GAZ2002011202 - GAZA STRIP, GAZA:Palestinian Muslims pray as they gather around the Hamas flag-draped bodies of Mohammed Abu Jamous and Emad Rizzek, during their funeral procession in a mosque in the town of Rafah of the southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2002. The two Palestinians armed with grenades and assault rifles stormed an Israeli army post at Kerem Shalom near the southern Gaza Strip early Wednesday, killing four Israeli soldiers before being shot dead in a gun battle. . cc/aa/Abdelrahman Al-khateeb UPI
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Gazans either listless, full of fight
GAZA -- It was a sleepless and fitful night punctuated by repetitive outbreaks of gunfire, sonic booms, and deep dull thuds as intermittent explosions broke the night's silence. Around 6 am on Saturday the sound of a massive explosion reverberated through al-Bureij refugee camp.
Abbas turns to Russia for help
As fighting continues to rage in the Gaza Strip and progress bogs down in the U.S.-sponsored peace negotiations with Israel, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has turned to Russia for help.
Gazan students in limbo
The future of hundreds of Gazan students, trapped in el-Arish in the Egyptian Sinai and in the Gaza Strip, hangs in the balance as they wait in a state of uncertainty for permission to leave Egypt and Gaza to continue their studies abroad.
Gaza on brink of medical crisis
Gaza is on the brink of a medical health disaster as Israel continues to tighten its siege of the strip.
Gordon got it wrong
Grant Gordon is either not aware of the facts or he is deliberately distorting them, either way it doesn't look good (See letter: "Digging up the dirty roots," July 17). The two Israeli soldiers were seized from within Israeli territory near Kibbutz Kerem
Commentary: Anarchy's consequences
The most damaging outcome of the current phase of Israeli-Palestinian violence is the near-total collapse of the Palestinian Authority.
Commentary: An integral part of this conflict
It is not easy to concentrate the mind and write about the humanitarian situation in Gaza at a time when even the Tel Aviv area, where I live, is under the threat of Hizbullah rockets fired from Lebanon. But humanitarian issues - not just in Gaza,
Regional Roundups
A regularly updated column of news briefs from around the region Gaza-Egypt border closes again
Israel PM orders army to ready for major offensive
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced on Monday that he had ordered commanders to prepare for a major offensive following a deadly Palestinian militant attack and the kidnapping of a soldier.
