Read more IDF stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/12023/idf.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 19:14:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/53877/israeli-troops-we-were-ordered-to-kill-gaza-civilians.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIsraeli soldiers' accounts about their actions in Gaza seem to back up critics' assertions that the army violated rules of war and have set off a "soul-searching" in Israel, writes Richard Boudreaux in the Los Angeles Times. The troops tell of orders to shoot civilians without warning and destroy property...http://www.newser.com/story/53877/israeli-troops-we-were-ordered-to-kill-gaza-civilians.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Mar 2009 6:26:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49180/israel-bombs-gaza-tunnels.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIsrael bombed smuggling tunnels under the Egypt-Gaza border today in response to yesterday's killing of an Israeli soldier, CNN reports. The escalating violence is threatening the fragile ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinians. The strikes occurred just as George Mitchell, President Obama's envoy to the Middle East, was scheduled to...http://www.newser.com/story/49180/israel-bombs-gaza-tunnels.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Jan 2009 3:49:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49078/israeli-soldier-killed-in-gaza-border-attack.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn Israeli soldier has been killed and three wounded by an explosion along Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, reports the BBC. The attack appeared to have been carried out by militants in a breach of last week's ceasefire declaration, although no group has claimed responsibility, according to Palestinian authorities....http://www.newser.com/story/49078/israeli-soldier-killed-in-gaza-border-attack.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Jan 2009 3:51:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48762/gaza-conflict-triggers-talk-of-war-crimes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNow that its 22-day offensive in Gaza has ended, Israel is facing a new battle—over the legality and morality of its military action. Several human rights groups, in Israel and elsewhere, have accused the army of committing war crimes in Gaza's cities and denying medical care and refuge to...http://www.newser.com/story/48762/gaza-conflict-triggers-talk-of-war-crimes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 Jan 2009 9:52:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47849/gaza-neighborhoods-fall-to-machine-gun-battles.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIsraeli troops are battling Hamas militants in the suburbs of Gaza City, filling residential streets with the chilling rat-a-tat-tat of machine gun fire, reports the BBC. Israeli forces have advanced deep into several neighborhoods, and air strikes hit 60 targets in Gaza overnight, including tunnels under the Egyptian border and...http://www.newser.com/story/47849/gaza-neighborhoods-fall-to-machine-gun-battles.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Jan 2009 2:12:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47341/red-cross-slams-idf-after-grisly-gaza-find.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Red Cross has condemned the Israeli military in unusually harsh terms after finding 15 corpses in shattered houses the organization was prevented from visiting, the Washington Post reports. Officials said they received reports of casualties in the Gaza neighborhood Saturday but weren’t allowed to enter until yesterday. Four children...http://www.newser.com/story/47341/red-cross-slams-idf-after-grisly-gaza-find.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Jan 2009 4:45:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46976/israel-seizes-east-gaza-siege-toll-tops-480.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIsraeli forces captured the eastern part of northern Gaza today, securing control less than 24 hours after its troops and tanks rolled into the Palestinian territory, CNN reports. At least 24 Palestinians were killed in Gaza today, pushing the death toll for the 8-day siege over 480, as EU reps...http://www.newser.com/story/46976/israel-seizes-east-gaza-siege-toll-tops-480.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 04 Jan 2009 10:25:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46315/israel-readies-gaza-strike.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIsrael is preparing a short, intense air and ground assault on militant positions in Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, Haaretz reports. The Israeli cabinet has given the green light for an operation in retaliation for recent rocket attacks on civilian targets within Israel. Officials will meet again Sunday before any incursion, according...http://www.newser.com/story/46315/israel-readies-gaza-strike.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Dec 2008 4:04:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/22072/gay-porn-titan-embraces-politics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Lucas is a successful entrepreneur with a burning interest in politics—not unusual, except that he made his fortune in gay porn. The actor-director-producer, a New York nightlife stalwart, is also a self-proclaimed pundit. The New Republic checks in with the outspoken blogger, who bashes liberal gays who “side...http://www.newser.com/story/22072/gay-porn-titan-embraces-politics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 21 Mar 2008 18:58:34 CDT