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Ferial Aleer, 44, stands outside her mud-built house that was ...

(AP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:22:46 GMT

(AP) - Ferial Aleer, 44, stands outside her mud-built house that was given to her family by UNRWA to replace their house destroyed during the Israeli offensive in Gaza, east of Jebaliya in the northern of Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Aleer lives in the house donated by UNRWA with her 4 sons and 2 daughters. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Ferial Aleer, 44, washes dishes in the kitchen of her mud-built ...

(AP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:17:24 GMT

(AP) - Ferial Aleer, 44, washes dishes in the kitchen of her mud-built house that was given to her family by UNRWA to replace their house destroyed during the Israeli offensive in Gaza, east of Jebaliya in the northern of Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Aleer lives in the house donated by UNRWA with her 4 sons and 2 daughters. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

A Palestinian shepherd walks with his flock past a mosque, east ...

(AP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:03:45 GMT

(AP) - A Palestinian shepherd walks with his flock past a mosque, east of Jebaliya, northern of Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. An Israeli army post, right, is seen in the background. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Palestinian women walk past a cardboard cut-out of captured ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:12:38 GMT

(Reuters) - Palestinian women walk past a cardboard cut-out of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit upon their arrival to visit jailed relatives at Hadarim prison near Netanya February 9, 2010. About 30 Israelis protested outside the prison on Tuesday calling for the right to visit Shalit, who has been held incommunicado by Gaza militants for more than three years, as is granted to families of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (ISRAEL - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A Palestinian woman looks at Israeli demonstrators through the ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:07:15 GMT

(Reuters) - A Palestinian woman looks at Israeli demonstrators through the window of a bus upon her arrival to visit a jailed relative at Hadarim prison near Netanya February 9, 2010. About 30 Israelis protested outside the prison on Tuesday calling for the right to visit captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who has been held incommunicado by Gaza militants for more than three years, as is granted to families of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (ISRAEL - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

REFILE - ADDITIONAL CAPTION INFORMATION An Israeli demonstrator ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:05:04 GMT

(Reuters) - REFILE - ADDITIONAL CAPTION INFORMATION An Israeli demonstrator wears a sticker over her mouth during a protest outside Hadarim prison near Netanya February 9, 2010. About 30 Israelis protested outside the prison on Tuesday calling for the right to visit captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who has been held incommunicado by Gaza militants for more than three years, as is granted to families of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. The sticker reads in Hebrew "Gilad is still alive." REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (ISRAEL - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

A Palestinian woman walks past a cardboard cut-out of captured ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:44:59 GMT

(Reuters) - A Palestinian woman walks past a cardboard cut-out of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit upon her arrival to visit a jailed relative at Hadarim prison near Netanya February 9, 2010. About 30 Israelis protested outside the prison on Tuesday calling for the right to visit Shalit, who has been held incommunicado by Gaza militants for more than three years, as is granted to families of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (ISRAEL - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Israel's supreme court president, Dorit Beinish, seen here ...

(AFP/POOL/File) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:55:51 GMT

(AFP/POOL/File) - Israel's supreme court president, Dorit Beinish, seen here in 2006, came out in favour of a commission of inquiry into the Gaza war as called for by the United Nations in its Goldstone report.(AFP/POOL/File/Yonathan Weitzman)

Palestinians take part in a protest calling for the release ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:53:52 GMT

(AFP/File) - Palestinians take part in a protest calling for the release of prisoners from Israeli jails in the West Bank city of Betunya. The Western-backed Palestinian Authority said it would hold local elections in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on July 17.(AFP/File/Abbas Momani)

FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 1, 2010 file photo, Palestinian ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:20:32 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 1, 2010 file photo, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gestures during a news conference with the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, not seen, in the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany. The Palestinian government in the West Bank has announced plans to hold municipal elections on July 17. It will be the first election in the Palestinian territories since the Islamic militant Hamas wrested control of Gaza from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in 2007, leaving the Western-backed president in control only of the West Bank. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer, File)

Palestinian security cadets stand in formation as a man walks ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:11:16 GMT

(AP) - Palestinian security cadets stand in formation as a man walks by with his luggage during a drill at a training base in the West Bank city of Jericho, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. The Palestinian government in the West Bank has announced plans to hold municipal elections on July 17. It will be the first election in the Palestinian territories since the Islamic militant Hamas wrested control of Gaza from Abbas in 2007, leaving him with only the West Bank. (AP Photo/ Tara Todras-Whitehill)

Palestinian security cadets train with fake guns during a drill ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:11:13 GMT

(AP) - Palestinian security cadets train with fake guns during a drill at a training base in the West Bank city of Jericho, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. The Palestinian government in the West Bank has announced plans to hold municipal elections on July 17. It will be the first election in the Palestinian territories since the Islamic militant Hamas wrested control of Gaza from Abbas in 2007, leaving him with only the West Bank. (AP Photo/ Tara Todras-Whitehill)

