The Manila Times Israelis to halt bomb attacks in Gaza Strip | GAZA CITY: Israel said it would suspend bombing Gaza for three hours every day beginning on Wednesday as diplomacy to end the Jewish state's war on Hamas gained momentum amid a mounting civilian dea... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
The Manila Times Egypt offers to host crucial peace talks | UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council was set to resume debate Wednesday on an Arab call for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as Egypt offered to host peace talks with Israel and the Pales... (photo: WN ALI OMAR )
NZ Herald Fears violence will flare across Europe | PARIS - Government officials and Jewish leaders are concerned the conflict in Gaza may spill over into violence in Europe, with attacks reported against Jews and synagogues in France, Sweden and Bri... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) EuropeGazaIsraelPhotosSociety
NZ Herald Frustrated medical staff forced to wait at border | RAFAH - Frustration has been mounting at Egypt's border with the Gaza Strip, where many local and foreign doctors have been waiting for days for Egyptian permission to enter the area. | Yesterday, a... (photo: AP / Tara Todras-Whitehill) AidEgyptGazaMedicinePhotos
The Australian Egypt best placed to broker end to crisis | TONY Blair was right to point to Egypt as the means to an early cooling of the Gaza crisis. Egypt acknowledged the need for it to play some kind of role by hosting a de... (photo: AP Photo / Nasser Nasser) EgyptGazaIsraelPhotosWar
The Australian UN rejects claim on school | THE UN has disputed claims that Hamas militants fired mortars from the Gaza school that has suffered the deadliest attack of the war with Israel. | Three shells hit Fak... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) GazaHamasIsraelPhotosUN
The Australian Israel opens up corridor for relief | ISRAEL last night opened a humanitarian corridor into the Gaza Strip - a key point of an Egyptian plan to end the 12-day-old campaign that has killed at least 680 Pales... (photo: AP / Adel Hana) AidDefenceGazaIsraelPhotos
Asia Times Ground realities in Gaza | By Richard M Bennett | Israel's patience with Hamas finally snapped on December 27, 2008. The government of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in Tel Aviv finally took the mome... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) AttacksCasualtiesGazaIsraelPhotos
