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At least a dozen Palestinian civilians have been killed on Monday, medical sources told Qatari al Jazeera. The latest total death count in
Troops, backed by air and naval support, are reported to have surrounded
An Israeli soldier was killed in fighting with Hamas on Sunday and overall 55 soldiers were wounded since Saturday, including four who remain in serious condition, according to official figures released by the Israel Defense Ministry.
More than 30 Palestinian gunmen have been killed in the fighting,
Israeli troops have partially surrounded
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HAMAS VOWS VICTORY
Mahmud Zahar, a top Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip, on Monday vowed that the Islamists were heading to "victory" against
"Victory is coming, God willing," Zahar said in a television address broadcast on Hamas’ Al-Aqsa television, his first since the start of
Hamas' armed wing, the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, "has given the most beautiful performances during its confrontation with the army that the world thought invincible," he said.
"We will defeat it, God willing."
"The painful tests of today will help us realize our national aspirations of tomorrow," he said, adding that Hamas was not renouncing its aim to "free all of
"With this aggression, the enemy is condemning itself and giving the world reasons to eliminate the temporary entity in
"They have legitimized the murder of their own children by killing the children of
DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS
French President Nicolas Sarkozy was expected to arrive in the region on Monday in a fresh diplomatic push for a truce, which
Along with Sarkozy, EU and Russian delegations were also expected in the region on Monday. The EU delegation includes EU External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner and Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt.
They will be joined in
International efforts to halt the conflict sought new impetus after the U.N. Security Council failed to agree a statement on the conflict, with the
Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg, whose country holds the rotating EU presidency, is heading a delegation to the Middle East, while Medvedev’s
The European Union and
A Hamas official said a delegation from the Islamist group would head for talks in