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Palestinian militants with the Democratic Front for the Liberation ...

(AFP) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:02:55 GMT

(AFP) - Palestinian militants with the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) train in the southern Gaza Strip. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has claimed almost 8,900 lives in two decades, the vast majority of them Palestinians, the Israeli human rights group B'Tselem said in a statement published on Sunday.(AFP/Said Khatib)

In training : Palestinian militants with the Democratic Front ...

(AFP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:03:51 GMT

(AFP) - In training : Palestinian militants with the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) train in the southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Yunis. (AFP/Said Khatib)

Palestinians fill bottles and containers with water at the United ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:26:35 GMT

(AFP/File) - Palestinians fill bottles and containers with water at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) headquarters in Khan Yunis refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip in October 2009. Water in the Gaza Strip is so salty that it is unfit for human consumption, a Palestinian official in charge of water supplies inside the besieged coastal territory said on Saturday.(AFP/File/Said Khatib)

An Israeli sapper removes the remains of a rocket which landed ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:49:25 GMT

(AFP/File) - An Israeli sapper removes the remains of a rocket which landed in the southern city of Sderot after being fired by militants in the Gaza Strip in May 2009. A Palestinian rocket was fired Saturday from the Gaza Strip into Israel without causing casualties or damage, the Israeli military said.(AFP/File/David Buimovitch)

A Palestinian man drives a motorbike with a goat in a basket ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:28:24 GMT

(AP) - A Palestinian man drives a motorbike with a goat in a basket in Gaza City, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2009. Muslims worldwide are preparing for Eid al-Adha, or Feast of the Sacrifice, commemorating God's provision of a ram to substitute for Abraham's impending sacrifice of his son, where able Muslims offer an animal sacrifice during the feast rituals. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Israel's Trade and Industry Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:38:58 GMT

(AFP/File) - Israel's Trade and Industry Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer (seen here in 2008) has said he is to travel to Turkey, in the first such visit since Israel's military offensive in Gaza at the turn of the year strained ties with Turkey.(AFP/File/Awad Awad)

A Palestinian recovers scrap metal from the rubble of a building ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:08:45 GMT

(AP) - A Palestinian recovers scrap metal from the rubble of a building in the devastated area east of Jebaliya in the northern of Gaza Strip, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Palestinian pupils record themselves at the Beach Camp Preparatory ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:46:59 GMT

(AP) - Palestinian pupils record themselves at the Beach Camp Preparatory ''A'' Girls School in Shati refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. The pupils were recording themselves for an initiative which aims to create an online video community for children from Gaza, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Palestinian men handle iron bars for recycling, taken from the ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:43:13 GMT

(AP) - Palestinian men handle iron bars for recycling, taken from the rubble of buildings east of Jebaliya in the northern of Gaza Strip, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

This Nov. 16, 2009 photo shows Palestinian pupils gathered in ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:39:20 GMT

(AP) - This Nov. 16, 2009 photo shows Palestinian pupils gathered in the street in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip. Twenty years after the U.N. adopted a treaty guaranteeing children's rights, fewer youngsters are dying and more are going to school, but an estimated 1 billion children still lack services essential to their survival and development, UNICEF said Thursday. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

This Nov. 16, 2009 photo shows an empty class at the Omar Ben ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:38:39 GMT

(AP) - This Nov. 16, 2009 photo shows an empty class at the Omar Ben al-Khattab School, devastated in Israel's latest incursion into Gaza, in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip. Twenty years after the U.N. adopted a treaty guaranteeing children's rights, fewer youngsters are dying and more are going to school, but an estimated 1 billion children still lack services essential to their survival and development, UNICEF said Thursday. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

This Nov. 16, 2009 photo shows Palestinian pupils at the Omar ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:37:36 GMT

(AP) - This Nov. 16, 2009 photo shows Palestinian pupils at the Omar Ben al-Khattab School in the town of Beit Lahiya, in northern Gaza. Twenty years after the U.N. adopted a treaty guaranteeing children's rights, fewer youngsters are dying and more are going to school, but an estimated 1 billion children still lack services essential to their survival and development, UNICEF said Thursday. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

A Palestinian looks up while repairing a smuggling tunnel under ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:59:12 GMT

(Reuters) - A Palestinian looks up while repairing a smuggling tunnel under the border between Egypt and the southern Gaza Strip November 18, 2009. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

