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US man arrested in connection to alleged Hamas fundraising (AFP)

The US Department of Justice, which seal is seen here, announced Thursday they arrested a man over his alleged fundraising for a foundation authorities say backs Hamas, the Palestinian organization Washington has designated a terrorist group.(AFP/File)AFP - The US Department of Justice announced Thursday they arrested a man over his alleged fundraising for a foundation authorities say backs Hamas, the Palestinian organization Washington has designated a terrorist group.
Lebanon dismisses Israeli warnings over Hezbollah (AFP)

Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salukh, seen here on August 14, 2008, dismissed as AFP - Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salukh dismissed as "ravings" on Thursday Israeli threats to target the country's civilian infrastructure if the government gives greater legitimacy to the Shiite militant group Hezbollah.
Israel to change route of West Bank barrier (AFP)

Palestinians hold up their national flag along Israel's controversial separation barrier in the West Bank village of Beit Hanina in July 2008. Israel has agreed to alter the planned route of its separation barrier outside a major West Bank Jewish settlement to allow Palestinians more access to their land, the justice ministry has said.(AFP/File/Menahem Kahana)AFP - Israel has agreed to alter the planned route of its separation barrier outside a major West Bank Jewish settlement to allow Palestinians more access to their land, the justice ministry said on Thursday.
Israel opens checkpoint for Palestinian traffic (Reuters)

A crane removes concrete blocks at a checkpoint leading to the the West Bank town of Bir Nabala near Ramallah August 21, 2008. (Ammar Awad/Reuters)Reuters - Israel, under international pressure to ease restrictions on Palestinians, removed a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on Thursday that had curbed movement outside a main Palestinian city.
Jordan protests against Israel's Jerusalem dig plans (AFP)

Israeli scaffolding is seen near the Golden Dome of the Rock in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in 2007. Jordan has said it summoned the Israeli ambassador to protest against plans for excavation and construction work near the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, Jerusalem's most volatile holy site.(AFP/File/David Furst)AFP - Jordan said on Thursday it summoned the Israeli ambassador to protest against plans for excavation and construction work near the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, Jerusalem's most volatile holy site.
Israel FM plays down chances of peace deal this year (AFP)

Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni has played down US-backed hopes of a peace deal with the Palestinians this year, saying a premature agreement could trigger new violence.(AFP/Gali Tibbon)AFP - Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni on Thursday played down US-backed hopes of a peace deal with the Palestinians this year, saying that a premature agreement could trigger new violence.
Mideast peace pressure could lead to violence: Livni (Reuters)

Members of the Palestinian security forces march in formation during a training session in the West Bank city of Jenin August 18, 2008. (Mohamad Torokman/Reuters)Reuters - Israel's chief negotiator said on Thursday a Palestinian uprising could reignite if the international community piled too much pressure on the sides to paper over differences and rush into an agreement on statehood.
Gaza travellers hit by passport shortage (AP)

AP - Gaza's 1.4 million Palestinians, already largely confined to their narrow strip of land by Israeli and Egyptian border closures, face a new travel restriction: The Hamas administration has run out of passports.
Israel's Kadima would fare better under FM: poll (AFP)

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert sits next to Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni as he addresses the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on August 3. As Israel's centrist Kadima party prepares to elect a successor to Olmert, an opinion poll has suggested it would fare better against the right-wing opposition under Livni.(AFP/Pool/File/Tara Todras-Whitehill)AFP - As Israel's centrist Kadima party prepares to elect a successor to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, an opinion poll released on Thursday suggested it would fare better against the right-wing opposition if led by Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni.
Top Israeli candidate wants unity government (AP)

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, right, speaks as Israel's Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni listens during a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008. Israel has approved the release of about 200 Palestinian prisoners as a goodwill gesture to the Palestinian government. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's Cabinet overwhelmingly passed the proposal at a meeting Sunday. (AP Photo/ Jim Hollander, Pool)AP - The politician with perhaps the best chance to replace Israel's embattled prime minister on Thursday called for a unity government to pursue the creation of a Palestinian state living peacefully alongside Israel.
Egypt finds explosives cache near Gaza border (AFP)

Egyptian border guards stand next to a newly discover tunnel close the Rafah border crossing with the Palestinian Gaza Strip, August 19. Egyptian police have also found a large cache of explosives close to the Gaza border which they believe Palestinian militants intended to smuggle into the territory, a security official said.(AFP/File/Khaled Desouki)AFP - Egyptian police have found a large cache of explosives close to the Gaza border which they believe Palestinian militants intended to smuggle into the territory, a security official said on Thursday.
Russia, Israel leaders discuss Mideast, Georgia crisis (AFP)

