Israeli DM says ceasefire not to extend to W Bank

    JERUSALEM, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- The ceasefire currently in place in the Gaza Strip would not be extended to the West Bank, Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz said on Sunday at a cabinet meeting.

    Moreover, the defense minister said that Israel Defense Forces (IDF) would continue its operations in the West Bank. Full Story

Israeli PM rejects UN resolution on Gaza

    JERUSALEM, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday that the United Nations should condemn Palestinian militants instead of Israel over the errant killing of over 19 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the local Yedioth Aharonot newspaper reported.

    "Those who fire to harm civilians for a long period of time should be condemned," Olmert was quoted as saying in a cabinet meeting. Full Story

Israeli aircraft resume airstrikes on Gaza

    GAZA, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Israeli army aircraft resumed its airstrikes on the Gaza Strip on Friday night in the third consecutive day, hitting by rockets the homes of Palestinian militants, said local security sources and eyewitnesses.

    They said that several Israeli Apache attack helicopters hovered over Gaza City and fired several rockets at several targets in the city, but no injuries had been reported. Full Story

UN ponders draft resolution condemning Israel's Gaza offensive

    UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- The UN General Assembly (GA) held an emergency special session on Friday to debate a draft resolution sponsored by Qatar that seeks to condemn Israel's recent military operations in the Gaza Strip, particularly the deadly attack on Palestinian homes in Beit Hanoun.

    The session, convened at the request of Arab delegations and the Non-Aligned Movement, followed Arab accusations that the UN Security Council had failed to shoulder its responsibility due to a U.S. veto on Nov. 11 of an Arab-sponsored draft resolution that would have condemned the deadly Israeli attack in Gaza and urged an immediate withdrawal of Israeli forces from there. Full Story