist-shaking defiance, but what I had not expected was the high morale.Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/15/gaza.diplomacy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/15/gaza.diplomacy/index.html#cnnSTCTextDiplomatic efforts to end the conflict in Gaza appear to be bearing little fruit as the fighting in Gaza dragged into its 20th day Thursday.Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/12/gaza.aid.diary/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/12/gaza.aid.diary/index.html#cnnSTCTextThursday morning, January 8, JerusalemMon, 12 Jan 2009 12:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/08/gaza.security.council/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/08/gaza.security.council/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.N. Security Council late Thursday overwhelmingly approved a resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza.Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/08/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/08/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli forces fired on a U.N. aid convoy Thursday in Gaza, killing at least one contract worker and prompting the U.N. to halt some of its operations in Gaza, U.N. officials said.Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/07/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/07/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextA truce meant to allow humanitarian aid into war-torn Gaza crumbled minutes after it began Wednesday, while Israeli and Palestinian diplomats considered talks that could lead to a more lasting cease-fire.Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/07/zakaria.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/07/zakaria.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael continued its ground and air assault on Gaza for the twelfth day Wednesday. A three-hour cease-fire meant to allow time for humanitarian aid to be delivered in Gaza crumbled in minutes.Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/06/campbell.brown.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/06/campbell.brown.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextWe have been trying to report as accurately as possible on the fighting in Gaza.Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/06/israel.gaza.diplomacy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/06/israel.gaza.diplomacy/index.html#cnnSTCTextEgypt has put forward a plan for a truce in Gaza that would include an immediate cease-fire and meetings in Cairo between leaders of Israel and "Palestinian factions."Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:13:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/06/gaza.alqaeda/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/06/gaza.alqaeda/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn audio message reportedly from al Qaeda's deputy chief vows revenge for Israel's air and ground assault on Gaza and calls the Jewish state's actions against Hamas militants "a gift" from U.S. President-elect Barack Obama.Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/06/gaza.aid.corridor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/06/gaza.aid.corridor/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael has agreed to establish a "humanitarian corridor" to supply residents of Gaza with aid as international concerns about conditions among civilians mount, according to a government statement.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/06/iftikhar.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/06/iftikhar.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe recent carnage in Gaza has left little doubt that within the tortured dynamic of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, both the chicken and the egg have completely and utterly lost their minds.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/06/gaza.hospital/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/06/gaza.hospital/index.html#cnnSTCTextFar more civilians than Hamas fighters are arriving for treatment of war wounds at Gaza's main hospital as Israel's military incursion into the territory continues, two doctors say.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/05/gaza.children/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/05/gaza.children/index.html#cnnSTCTextMohammed Abu Hassanin may be a young boy, but he's old enough to know he's scared of the attacks being launched by Israel in Gaza.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/05/israel.gaza.diplomacy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/05/israel.gaza.diplomacy/index.html#cnnSTCTextForeign ministers from several Arab nations huddled in New York on Monday -- the eve of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' address to the U.N. Security Council -- to work up a U.N. draft resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/05/gaza.humanitarian/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/05/gaza.humanitarian/index.html#cnnSTCTextGaza's main hospital, already overloaded with Palestinians wounded in the week-long Israeli air assault, has reached critical mass, according to a Norwegian doctor volunteering at Shifa Hospital.Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/04/civilian.crossfire/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/04/civilian.crossfire/index.html#cnnSTCTextFew civilians trapped in the crossfire between the Israeli military and Hamas in Gaza dare to venture out of their homes because of the constant threat of violence.Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/03/israel.gaza.diplomacy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/03/israel.gaza.diplomacy/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.N. Security Council held an emergency meeting Saturday, but failed to agree on a statement in response to Israel's ground offensive launched in Gaza.Sun, 04 Jan 2009 09:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/03/israel.gaza.foreign.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/03/israel.gaza.foreign.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTextWorld leaders offered a range of reactions to the Israeli ground offensive launched Saturday in Gaza.Sun, 04 Jan 2009 01:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/30/gaza.israel.airstrikes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/30/gaza.israel.airstrikes/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli airstrikes on Gaza continued for a fifth day Wednesday, as the Jewish state's defense minister mulled a truce proposal to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza.Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/30/gaza.aid.boat/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/30/gaza.aid.boat/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Israeli patrol boat struck a boat carrying medical volunteers and supplies to Gaza early Tuesday as it attempted to intercept the vessel in the Mediterranean Sea, witnesses and Israeli officials said.Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/29/world.protests.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/29/world.protests.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli attacks on suspected Hamas strongholds in Gaza have triggered protests in more than a dozen countries.Mon, 29 Dec 2008 23:46:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/29/markets/oil/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/29/markets/oil/index.htmOil prices rose above $40 a barrel Monday as investors took a more subdued look at Middle East production in the wake of Israeli airstrikes against the Gaza Strip.Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/28/gaza.israel.strikes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/28/gaza.israel.strikes/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe death toll from a weekend of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza has topped 300, Palestinian medical sources said Monday as a third day of air raids hit the Hamas-ruled territory.Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/28/arab.reaction.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/28/arab.reaction.