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Obama calls Middle Eastern leaders and engages on Gaza
Gaza fighting pauses, but is the war over?

Hamas and Israel have not agreed to terms of a mutual cease-fire agreement, worrying many that the war will soon start up again.
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The Monitor's View: Embers of Mideast peace in Gaza

Obama might find small opportunities to build up trust. He can't afford not to.
With Gaza cease-fire, Arab and European leaders look to secure peace

Two key issues are Israel's demand to stop arms smuggling and the Palestinian desire for an end to the economic blockade of Gaza.
Cease-fire efforts under way as Gaza conflict simmers

Israel seeks US help on Gaza weapons smuggling, while Arab nations remain divided over a truce.
In Egyptian hospitals, an opaque window on Gaza war

Denied access to Gaza, a reporter draws on firsthand accounts from the Palestinian wounded taken to Egypt.
Fatah, Hamas split widens amid Gaza war

Members of the secular Fatah movement, which controls the Palestinian Authority, are divided over how the group should respond to the ongoing Israeli offensive against Hamas.
Stop shooting, says UN chief, then get a Gaza cease-fire deal

Palestinian disunity could be a sticking point in cease-fire negotiations.
Opinion: As Islamists exploit financial crisis, Lebanon stands fast

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Is Obama's climate czar really a socialist?

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Gaza: Israel under fire for alleged white phosphorus use

On Tuesday, the Israeli army denied using white phosphorus munitions. A Norwegian doctor claims Israel is using Gaza as a 'test laboratory for new weapons,' including Dense Inert Metal Explosives, or DIME.
Hamas open to cease-fire deal with Israel
Bin Laden urges jihad in Gaza, but how relevant is he now?
Bin Laden tape calls for holy war in Gaza

Israeli forces launched artillery fire into south Lebanon and went deeper into Gaza.
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Hamas signals Gaza truce; Israel debates goals
What's the endgame for Israel and Hamas in Gaza?

Israeli troops moved deeper into Gaza City Sunday and pounded Rafah from the air. Hamas rejected plans for international peacekeepers in Gaza.
Hamas leader: What we want in Gaza

Israel's real goal is to set the two major Palestinian factions at odds with each other, says Musa Abu Marzook, deputy chairman of Hamas’s political bureau.
Rafah: A border town caught between Egypt and Hamas

The Rafah crossing is seen by Israel as a weapons supply line for Hamas and a humanitarian lifeline by Gazans.
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The Monitor's View: The long tunnel to a Gaza peace

Egypt, like other Arab states, must stand up to Iran and close the arms traffic to Hamas.
Can Egypt broker truce in Gaza once again?

Hamas and Israel say they are weighing an Egyptian proposal for a cease-fire as international calls to end the conflict mount.
Deepening Israeli assault on Hamas divides Arab world

Israeli forces struck two United Nations schools in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, killing at least 34 people, as international call for an immediate cease-fire grew.
Israel agrees to brief bombing break in Gaza

The daily three-hour pause comes amid indications that cease-fire talks may be near.