A Palestinian repairs a smuggling tunnel under the border between ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:41:36 GMT

(Reuters) - A Palestinian repairs a smuggling tunnel under the border between Egypt and the southern Gaza Strip November 18, 2009. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

A Palestinian works inside a smuggling tunnel under the border ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:30:23 GMT

(Reuters) - A Palestinian works inside a smuggling tunnel under the border between Egypt and the southern Gaza Strip November 18, 2009. Fearing loss of life and money, Palestinians are abandoning tunnels that supply the blockaded Gaza Strip with everything from food to fridges to weapons. Picture taken November 18, 2009. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA POLITICS CONFLICT)

Palestinian pupils record themselves at the Beach Camp Preparatory ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:18:36 GMT

(AP) - Palestinian pupils record themselves at the Beach Camp Preparatory ''A'' Girls School the Shati refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. The initiative intends to create an online video community for children from Gaza, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Palestinian women are seen during a demonstration in Gaza City, ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:03:21 GMT

(AP) - Palestinian women are seen during a demonstration in Gaza City, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. The banner reads: 'The public campaign for the right of return, right of return is inherited by the next generation'. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

A Palestinian woman stands in front of posters that depict jailed ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:56:24 GMT

(Reuters) - A Palestinian woman stands in front of posters that depict jailed leader Marwan Barghouti during a protest in Gaza City calling for the release of Palestinians prisoners held in Israeli jails in this March 16, 2009 file photo. Peace talks with Israel have failed and the Palestinians must launch popular and diplomatic campaigns to achieve statehood, Barghouti said in an interview from his prison cell. To match interview PALESTINIANS-BARGHOUTI/ REUTERS/Suhaib Salem/Files (GAZA)

A Palestinian man walks past a mural depicting late Palestinian ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:01:17 GMT

(Reuters) - A Palestinian man walks past a mural depicting late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Gaza City November 11, 2009. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

A Palestinian man sells goats on a street ahead of the holiday ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:47:57 GMT

(Reuters) - A Palestinian man sells goats on a street ahead of the holiday of Eid al-Adha, in al-Buraij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip November 19, 2009. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha to mark the end of the haj by slaughtering sheep, goats, cows and camels to commemorate Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail on God's command. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA RELIGION ANIMALS)

Palestinians examine the damage following an Israeli air strike ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:19:06 GMT

(AP) - Palestinians examine the damage following an Israeli air strike on a smuggling tunnel at the border between Egypt and Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. The Israeli military says its aircraft have struck early Thursday a weapons-manufacturing facility and two smuggling tunnels in the southern Gaza Strip in response to recent rocket attacks on Israel. No injuries were reported in the air strikes. (AP Photo/Eyad Baba)

Palestinians examine the damage following an Israeli air strike ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:58:04 GMT

Palestinians examine the damage following an Israeli air strike ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:57:44 GMT

A Palestinian man inspects damage following Israeli air strikes ...

(AFP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:53:15 GMT

(AFP) - A Palestinian man inspects damage following Israeli air strikes on smuggling tunnels in Rafah on the border southern Gaza and Egypt. Israeli warplanes have attacked a building and two tunnels in the Gaza Strip following the launch of rockets by Palestinian militants, a military spokeswoman has said.(AFP/Said Khatib)

An Israeli army soldier pulls himself out of a sleeping bag ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:35:21 GMT

(AFP/File) - An Israeli army soldier pulls himself out of a sleeping bag ontop of his armoured vehicle at the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip in January 2009. The Israeli army has warned a group of rabbis that political protests by their students while serving in the military would not be tolerated, the army said on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Patrick Baz)

Hamas police officers, right, take a break during a training ...

(AP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:25:21 GMT

(AP) - Hamas police officers, right, take a break during a training session on the outskirts of Gaza City, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. A Gaza charity linked to the ruling Hamas militant group is offering $1.4 million to anybody who captures an Israeli soldier. The Waad group sent an e-mail on Wednesday calling on people living in Israel to try take soldiers hostage. The organization, which supports Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, is headed by Hamas' Interior Minister Fathi Hamad. He did not return calls seeking comment. Waad's director, Usama Kahlout, says the offer is in response to an Israeli group's offer to pay Gazans for information on the whereabouts of a captured soldier held by Hamas for more than three years. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Hamas police officers take part in a training session on the ...

