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Newest Exchange Between Gaza Militants, Israel Leaves 1 Dead

JERUSALEM -- Gaza militants barraged southern Israel with rockets and mortars Wednesday, drawing retaliatory Israeli airstrikes in an escalation of the gravest hostilities in the area since Israel went to war in the Palestinian territory two years ago. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed decisive action...

Poll Shows Most Israelis Want Peace but Doubt It's Possible

(Dec. 9) -- Most Israelis are apparently willing to make the tough territorial sacrifices required for a lasting peace with the Palestinians, even if their government seems far from doing so. And most Americans would like to see that happen with a neutral United States playing the mediator. But there's a considerable...

Peace Process Falters as US Rethinks Mideast Strategy

(Dec. 8) -- The U.S.-sponsored Israeli-Palestinian peace process, at an impasse for months, is now officially broken, with the prospect for a substantive revival any time soon looking increasingly unlikely. And however much the Obama administration today continued to promote hope for future talks, officials' frustration...

Obama, Netanyahu Agree to Focus on Peace Talks

WASHINGTON (July 6) -- Eager to show unity to the world, President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday dismissed talk of a rift as wildly unfounded, and Netanyahu pledged concrete, "very robust" steps to revive sluggish Mideast peace efforts with the Palestinians. In a warm, yet...

Israel Announces It's Easing Blockade on Gaza Strip

JERUSALEM (June 17) -- In a move that is unlikely to satisfy the international community, Israel today announced it is easing its blockade of the Gaza Strip and will allow many more goods to enter Gaza freely. It also said that cement, which Palestinians say is crucial to rebuilding Gaza, will be allowed in under...

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Israel, officially the State of Israel ( or ; , , ; , , ), is a parliamentary republic in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea.

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