Israeli Troops Deepen Push Into Gaza -- Yahoo News/Reuters
GAZA (Reuters) – Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip killed more than 30 Palestinian civilians on Tuesday, medical officials said, and international efforts to secure a ceasefire focused on an Israeli demand to prevent Hamas from rearming.
"That is the make-or-break issue," Mark Regev, a spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, said about ensuring an end to weapons smuggling along the Gaza-Egypt frontier.
A senior Israeli official said French President Nicolas Sarkozy, on a Middle East visit and in partnership with Egypt, was pursuing "a serious initiative" for a ceasefire in Israel's 11-day-old operation and Hamas rocket attacks on Israeli towns.
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More News On The Israel Hamas War
Israel hits UN school, nears major Gaza towns -- Yahoo News/AP
Israel Deepens Gaza Incursion as Toll Mounts -- New York Times
Street battles break out in Gaza City -- Daily Telegraph
Gaza Fighting Intensifies; Rising Casualties Growing Concern -- Voice Of America
Israeli Forces Reach Outskirts of Gaza City -- Los Angeles Times
Israel, Hamas Trade Fire in Gaza Streets as Truce Efforts Fail -- Bloomberg
Fighting Intensifies in Gaza -- Toronto Star
Heavy Fighting as Israel Opposes Truce -- Agence France-Presse
Hamas Fighters Now a Well-organised Force -- Daily Telegraph
Hamas Rockets Still Pound Southern Israel -- The Times
FACTBOX - Developments in Gaza fighting -- Reuters
Peace And Truce Talks
Israel Rejects Intensified Push for Cease-Fire -- Washington Post
UN Security Council to weigh new call for effective Gaza truce -- AFP
Israel Ignores Europe's Calls for a Cease-Fire -- Wall Street Journal
Bush Speaks Out on Gaza Crisis -- Voice of America
Bush puts onus on Hamas for any Gaza truce -- Reuters
Sarkozy urges Syria to press Hamas for Gaza truce -- The Guardian
A Rush to Broker Peace in Gaza -- Christian Science Monitor
US Transition Slows Negotiations -- Wall Street Journal
US Wants Gaza Deal on Rockets, Tunnels, Crossing Points -- Voice of America
Diplomatic Efforts Intensify as Gaza Offensive Continues -- Voice of America
EU leaders bring no concrete truce ideas -- Jerusalem Post
Hamas Politburo Seeks Truce -- Toronto Star
Abbas Under Pressure -- Toronto Star
Arab States Press for UN Action on Gaza Conflict -- Voice of America
Global Appeal for Gaza Humanitarian Aid -- Voice of America
Casualties
At Main Gaza Hospital, a Scene of Chaotic Desperation -- Washington Post
At least 22 Palestinians killed on early Tuesday -- China View
Warnings Not Enough for Gaza Families -- New York Times
Casualties Rise in Gaza Offensive -- BBC News
Four soldiers killed in Gaza friendly fire -- JTA
Stream of Injured Palestinians and an Arab Dilemma -- Los Angeles Times
Editorials, Commentary, And Opinions
An Endgame for Israel -- Wall Street Journal opinion
Incursion Into Gaza -- New York Times editorial
Broker a Gaza Cease-fire Now -- Los Angeles Times editorial
The Gaza 'Cease-fire' Fraud -- Washington Times editorial
Fighting to the End -- Washington Post opinion
A War Hamas Caused -- Washington Post opinion
Mideast Political Conundrum -- Washington Times opinion
The Confidence War -- New York Times opinion
How the UN Perpetuates the 'Refugee' Problem -- Wall Street Journal opinion
Not Black and White -- The Times opinion
Gaza Will Explode if US Stays on Sidelines -- Daily Telegraph opinion
What Gaza Could Have Been -- Slate opinion
What Hamas Wants -- National Review opinion
Defensive Action -- Washington Times opinion
Stopping the Rockets a Necessity -- The Australian opinion
About Peace, Not Destruction of Hamas -- The Australian opinion
Who're the Real Nazis? -- Los Angeles Times opinion
Choosing Death Over Life -- National Review opinion
Clashing Civilizations -- National Review opinion
Gaza Is Not Lebanon -- Weekly Standard opinion