A line of Russian tanks move in the fields not far from Gori back to the Russian Federation on August 19. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to discuss Middle East peace efforts and the crisis in Georgia, the premier's spokesman said on Thursday.(AFP/Dmitry Kostyukov)AFP - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to discuss Middle East peace efforts and the crisis in Georgia, the premier's spokesman said on Thursday.
Palestinians shoot back at Israelis -- with cameras (Reuters)

Palestinian cave dwellers of the al-Hawamdeh clan sit at their cave home at Ghwien village south of the West Bank city of Hebron August 9, 2008. In the stony hills south of Hebron, Palestinian shepherds complain of frequent attacks by militant Israeli settlers encroaching on their land. Israeli troops and police rarely intervene even when they are on the spot, Palestinians and Israeli human rights groups say. So now the victims are pulling out small video cameras to document abuses and spur the authorities to act. (Nayef Hashlamoun/Reuters)Reuters - In the stony hills south of Hebron, Palestinian shepherds complain of frequent attacks by militant Israeli settlers encroaching on their land.
Israel, Russia hold talks on Georgia, Middle East (Reuters)

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev chairs the session of the State Security Council at the presidential residence at the Black Sea resort of Sochi, August 16, 2008. (RIA NOVOSTI/Kremlin/Vladimir Rodionov/Reuters)Reuters - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev discussed Middle East peace moves with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Wednesday, in advance of an expected visit by Syria's leader to Moscow, an Israeli official said.
War-scarred children begin to heal at Gaza summer camps (AFP)

Palestinian children fly kites during a summer camp activity sponsored by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Gaza City, on July 29. Many children have found relief at summer camps operated by the UNRWA, which provides essential humanitarian aid to Gaza's one million registered refugees.(AFP/File/Mohammed Abed)AFP - Huda Ghalia, still haunted by the explosion on a Gaza City beach that killed most of her family, has found a place to heal at a new UN-run summer camp along with other war-scarred Palestinian children.
Palestinian runner laments lack of competition (AFP)

Runner Nader Almassri, Palestine's flagbearer, parades in front of his delegation during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games opening ceremony on August 8. Almassri slugged it out to finish his men's 5000 metres heat at the Olympic Games, but his 13th and last position came as no surprise to the Palestinian.(AFP/File/William West)AFP - Nader Almassri slugged it out to finish his men's 5000 metres heat at the Olympic Games, but his 13th and last position came as no surprise to the Palestinian.
Activists determined to break Gaza blockade despite threats (AFP)

A Palestinian youth carries a sack of food aid in Gaza City in January 2008. Activists have said they are determined to break the Israeli blockade of the poverty-stricken Gaza Strip by boat despite receiving death threats.(AFP/File/Mohammed Abed)AFP - Activists said Wednesday they were determined to break the Israeli blockade of the poverty-stricken Gaza Strip by boat despite receiving death threats.
Israel shuts Gaza crossings after rocket attack (AFP)

Egyptians stranded in the Gaza Strip waiting for the border crossing to reopen on August 19. Israel kept all crossings into the Gaza Strip closed after a rocket was fired from the territory in violation of a two-month old truce with Palestinian militants, the army said.(AFP/Said Khatib)AFP - Israel kept all crossings into the Gaza Strip closed on Wednesday after a rocket was fired from the territory in violation of a two-month old truce with Palestinian militants, the army said.
Jordan frees killers of Israeli soldiers (AFP)

A general view of Jordan's Qafqafa prison, north of the capital Amman. Four Jordanian prisoners handed over by Israel last year to complete their life sentences in the kingdom have been released from the jail.(AFP/File/Khalil Mazraawi)AFP - Four Jordanian prisoners handed over by Israel last year to complete their life sentences in the kingdom were released from a jail north of the capital Amman on Wednesday.
Israel shuts Gaza crossings after rocket attack (AP)

Israeli soldiers lead a Palestinian, detained during a military operation in the West Bank village of Kafr Qallil, near Nablus August 21, 2008. REUTERS/Abed Omar Qusini (WEST BANK)AP - Israel has closed its cargo crossings with the Gaza Strip following a Palestinian rocket attack on southern Israel that violated a truce.
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