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe dramatic developments in Gaza over the past three days have driven Arab citizens to the streets, where they have displayed anger directed first and foremost at their own governments.Mon, 29 Dec 2008 02:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/07/israel.gaza.blockade/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/07/israel.gaza.blockade/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli police confiscated a shipment of goods destined for Gaza in the latest effort to break a blockade of the Palestinian-controlled region.Sun, 07 Dec 2008 12:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/01/israel.gaza.aid.ship/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/01/israel.gaza.aid.ship/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli naval vessels intercepted a Libyan ship carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza on Monday, Palestinian and Israeli officials said.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:39:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1856630,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1856630,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIsraeli rescue services have reported a "massive" cross-border rocket barrage by Palestinian militants from the Gaza StripWed, 05 Nov 2008 06:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1835521,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1835521,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTwo ships full of pro-Palestinian activists pierce Israel's sea barricade around the coastal strip -- and Israel plays nice, for a daySat, 23 Aug 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1831625,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1831625,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA severe cash shortage gripped the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Monday as tens of thousands of people were unable to withdraw money from banks in the poverty-stricken Palestinian territoryMon, 11 Aug 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/05/gaza.student.visas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/05/gaza.student.visas/index.html#cnnSTCTextCiting security concerns, the U.S. State Department has revoked the visas it recently issued to three Gaza students who were awarded Fulbright scholarships to study in the United States.Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/04/palestinian.infighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/04/palestinian.infighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Israeli army said Monday it has helped approximately 85 Fatah-allied Palestinians -- who escaped a bloody Hamas crackdown in Gaza -- relocate to the West Bank city of Jericho.Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:50:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819032,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819032,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsEgypt will reopen its Rafah border crossing with the Hamas-run Gaza Strip for two days this week to allow hundreds of stranded on both sides to crossMon, 30 Jun 2008 13:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1818093,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1818093,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsGaza militants fired a rocket into southern Israel on Thursday, causing no injuries but undermining a shaky truce meant to halt a violent cycle of attacksThu, 26 Jun 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1816527,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1816527,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsViewpoint: The former head of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency explains why the cease-fire could be a first step toward long-term calm -- or a prelude to war Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1814030,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1814030,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAn explosion flattened a house in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing seven peopleThu, 12 Jun 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/11/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/11/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Israeli military operation in Gaza killed three people Wednesday, including two civilians, Palestinian medical sources said; a broader Israeli operation is on hold pending the result of truce talks.Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:12:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1810707,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1810707,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHadeel Abu Kawik was supposed to spend next year in the United States on the prestigious Fulbright scholarship program, but now it appears she will remain trapped in the Gaza Strip by an Israeli blockadeFri, 30 May 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808104,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808104,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIsraeli aircraft launched at least three attacks on Palestinians Tuesday, killing four including a 13-year-old boyTue, 20 May 2008 20:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/15/israel.rocketattack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/15/israel.rocketattack/index.html#cnnSTCTextA rocket hit a shopping mall center on Wednesday in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon, wounding at least 14 people -- including a mother and an infant -- the Israeli military and emergency officials said.Thu, 15 May 2008 08:04:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1779536,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1779536,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA violent bid for attention by Palestinian militants is likely to provoke a new escalation of bloodshed Wed, 14 May 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/12/israel.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/12/israel.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCTextA rocket fired by Palestinian militants in Gaza on Monday struck a house in southern Israel, killing one woman, according to Israeli medical emergency services.Mon, 12 May 2008 17:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/10/israel.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/10/israel.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextPalestinian militants fired eight rockets into Israel early Saturday from Gaza, the Israeli military said.Sat, 10 May 2008 08:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/19/gaza.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/19/gaza.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree Palestinian militants were killed and 13 Israeli soldiers wounded when one of two explosives-laden cars blew up at a Gaza border crossing Saturday, an Israeli spokeswoman said.Sat, 19 Apr 2008 19:55:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1731524,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1731524,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Israeli army attacked a series of targets throughout the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, killing at least 19 Palestinians including a Reuters cameramanWed, 16 Apr 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1730073,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1730073,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIsraeli forces launched air strikes and a ground raid in the Gaza Strip Friday, trading fire with gunmen in clashes that killed seven PalestiniansFri, 11 Apr 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/09/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/09/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextPalestinian militants who infiltrated Israel from Gaza killed two Israeli civilians and wounded several others Wednesday, Israeli police and ambulance services told CNN.Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/06/gaza.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/06/gaza.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli forces in central Gaza exchanged fire with Palestinian militants Sunday, killing a child and wounding four of the child's family members, according to Palestinian security sources.Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:53:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1725422,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1725422,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIs Israeli intelligence using medical care to recruit collaborators in Gaza? Shin Bet denies it but activists claim to have many incidents on recordTue, 25 Mar 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/23/zawahiri.