Read more Gaza stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1165/gaza.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:55:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74598/israel-hamas-near-deal-for-soldiers-release.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIsraeli and Hamas officials have confirmed that substantial progress has been made in negotiations for the release of an Israeli soldier captured during the 2006 Gaza war. Israel reportedly approved the release of at least 70 prisoners among the 450 Hamas is seeking for the return of the young staff-sergeant...http://www.newser.com/story/74598/israel-hamas-near-deal-for-soldiers-release.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 1:18:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72623/amnesty-israel-is-denying-palestinians-water.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIsrael is guzzling the region's water supply to keep its farmland lush and its lawns green while many Palestinians struggle to get the bare minimum for life, according to an Amnesty International report. The report accuses Israel of using its "total control" over water supplies to discriminate against Palestinians in...http://www.newser.com/story/72623/amnesty-israel-is-denying-palestinians-water.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Oct 2009 3:58:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70522/israel-committed-war-crimes-in-gaza-un-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIsrael committed "actions amounting to war crimes, possibly crimes against humanity" during the three-week Gaza war, according to a UN special report that will be released today. The fact-finding mission, headed by the Jewish South African judge Richard Goldstone, also determined that Palestinian militants committed war crimes, but reserved most...http://www.newser.com/story/70522/israel-committed-war-crimes-in-gaza-un-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Sep 2009 6:26:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68947/majority-of-gaza-victims-were-civilians-rights-group.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe majority of casualties in Israel's operation in Gaza last winter were civilians, a human rights group has concluded, contradicting the official stance of the Israel Defense Forces. According to the NGO B'Tselem, which conducted extensive interviews and has compiled a list of victims' names, 1,387 Palestinians died in...http://www.newser.com/story/68947/majority-of-gaza-victims-were-civilians-rights-group.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Sep 2009 6:51:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66991/al-qaeda-leader-dies-in-battle-with-hamas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHamas launched a raid on an al-Qaeda splinter group's mosque stronghold today, leaving at least 22 dead, including the group’s leader, and around 120 people injured, Reuters reports. The extremist Jund Ansar Allah, or Warriors of God, had provoked Hamas by declaring the establishment of an Islamic “emirate” in Gaza,...http://www.newser.com/story/66991/al-qaeda-leader-dies-in-battle-with-hamas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 15 Aug 2009 9:10:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62038/hamas-foiled-carter-assassination-plot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHamas, the Palestinian group that rules the Gaza Strip, foiled an attempt by al-Qaeda-linked militants to assassinate Jimmy Carter, a source tells Haaretz . Hoping to kill the former president as his vehicle left Gaza, militants placed a pair of bombs at a border crossing. Witnesses say that they saw Hamas...http://www.newser.com/story/62038/hamas-foiled-carter-assassination-plot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Jun 2009 14:13:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61314/israelis-stymie-horse-drawn-bomb-attempt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagExplosives-laden horses were part of an attempt today by Palestinian militants to plant bombs in Israel, the BBC reports. Israel says it shot and killed four men—who where wearing explosive vests—and their explosive-laden horses after they first fired on a border post. The Israeli response to the men...http://www.newser.com/story/61314/israelis-stymie-horse-drawn-bomb-attempt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Jun 2009 14:42:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61180/gazas-single-ladies-to-hamas-put-a-ring-on-it.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWashington deems Hamas a terrorist group, but for Gaza’s lonely single women, the Islamic militant group can be a lifesaver, the AP reports. Hamas runs a “marriage and development” service that finds husbands for hundreds of women, often helping those in their 30s—who are considered spinsters. “This is our...http://www.newser.com/story/61180/gazas-single-ladies-to-hamas-put-a-ring-on-it.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 06 Jun 2009 15:54:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60713/un-begins-gaza-war-crimes-probe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA UN team investigating possible war crimes by the Israeli army and Hamas has arrived in the Gaza Strip for a weeklong fact-finding mission. Israel is refusing to cooperate with what it calls a "masquerade," alleging that the UN Human Rights Council is unfairly biased. But the selection of Richard...http://www.newser.com/story/60713/un-begins-gaza-war-crimes-probe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 02 Jun 2009 6:36:17 CDT