(AP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:22:20 GMT

(AP) - Hamas police officers take part in a training session on the outskirts of Gaza City, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. A Gaza charity linked to the ruling Hamas militant group is offering $1.4 million to anybody who captures an Israeli soldier. The Waad group sent an e-mail on Wednesday calling on people living in Israel to try to take soldiers hostage. The organization, which supports Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, is headed by Hamas' Interior Minister Fathi Hamad. He did not return calls seeking comment. Waad's director, Usama Kahlout, says the offer is in response to an Israeli group's offer to pay Gazans for information on the whereabouts of a captured soldier held by Hamas for more than three years. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (L) shakes hands ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:11:12 GMT

(Reuters) - France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (L) shakes hands with Noam Shalit, father of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, after their meeting in Jerusalem November 18, 2009. Shalit was abducted by Palestinian gunmen from Gaza during a cross-border raid in June 2006. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (JERUSALEM POLITICS CONFLICT)

France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (R) stands with ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:10:01 GMT

(Reuters) - France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (R) stands with Aviva (C) and Noam Shalit, parents of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, before their meeting in Jerusalem November 18, 2009. Shalit was abducted by Palestinian gunmen from Gaza during a cross-border raid in June 2006. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (JERUSALEM POLITICS CONFLICT)

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner has signed a two million ...

(AFP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:01:46 GMT

(AFP) - French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner has signed a two million euro ($3 million) reconstruction project for a Gaza hospital heavily damaged during Israel's offensive.(AFP/Menahem Kahana)

Palestinian workers use recycled cement to make cinder blocks ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:40:05 GMT

(Reuters) - Palestinian workers use recycled cement to make cinder blocks in a factory in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip November 17, 2009. Some Palestinians build houses using cement and materials smuggled through a network of tunnels under the border between Gaza and Egypt. Israel, which pulled settlers out of Gaza in 2005, has long restricted entry of goods into the enclave and tightened its blockade when it was taken over by Hamas Islamists who defeated forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in 2007. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA POLITICS CONFLICT BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION)

Palestinian labourers work at a construction site of a house ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:38:56 GMT

(Reuters) - Palestinian labourers work at a construction site of a house in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip November 17, 2009. Some Palestinians build houses using cement smuggled through a network of tunnels under the border between Gaza and Egypt. Israel, which pulled settlers out of Gaza in 2005, has long restricted entry of goods into the enclave and tightened its blockade when it was taken over by Hamas Islamists who defeated forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in 2007. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA POLITICS CONFLICT BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION)

A Palestinian man walks in front of a closed door at the United ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:51:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Palestinian man walks in front of a closed door at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) headquarters in Gaza City November 17, 2009. Palestinian employees of UNRWA staged a one-day strike on Tuesday demanding a pay increase and an improvement in services for Palestinian refugees, organizers of the strike said. REUTERS/Ismail Zaydah (GAZA POLITICS CONFLICT)

A local United Nations employee is reflected in a mirror at ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:43:11 GMT

(Reuters) - A local United Nations employee is reflected in a mirror at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) headquarters in Gaza City November 17, 2009. Palestinian employees of UNRWA staged a one-day strike on Tuesday demanding a pay increase and an improvement in services for Palestinian refugees, organizers of the strike said. REUTERS/Ismail Zaydah (GAZA POLITICS CONFLICT)

A Palestinian man rides a bicycle in front of the closed gates ...

(AP) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:56:07 GMT

(AP) - A Palestinian man rides a bicycle in front of the closed gates of a United Nations food distribution center in Gaza City, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. Thousands of Palestinians employed by the U.N. are on strike to demand better wages and conditions. The international organization provides donated food to around one million Gaza residents and operates schools throughout the territory, making the strike's impact particularly dramatic. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

A Palestinian man stands in front of a closed gate of a United ...

(AP) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:03:55 GMT

(AP) - A Palestinian man stands in front of a closed gate of a United Nations headquarters in Gaza City, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. Thousands of Palestinians employed by the U.N. are on strike to demand better wages and conditions. The international organization provides donated food to around one million Gaza residents and operates schools throughout the territory, making the strike's impact particularly dramatic. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

A Palestinian child stands in front of a closed gate of a United ...

(AP) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:03:14 GMT

(AP) - A Palestinian child stands in front of a closed gate of a United Nations food distribution center in Gaza City, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. Thousands of Palestinians employed by the U.N. are on strike to demand better wages and conditions. The international organization provides donated food to around one million Gaza residents and operates schools throughout the territory, making the strike's impact particularly dramatic. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Palestinian security officers participate in a parade to mark ...