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/23/zawahiri.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextA new statement attributed to al Qaeda's No. 2 figure, Ayman al-Zawahiri, calls on Muslims to attack Western interests in defense of the Palestinians in Gaza.Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/08/israel.school.massacre/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/08/israel.school.massacre/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli police have arrested eight people during an investigation into Thursday's deadly attack at a Jewish seminary in Jerusalem, spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said Saturday.Sun, 09 Mar 2008 03:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/07/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/07/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe deadly attack on a Jewish seminary in Jerusalem Thursday was planned by an operation with purported ties to Hezbollah, the Shiite militant group in Lebanon, Palestinian militant sources in Gaza said.Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/06/gaza.crisis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/06/gaza.crisis/index.html#cnnSTCTextFood and jobs are scarce, schools are floundering, hospitals are without electricity and sewage flows freely to the sea.Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:58:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1719354,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1719354,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice struggles to revive a peace process that has been sidelined by the war between Hamas and Israel Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/03/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/03/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextMost Israeli tanks and troops pulled out of northern Gaza early Monday, and an Israel Defense Forces spokesman confirmed that the military was ending its five-day offensive operation.Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:11:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1718816,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1718816,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Israeli military has pulled out for now, but its assault on the breakaway Palestinian territory may have dire consequences for the peace talks Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/02/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/02/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextPalestinian leaders announced Sunday they have suspended peace talks with Israel until the Jewish state halts its military operation in Gaza -- something that Israeli officials have said they have no intention of doing.Mon, 03 Mar 2008 02:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/28/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/28/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael's defense minister Thursday told his country "to ready for escalation" as it continued to pummel Gaza with airstrikes in response to rocket attacks from militants in the Palestinian territory. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:20:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1718072,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1718072,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs fighting escalates, pressure mounts for a ground invasion. But that may be exactly what Hamas wantsThu, 28 Feb 2008 20:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/27/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/27/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least three Israeli missiles hit the Palestinian Interior Ministry in Gaza early Thursday, hours after Palestinian militants fired more than 40 Qassam rockets into southern Israel.Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/17/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/17/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Israeli airstrike killed at least three Palestinians and wounded 16 others Sunday in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, Palestinian and Israeli sources said. Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/11/israel.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/11/israel.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter an 8-year-old boy lost his leg in a rocket attack over the weekend, angry residents of Sderot in southern Israel protested in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem Monday, demanding the government do more to prevent such attacks on their town.Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:08:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/10/israel.rockets/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/10/israel.rockets/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli troops carried out four aerial attacks against Hamas targets in Gaza after an 8-year-old boy lost his leg in a rocket attack into Israel from the territory. Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:35:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1710078,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1710078,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnalysis: Monday's suicide bombing may signal the start of a new and more dangerous phase in the battle over GazaTue, 05 Feb 2008 18:55:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1709063,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1709063,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnalysis: Israel wants Egypt to reseal the border. But to do that Egypt needs agreements with both Hamas and President Abbas -- and the Palestinians aren't talking to each otherFri, 01 Feb 2008 17:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/18/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/18/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael Defense Forces carried out two airstrikes on an old Hamas Interior Ministry building in Gaza City on Friday, killing one Palestinian woman and injuring 14 people, Palestinian security sources said.Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/29/wedeman.btsc/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/29/wedeman.btsc/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere is something almost indescribably exhilarating about suddenly evaporating borders, an almost palpable electricity that pulses through the air.Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/28/gaza.border/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/28/gaza.border/index.html#cnnSTCTextEgyptian and Hamas security forces began sealing parts of the Gaza-Egypt border Monday to stem the flow of Palestinians into Egypt, which has dropped off since last week's border breach.Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/27/egypt.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/27/egypt.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli officials Sunday expressed hope that Egypt will regain control of its border crossing with Gaza as the flow of Palestinians slowed to a trickle due to heavy rains and muddy roads.Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/26/egypt.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/26/egypt.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 38 Egyptian security force members have been hurt in clashes as riot police and armored vehicles sought to restore control over crowds continuing to move through a breached border wall between Egypt and Gaza, Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said Saturday.Sun, 27 Jan 2008 07:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/25/gaza.egypt/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/25/gaza.egypt/index.html#cnnSTCTextDespite an Egyptian official's pledge to keep the border with Gaza open as long as there is a humanitarian crisis, Egyptian forces Friday started clamping down on the free flow of Palestinians.Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/24/gaza.egypt/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/24/gaza.egypt/index.html#cnnSTCTextTens of thousands of Palestinians jammed the Egypt-Gaza border region Thursday, picking up everything from camels to cigarettes in Egypt, a day after overrunning the border wall.Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:58:00 EST