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Hamas allows Muslim pilgrims to leave Gaza

Hamas allows Muslim pilgrims to leave Gaza

AFP - Friday, November 6 02:06 pm

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AFP) - Hamas said Friday it is allowing Muslims to leave the Gaza Strip on the annual pilgrimage to Mecca after blocking them last year because of a Palestinian political dispute. More »

  • Norway drops Israel war crimes investigation

    Norway drops Israel war crimes investigation

    AFP - Friday, November 6 01:55 pm

    OSLO (AFP) - Norwegian prosecutors announced on Friday they would not pursue war crimes charges against Israeli officials, including former prime minister Ehud Olmert, over the Gaza Strip offensive. More »

  • Israel rejects U.N. assembly vote on Gaza war 

    Reuters - Friday, November 6 06:16 am

    JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel on Friday rejected a U.N. General Assembly resolution urging an investigation into a report saying war crimes were committed in Gaza, and condemned the world body vote as "completely detached from realities." More »

  • UN calls for probes of alleged Gaza war crimes

    AFP - Thursday, November 5 11:17 pm

    UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - The UN General Assembly on Thursday overwhelmingly approved an Arab-sponsored resolution urging Israel and the Palestinians to probe war crimes allegedly committed in Gaza nearly a year ago. More »

  • U.N. assembly votes for probes of Gaza war charges 

    Reuters - Thursday, November 5 11:46 pm

    UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - In a move that angered Israel, the U.N. General Assembly voted on Thursday to urge the Jewish state and Palestinians to investigate war crimes charges levelled in a controversial U.N. report on the Gaza war. More »

  • UN set to back push for fresh Gaza inquiry

    UN set to back push for fresh Gaza inquiry

    AFP - Thursday, November 5 04:37 pm

    UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - The UN was Thursday set to throw its weight behind Arab calls for Israel and the Palestinians to probe alleged war crimes in Gaza, despite fierce opposition from the Jewish state. More »

  • Arabs seek UN-backed probe into alleged Gaza war crimes

    Arabs seek UN-backed probe into alleged Gaza war crimes

    AFP - Wednesday, November 4 11:52 pm

    UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - Arab nations held frantic talks at the UN General Assembly Wednesday to try and secure European backing for a resolution calling on Israelis and Palestinians to probe alleged war crimes in Gaza. More »

  • U.N. assembly set to call for probes of Gaza war 

    Reuters - Wednesday, November 4 06:58 pm

    UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly debated on Wednesday a resolution that would call on Israel and the Palestinians to investigate charges of war crimes during the Gaza war detailed in a report that has infuriated Israel. More »

  • Arabs seek UN backing for credible probes of alleged Gaza war crimes

    AFP - Wednesday, November 4 06:00 pm

    UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - Arab and nonaligned nations sought UN General Assembly support Wednesday for their call on Israel and the Palestinians to launch credible probes of war crimes allegedly committed during the Gaza war. More »

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