"The Irish Anti-War Movement has announced plans for another protest in Dublin this Saturday against the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip."
"More than 50,000 Egyptian have protested in the city of Alexandria against Israel's assault on Gaza, ...
"Egypt and Jordan are the only Arab nations with diplomatic relations with Israel. "
"Angry Palestinian protesters have c
lashed with Israeli police in Hebron in the occupied West Bank."
"Israel had placed the
West Bank on a 48-hour lockdown, prohibiting movement into and out of the Palestinian territory until Saturday except in emergency cases."
"South Africa called on the United Nations to stand together in condemning the escalation of violence on the part of Israel"
"Six people were arrested on Thursday evening during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in the centre of Utrecht,
one of the Netherlands' major cities. They were apprehended for threatening behaviour and for refusing to follow police orders."
"Malaysia's leader on Thursday called for
sanctions on Israel over its lethal military strikes on Gaza, saying the international community has a "moral duty" to save the Palestinian people."
"till, the proposal is unlikely to see the light of day as any sanctions must be approved by the U.N. Security Council
where the U.S., Israel's main ally, has veto power."
"Tel Aviv quickly continued its attacks on the Gaza Strip with 30 air strikes in the pre-dawn Friday morning, with new reports of the
Israeli use of phosphorous shells."
"The Israeli security cabinet says the Gaza offensive will continue despite a UN Security Council resolution calling for an urgent ceasefire."
"In the conflict, so far 770 Palestinians and 14 Israelis have been killed, with thousands wounded"
"The Security Council resolution was approved last night by a 14-0 vote, with the United States abstaining."
"The Israeli army said that 30 rockets were fired into southern Israel on Friday morning, injuring one person."
"People spend almost 24-hours a day indoors, listening to the news on the radio – if they have batteries."
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The US House of Representatives has voted to endorse a resolution backing Israel in its offensive in Gaza, in which at least 780 Palestinians have been killed. The body passed Friday's resolution "recognising Israel's right to defend itself against attacks from Gaza" by 390 votes to five."
"The top U.N. human rights official called on Friday for independent
investigations into possible war crimes committed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip."
"Israel has vowed to continue its 12-day military campaign until it is satisfied that Hamas will be unable to rearm itself by smuggling weaponry through cross-border tunnels from Egypt."
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The Netherlands, Denmark and Turkey said Wednesday they would be willing to contribute to an international force that would patrol the Gaza-Egypt border to prevent smuggling."
"Seven Israeli soldiers and three civilians have died in the conflict.
Four of the soldiers were killed by errant shells fired by Israeli forces."
"Tens of thousands of Iraqis protested against Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip on Friday and powerful Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called for revenge attacks on the Jewish state's strongest ally the United States."
"A Gaza health official says a Ukrainian woman has been killed by an Israeli tank shell. She is the first foreign national to die in nearly two weeks of violence in the Palestinian territory."
"The U.S. military has sought to hire a merchant ship to deliver ammunition to Israel this month, tender documents show, but the Pentagon said the shipment was not linked to the conflict in the Gaza Strip."
