Israeli army carries out airstrikes on Gaza weapons workshop, no injuries reportedOctober 3rd, 2009 Israeli army strikes Gaza weapons workshopGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Israeli army says it carried out airstrikes on a weapons workshop east of Gaza City and two weapons smuggling tunnels under the Gaza-Egypt border. Palestinian health officials reported no injuries.
German zookeepers caring for baby rhino after separating it from aggressive motherSeptember 30th, 2009 German zookeepers to raise baby rhinoBERLIN — German zookeepers are caring for a baby rhino after deciding to separate it from its mother shortly after birth. The Allwetter Zoo in the western city of Muenster says the female calf was born Sept.
Two Hamas gunmen killed in GazaSeptember 20th, 2009 GAZA - Two militants, members of the Hamas movement, were killed Sunday in Israeli artillery shelling on east of the northern Gaza Strip town of Jabalia, medics and witnesses said. Gaza emergency chief Mo'aweya Hassanein told reporters that two Palestinians were brought dead to Shifa Hospital in Gaza City as a result of being hit by an Israeli artillery shell.
Colombian police: Bombs strapped to donkeys kill 2 coca-eradication workersSeptember 11th, 2009 Colombian police: Bombs tied to donkeys kill 2BOGOTA — Police say two bombs being carried by donkeys exploded in northeastern Colombia, killing two coca-eradication workers and wounding six soldiers. Police Gen. Orlando Pineda says the workers were heading from one field to another to destroy coca plants when the explosives tied to the two donkeys went off.
Hamas: 2 men killed in Gaza; Israel denies involvementSeptember 1st, 2009 Hamas: 2 men killed in GazaGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Hamas militant group says two of its fighters have been killed in the Gaza Strip. The cause of the deaths remains unclear.
Palestinian official says 3 dead, 7 hurt in Israeli air strike on Gaza tunnelAugust 25th, 2009 Gaza official: 3 dead, 7 hurt in Israel air strikeGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — An Israeli air strike on a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt on Tuesday killed three Palestinians and wounded seven, a Palestinian Health Ministry official said. The official, Dr.
Dozens of pesky wild burros to be removed from Fort Irwin Army base in Mojave DesertJuly 31st, 2009 Pesky burros to be removed from desert Army baseFORT IRWIN, Calif. — Bureau of Land Management officials say as many as 100 wild burros will be rounded up in the Mojave Desert next month and put up for adoption because they keep invading the Fort Irwin Army base.
Israeli aircraft target smuggling tunnels on Gaza-Egypt border, killing 2May 2nd, 2009 Israeli airstrike against Gaza tunnels kills 2GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — An Israeli airstrike against smuggling tunnels on the Gaza-Egypt border killed two people Saturday, a Palestinian medical official said. Two bodies were pulled from the collapsed tunnels after the Israeli attack, said Dr.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon arrives in GazaJanuary 19th, 2009 GAZA - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Gaza Tuesday afternoon to evaluate the ground situation following the Israeli military offensive in the salient. His convoy crossed into the Gaza Strip through Erez border crossing between northern Gaza Strip and Israel.
Palestinian militants claim responsibility for attacks on IsraelJanuary 17th, 2009 GAZA - Palestinian militants Sunday claimed responsibility for fresh attacks on Israel after the Jewish state's unilateral ceasefire. The attacks include six rockets fired into Israel, and gunbattles in eastern Gaza City and northern Gaza Strip Sunday morning.
Hamas vows to continue fighting despite Israeli ceasefireJanuary 17th, 2009 GAZA - Palestinian Islamic movement Hamas vowed to continue fighting after Israel declared a unilateral ceasefire in the Gaza Strip Saturday evening. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Saturday evening declared a unilateral ceasefire in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, beginning from 2 a.m.
Israeli troops pull out of Gaza City, 23 bodies foundJanuary 15th, 2009 GAZA CITY - Medical officials found 23 bodies in Gaza City's southern Tel el-Hawa neighbourhoods Friday, as Israeli ground troops pulled out of the city and withdrew back to its outskirts just before dawn. The troops, after engaging local militants in intense fighting in the Gaza City neighbourhood the previous day, returned to their previous positions in the former Jewish settlement of Netzarim, just outside the city's southernmost Zaytoun neighbourhood.
Gaza toll rises to 1,133January 15th, 2009 GAZA - The toll in the Israeli operation against the Hamas-led militant groups in the Gaza Strip has risen to 1,133, emergency officials said here Friday. Gaza emergency chief Mo'aweya Hassanein said three Islamist gunmen and three children were killed in separate Israeli attacks early Friday.
Gaza death toll exceeds 1,000; Hamas sends threatening messageJanuary 13th, 2009 GAZA - The death toll in Gaza surpassed 1,000 mark Wednesday with more than 4,600 others injured since Israel launched air and ground offensive in the strip last month. Gaza emergency chief Mo'aweya Hassanein told reporters that so far 1,010 Palestinians have been killed, and 4,600 wounded, adding that around half of them civilians.
At least 120 killed in Israeli raids across Gaza StripDecember 26th, 2008 GAZA - At least 120 Palestinians, most of them Hamas security members, were killed Saturday when Israeli airplanes launched simultaneous strikes across the Gaza Strip, Hamas sources said. Tawfiq Jaber, chief of Hamas police, was among the dead in the series of strikes targetting almost all Hamas-run security headquarters and training camps of its military wing.
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