A Palestinian explosive killed an Israeli soldier just outside Gaza on Tuesday and Israel retaliated with an incursion that killed a Palestinian in the first serious confrontations between Hamas and Israel since each declared a tentative cease-fire 10 days ago. — International Herald Tribue
BBC Assailed for Refusing to Carry Gaza Appeal In more than 80 years as a publicly financed broadcaster with an audience of millions at home and around the world, the BBC has rarely been buffeted as severely as it has in recent days over its decision not to broadcast a television appeal by aid agencies [...]
Palestinian civilians and medics run for cover during an Israeli strike over a UN school in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza. — BBC
The death toll of Palestinians has risen inexorably. Twelve days after the Israeli offensive began, Palestinians put the number at more than 770, with at least 2,500 wounded. Israel claims to have killed more than 130 Hamas fighters. Some medical sources in Gaza say that as many as 40% of the dead are women and [...]