(AP) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:23:17 GMT

(AP) - Palestinian security officers participate in a parade to mark the 21st anniversary of the self-declared Palestinian Independence Day, in the West Bank city of Hebron, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Palestinians have marked Nov. 15 as their Independence Day since 1988 when the Palestine National Council unilaterally declared statehood in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)

Palestinian security officers participate in a march to mark ...

(AP) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:57:37 GMT

(AP) - Palestinian security officers participate in a march to mark the 21st anniversary of the self-declared Palestinian Independence Day, in the West Bank city of Hebron, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Palestinians have marked Nov. 15 as their Independence Day since 1988 when the Palestine National Council unilaterally declared statehood in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)

A Palestinian woman holds a picture of a relative held in an ...

(AP) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:14:51 GMT

(AP) - A Palestinian woman holds a picture of a relative held in an Israeli prison, during the weekly protest calling for the release of Palestinian prisoners, outside the International Red Cross building in Gaza City, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Smuggling sheep : Palestinians smuggle sheep into the Gaza Strip ...

(AFP) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:41:28 GMT

(AFP) - Smuggling sheep : Palestinians smuggle sheep into the Gaza Strip through a tunnel under the Egypt-Gaza border in Rafah. (AFP/Said Khatib)

A Palestinian smuggler prays inside a tunnel running between ...

(AP) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:31:33 GMT

(AP) - A Palestinian smuggler prays inside a tunnel running between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Palestinian smugglers collect goods from a tunnel running between ...

(AP) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:31:10 GMT

(AP) - Palestinian smugglers collect goods from a tunnel running between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Palestinians stand next to a portrait of late Palestinian leader ...

(AP) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:18:23 GMT

(AP) - Palestinians stand next to a portrait of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat during a celebration marking Palestinian Independence Day in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. Palestinians have marked Nov. 15 as their Independence Day since 1988 when the Palestine National Council unilaterally declared statehood in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Arafat died on Nov. 11, 2004, in a Paris hospital. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)

A Palestinian boy is seen next to posters with portraits of ...

(AP) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:40:10 GMT

(AP) - A Palestinian boy is seen next to posters with portraits of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a rally, marking the 21st anniversary of the Palestinian Independence Day in the Village of Beit Furik near the West Bank city of Nablus, Sunday Nov 15, 2009. Palestinians have marked Nov. 15 as their Independence Day since 1988 when the Palestine National Council unilaterally declared statehood in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. (AP Photo / Majdi Mohammed)

Palestinian security officers participate in a march to mark ...

(AP) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:35:16 GMT

(AP) - Palestinian security officers participate in a march to mark the 21st anniversary of the self-declared Palestinian Independence Day, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. Palestinians have marked Nov. 15 as their Independence Day since 1988 when the Palestine National Council unilaterally declared statehood in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)

Palestinian children holds posters of Palestinian President ...

(AP) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:29:27 GMT

(AP) - Palestinian children holds posters of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a rally to mark the 21st anniversary of the self-declared Palestinian Independence Day in the Village of Beit Furik, near the West Bank city of Nablus, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. Palestinians have marked Nov. 15 as their Independence Day since 1988 when the Palestine National Council unilaterally declared statehood in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Members of Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas' security forces ...

(AP) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:28:51 GMT

(AP) - Members of Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas' security forces take part in a march to mark the 21st anniversary of Palestinian Independence Day in the West Bank city of Tulkarem, Sunday, Nov 15, 2009. Palestinians have marked Nov. 15 as their Independence Day since 1988 when the Palestine National Council unilaterally declared statehood in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)

Members of Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas' security forces ...

(AP) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:24:54 GMT

(AP) - Members of Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas' security forces take part in a march to mark the 21st anniversary of the self-declared Palestinian Independence Day in the West Bank city of Tulkarem, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. Palestinians have marked Nov. 15 as their Independence Day since 1988, when the Palestine National Council unilaterally declared statehood in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)

A Palestinian man counts cattle aboard a truck after it crossed ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:23:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Palestinian man counts cattle aboard a truck after it crossed into Gaza through the Kerem Shalom border crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip November 15, 2009. Israel allowed shipments of cattle to cross into Gaza ahead of the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, Israeli and Palestinian officials said. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA POLITICS ANIMALS RELIGION)