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.
Israeli president leaves hospital, to meet US peace envoy later SundaySeptember 13th, 2009 Israeli president leaves hospital after faintingJERUSALEM — Israeli President Shimon Peres was discharged from a Tel Aviv hospital on Sunday, a day after fainting on stage during a talk. The 86-year-old Nobel laureate passed out briefly Saturday, then revived on his own a few seconds later.
Shimon Peres discharged from hospital after collapsingSeptember 13th, 2009 JERUSALEM - Israeli President Shimon Peres was released from hospital Sunday morning, where he spent the night after collapsing during an event in Tel Aviv, the presidential spokeswoman said. Medical tests, which the 86-year-old president underwent in hospital overnight and Sunday morning, revealed no problems and the president was resuming his full activities, the spokeswoman said.
Israeli President Peres leaves hospital; to meet US peace envoy later SundaySeptember 13th, 2009 Israeli President Peres leaves hospitalJERUSALEM — Israeli President Shimon Peres was discharged from a Tel Aviv hospital on Sunday, a day after fainting on stage during a talk. The 86-year-old Peres passed out briefly Saturday, then revived on his own a few seconds later.
Israeli president collapses, taken to hospitalSeptember 13th, 2009 TEL AVIV - Israeli President Shimon Peres was hospitalised late Saturday after he briefly passed out at a public meeting in Tel Aviv, a media report said. According to YNet news website, Peres, 86, collapsed at the Rabin Center in Tel Aviv at an event hosted by the Young Presidents Organization (YPO), which comprises many young business executives.
Israeli President Peres to leave hospital Sunday after faintingSeptember 12th, 2009 Israeli President Peres to leave hospital SundayJERUSALEM — A spokeswoman says Israeli President Shimon Peres will be discharged from a hospital a day after fainting on stage. The 86-year-old Peres fainted briefly after a talk Saturday in Tel Aviv, then revived on his own a few seconds later.
Israeli President Shimon Peres has faints on stage while speaking in Tel AvivSeptember 12th, 2009 Israeli president faints in Tel AvivJERUSALEM — Israeli President Shimon Peres was rushed to the hospital Saturday night after he fainted on stage while speaking at an event in Tel Aviv. He regained consciousness shortly afterwards but is being held overnight for observation.
Israeli president to leave hospital Sunday after faintingSeptember 12th, 2009 Peres to leave hospital SundayJERUSALEM — A spokeswoman says Israeli President Shimon Peres will be discharged from a hospital a day after fainting on stage. The 86-year-old Peres fainted briefly after a talk Saturday in Tel Aviv, then revived on his own a few seconds later.
Two killed, three missing as Gaza tunnel collapsesSeptember 12th, 2009 GAZA/CAIRO - Two Palestinians were killed while three others were missing after a smuggling tunnel running under the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt collapsed Saturday, witnesses and medical officials reported. Gaza emergency chief Mo'aweya Hassanein told reporters that two local residents were killed when the tunnel, which ran from the southern Gazan town of Rafah to Egypt, suddenly collapsed.
Palestinian youth shot in West Bank clash with Israeli troops dies of wounds in hospitalSeptember 1st, 2009 Palestinian teenager shot in clash, dies of woundsJERUSALEM — An Israeli hospital says a Palestinian teenager shot in a clash with Israeli troops has died of his injuries. Jerusalem's Hadassah Medical Center says the youngster died of gunshot wounds.
Israeli army mistakenly shoots and wounds Egyptian policeman along borderAugust 17th, 2009 Israeli soldiers shoot Egyptian policemanJERUSALEM — Israeli soldiers mistakenly shot and wounded an Egyptian policeman Monday along the border between the two countries, the Israeli military said. A routine patrol identified an armed figure at the border before dawn, and when the Israeli troops challenged the man he cocked his weapon, prompting the soldiers to open fire, the army said.
Karachi building collapse death toll reaches 13July 22nd, 2009 KARACHI - The death toll in Tuesday's building collapse has reached 13 with rescue workers recovering more bodies from the rubble on Wednesday. The four storey building, situated in a densely-populated neighbouhood of Liaquatabad in the central district of city, collapsed in the late hours on Tuesday.
In the middle of domestic discussions, Obama to meet with Israeli presidentMay 5th, 2009 Obama to meet with Israeli presidentWASHINGTON — Amid a flurry of meetings on domestic issues, President Barack Obama also is sitting down with Israeli President Shimon Peres to talk about the Middle East. Obama greets the Israeli leader Tuesday at the White House.
Two Palestinians dead in Israeli attacksFebruary 13th, 2009 TEL AVIV - Two Palestinians died Friday in separate Israeli military attacks into the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources. One militant died in an Israeli rocket attack near Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip.
Israel sentences militant leader to 30 years in jailDecember 24th, 2008 TEL AVIV - An Israeli military court Thursday sentenced Ahmed Saadat, leader of the radical Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), to 30 years in jail, an Israeli military spokesman said. Saadat had previously been acquitted of arranging the murder of former Israeli minister Rehavim Zeevi, who was assassinated by PFLP militants in a Jerusalem hotel in 2001, and was jailed Thursday convicted of responsibility for other attacks against Israel.