Gaza offensive condemned as ‘genocide’

Israel’s killings of Palestinians in its Gaza offensive have been called “genocide” by Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann (photo, from aljazeera.net), the president of the UN General Assembly.

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Israeli troops enter the Gaza Strip

Israeli military officials have confirmed the entrance of Israeli ground troops in the Gaza Strip (photo, from aljazeera.net), a week after the offensive against Hamas began.

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Gaza-Israel truce extension is uncertain

The ceasefire between Gaza and Israel that started in June is unlikely to be extended, the Palestinian group Hamas has said in a statement attributed to exiled leader Khaled Mashaal.
Earlier reports on Sunday quoting Mr Mashaal as saying there would definitely be no renewal of the truce were inaccurate, Hamas officials told Al Jazeera.

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The release of Palestinian prisoners delayed

The scheduled release by Israel of 230 Palestinian prisoners will be delayed for a week, and each side is saying the other caused the hold-up.

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Gaza truce ’shattered’ said Olmert

After 13 days of tit-for-tat attacks, the five-month truce with Hamas in the Gaza Strip has been “shattered”, said Israel’s prime minister (photo).

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Livni wins Kadima election

Tzipi Livni (photo, from economist.com), Israel’s foreign ministry, has won the election to replace Ehud Olmert, the current prime minister, as the leader of the ruling Kadima party.
Early on Thursday, Ms Livni said in a victory speech, that she would now begin efforts to form a coalition government, putting her on track for the premiership.

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Police recommends indicting Israeli prime minister

The decision concerning wether to indict Ehud Olmert (photo), Israeli prime minister, rests with Attorney General Meni Mazuz, even though prosecutors have been formally recommended by Israeli police that Mr Olmert should be indicted in a corruption investigation.
As he is facing the multiple corruption investigations, Mr Olmert already announced that he will resign later this [...]

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Israel to pay ‘civil servants salaries’ in Gaza

To pay the salaries of Palestinian civil servants, $23 million will be transfered from Israel to the Gaza Strip, said Israeli sources.

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Two-state solution could fail said Palestinians

Palestinians could be forced to abandon their goal of a two-state solution, because of Israel’s strategy in negotiations, says Ahmed Qurei (photo, from elpais.com), a top Palestinian negotiator.
Instead, they may seek a binational solution, adds Mr Qurei, which is a single state for Israelis and Palestinians in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza.

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Israeli leadership bid launched by Mofaz

Shaul Mofaz (photo, from haaretz.com), Israel’s transportation minister, is one of the frontrunners for Ehud Olmert’s job and he has officially launched his campaign to replace the Israeli prime minister, who announced last week that he would step down when his Kadima party would have chosen a successor.

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