Middle East News – In pictures: Gaza rubble
In pictures: Gaza rubble
Picking through the rubble on Gaza’s Samouni Street
Conflict fuels doubts over Abbas
The BBC’s Heather Sharp examines how the conflict between Israel and Hamas is weakening the position of Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas.
Children hit hard as toll rises
Many children are among the dead and injured in the conflict in Gaza, and psychiatrists are warning that some children on both sides may never recover from the psychological damage done as the bombs, shells and rockets fall, reports the BBC’s Heather Sharp.
US envoy meets Palestinian leaders
US envoy George Mitchell holds talks with Palestinian leaders after stressing US backing for two states in talks in Israel.
Pope ends trip with Mid-East plea
Pope Benedict ends his pilgrimage to the Middle East, calling for an end to fighting between Israel and the Palestinians.
Israeli voices: Still under fire
Israeli residents in Sderot and Ashdod sat life as back to the way it was before the conflict in Gaza, with rockets fired from the territory daily.
Israel: ‘No need to finish’ W Bank barrier
The head of Israel’s security service says there is no security reason to continue building the barrier through the West Bank.
Who is a civilian?
What can be defined as military target?
Who are Hamas?
Hamas, the main Islamist movement in the Palestinian territories, was born soon after the previous intifada erupted in 1987.
Gaza conflict map
See at a glance where hostilities affected Gaza and towns in southern Israel.
Netanyahu pressed over two-state plan
Barack Obama urges Benjamin Netanyahu to commit to a Palestinian state, but Israel’s PM refrains from backing the plan.
Goldstone’s UN inquiry team arrives in Gaza
A UN team investigating possible war crimes in Gaza, led by Richard Goldstone, arrives in the territory from Egypt.
Loyal to whom?
Israeli Arabs’ angered by ‘loyalty laws’ proposal
Guide: Gaza under blockade
The BBC News Website examines the Israeli restrictions on Gaza that aid agencies say have brought conditions in the Strip to their worst in decades.
Refugees
The BBC News website’s Martin Asser looks at the issue of Palestinian refugees, one of the main obstacles to peace.
‘Demolitions rising’ in Jerusalem
Home demolitions in Arab East Jerusalem appear to be on the rise under Jerusalem’s new mayor, an Israeli rights group says.
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