Palestinian official: Israeli offensive so far leaves 400 dead, 2,000 wounded The Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip continued on Thursday for the sixth day in a row, with warplanes striking at more targets in the Hamas-controlled territory. Mu'awia Hassanien, a Palestinian health emergency official, said the offensive had so far killed 400 Palestinians and left 2,000 wounded.
Israel accused of downplaying food crisis --Israel was last night accused of downplaying the humanitarian suffering in Gaza in order to justify continuing its military assault. The director of the World Food Programme operation said she was "furious'' when she learned Israel was claiming warehouses were full of supplies. Christine van Nieuwenhuyse said WPF stocks in Gaza showed a 30 per cent shortfall of dry goods such as flour and a much greater shortfall of 'ready-to-eat' goods which are in dire need in Gaza because of the acute shortage of power and gas for cooking. Tzipi Livni, the Israeli foreign minister, speaking during a visit to Paris denied the 1.5 million-strong population of Gaza was suffering a humanitarian crisis.
Iraq signs foreign troops deals --US: 140,000 troops to stay until end of 2011 Iraq has signed deals with Britain and Australia for their troops to stay in the country after a UN mandate expires on 1 January, Iraq's government says. It says the accords authorise UK and Australian forces to stay until July. The US - who led the 2003 invasion into Iraq - earlier this year signed a deal with Baghdad allowing its 140,000 forces to stay until the end of 2011.
Iraq allows British, Australian troops pullout within 7 months The Iraqi government said Wednesday that it has signed agreements with Britain and Australia that allow their troops to stay in Iraq until the end of July. Defense Ministry spokesman Mohammed al-Askari said that the agreements stated that the troops of the two countries would pull out from Iraq within seven months.
20,000 GIs to surge into Afghanistan In what amounts to an Afghan version of the surge in Iraq, the U.S. is preparing to pour at least 20,000 extra troops into the south, augmenting 12,500 NATO soldiers who have proved too few to cope with a Taliban 'insurgency' that is fiercer than NATO leaders expected. New construction at Kandahar Air Field foreshadows the upcoming infusion of American power. Runways and housing are being built, along with two new U.S. outposts in Taliban-held regions of Kandahar province.
Suspicious driver arrested near White House Authorities near the White House arrested a man after he drove up to a security checkpoint in his car and drew the attention of wary police dogs Wednesday night, police said. The car approached a checkpoint at an intersection near Lafayette Park, just north of the White House, soon after 6 p.m. and police dogs grew suspicious of the car, according to police accounts. Several fire trucks, police cars and other emergency vehicles reported to the area after the driver was taken into custody.
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The US Media gives the story Israel is telling them to report yet the Foreign news gives both sides. Israel went to the French President and lied to his face but he knew they were lying. Israel said they were giving medical supplies and food to the Palestine people but of course they aren't. They had a camera show trucks with supplies going to Palestine but the Foreign Press caught the trucks had stopped and turned around and never went in. It's sad the Media is still lying to the public and nothing good will happen to Israel.
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