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Israel admits its fire killed Spanish UN peacekeeper in Lebanon
UPDATED Israeli security sources acknowledge that the death of a Spanish UN peacekeeper in Lebanon fighting in January was caused by Israeli fire

Israel 'won't let its soldiers be dragged to the ICC': PM
We will not let Israel Defense Forces IDF soldiers and officers be dragged to the International Criminal Court in The Hague

FAST FACTS: The 2014 Gaza conflict
What you need to know about the conflict that brought weeks of violence in Israel and Palestine

Gaza falls silent as three-day ceasefire takes hold
2ND UPDATE The agreement by both sides to hold their fire for three days was hailed by both the United States and the United Nations

Shunning world pressure, Israel says Gaza assault to go on
How many more deaths will it take to stop what must be called the carnage in Gaza?

Israel declares 7-hour Gaza truce after fury over school strike
UPDATED The Israel Defense Forces warned in a statement that it would respond to any attempt to exploit this window and attack civilians and soldiers during the truce

UN fury over new deadly strike on Gaza school
US appalled calls for full and prompt investigation; Israel must do more to meet its own standards and avoid civilian casualties

Israel vows to crush Gaza tunnels, snubs UN
UPDATED Netanyahu: I will not accept any truce proposal that does not allow the IDF army to complete this work for the security of Israel s citizens

Hamas asks for new truce as Israel resumes Gaza assault
UPDATED The moves came after world powers met in Paris to mull ways of ending 20 days of bloodshed raging in and around Gaza which has claimed the lives of more than 1 000 Palestinians and 46 people in Israel

World pushes for truce as Israel batters Gaza
UPDATED Washington urges Israel to take greater steps to prevent innocent casualties and UN chief Ban Ki moon appeals for the violence to stop now as it emerged most of the dead were civilians

Israeli soldier killed in Lebanon border shooting – army
Incidents on the Lebanese border have been rare since Israel s 2006 war against Lebanon s Hezbollah
TechRap: New Blackberry phones & Israel-Palestine Twitter war
New Blackberry phones to be launched January 30th are better things ahead for the troubled smartphone? We look at the future of Facebook and Twitter as seen from recent updates to their mobile apps and the battle between Israel and Palestine goes online
Social media wRap: 'Amalayer,' Sottocopy and gay marriage
This week in social media: Meltdowns on Twitter and an LRT station Kerry Kennedy s complaint against Senator Sotto and the Israel Defense Force s live tweeting of a military assault
Israel, Hamas live-tweet Israel-Gaza violence
The Israel Defense Force reports on its assault on Hamas forces via Twitter