Palestinian security cadets train with fake guns during a drill ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:59:51 GMT

A Palestinian walks past a house, destroyed during Israel's ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:39:05 GMT

(Reuters) - A Palestinian walks past a house, destroyed during Israel's 22-day offensive, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip March 2, 2009. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Files

A Palestinian girl takes part in a protest in Gaza City calling ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:17:10 GMT

(Reuters) - A Palestinian girl takes part in a protest in Gaza City calling for the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

An Egyptian soldier stands guard at the beach of Rafah from ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:15:02 GMT

(AFP/File) - An Egyptian soldier stands guard at the beach of Rafah from the Egyptian side on the border between Gaza and Egypt in southern Gaza Strip in 2005. Egypt is stepping up security on its maritime frontier with Gaza in a bid to prevent smuggling by sea, as work continues on an underground barrier along the land border, a security official said Sunday.(AFP/File/Mohammed Abed)

Palestinian youths submit their identity cards before a physical ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:19:15 GMT

(Reuters) - Palestinian youths submit their identity cards before a physical examination at a Hamas recruitment center in Gaza City February 7, 2010. According to Hamas officials, thousands of young Palestinians in Gaza have registered their names in hope of joining Hamas' security forces. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY)

Palestinians wait for a physical examination at a Hamas recruitment ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:14:44 GMT

(Reuters) - Palestinians wait for a physical examination at a Hamas recruitment center in Gaza City February 7, 2010. According to Hamas officials, thousands of young Palestinians in Gaza have registered their names in hope of joining Hamas' security forces. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

A Palestinian youth's height is measured by members of Hamas' ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:10:26 GMT

(Reuters) - A Palestinian youth's height is measured by members of Hamas' security forces at a Hamas recruitment center in Gaza City February 7, 2010. According to Hamas officials, thousands of young Palestinians in Gaza have registered their names in hope of joining Hamas' security forces. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY)

Palestinians wait for a physical examination at a Hamas recruitment ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:08:10 GMT

A Palestinian takes part in a physical examination at a Hamas ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:53:04 GMT

(Reuters) - A Palestinian takes part in a physical examination at a Hamas recruitment center in Gaza City February 7, 2010. According to Hamas officials, thousands of young Palestinians in Gaza have registered their names in hope of joining Hamas' security forces. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS)

Palestinians take part in a physical examination at a Hamas ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:51:59 GMT

(Reuters) - Palestinians take part in a physical examination at a Hamas recruitment center in Gaza City February 7, 2010. According to Hamas officials, thousands of young Palestinians in Gaza have registered their names in hope of joining Hamas' security forces. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS)

Palestinians take part in a physical examination at a Hamas ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:49:51 GMT

Palestinians wait for a physical examination at a Hamas recruitment ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:38:57 GMT

A Palestinian fisherman is seen at sunrise at the port in Gaza ...

(AP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:02:19 GMT

(AP) - A Palestinian fisherman is seen at sunrise at the port in Gaza City Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Fishing is a crucial livelihood for many Palestinians living in the impoverished and volatile coastal territory. (AP Photo/ Hatem Moussa)

The port of Gaza is seen during sunrise, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. ...

(AP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:02:08 GMT

(AP) - The port of Gaza is seen during sunrise, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Fishing is a crucial livelihood for many Palestinians living in the impoverished and volatile coastal territory. (AP Photo/ Hatem Moussa)

Palestinian fishermen unload newly caught fish from their boats ...

(AP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:01:55 GMT

(AP) - Palestinian fishermen unload newly caught fish from their boats at sunrise at the port in Gaza City, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Fishing is a crucial livelihood for many Palestinians living in the impoverished and volatile coastal territory. (AP Photo/ Hatem Moussa)

Newly caught fish are seen during sunrise at the port in Gaza ...

(AP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:01:46 GMT

(AP) - Newly caught fish are seen during sunrise at the port in Gaza City Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Fishing is a crucial livelihood for many Palestinians living in the impoverished and volatile coastal territory. (AP Photo/ Hatem Moussa)

Newly caught fish are seen during sunrise at the port in Gaza ...

(AP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:01:34 GMT

A Palestinian fisherman is seen at sunrise at the port in Gaza ...

(AP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:01:20 GMT

FILE - In this Dec. 27, 2008, file photo, an injured Palestinian ...

(AP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:22:57 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Dec. 27, 2008, file photo, an injured Palestinian is helped from the rubble following an Israeli missile strike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. Israel has failed to show it will conduct an impartial investigation of allegations that it committed war crimes during its Gaza offensive last winter, an international human rights group said Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Hatem Omar, File)

FILE - In this file photo taken on Jan. 6, 2009, Israeli Army ...

(AP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:14:04 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this file photo taken on Jan. 6, 2009, Israeli Army soldiers take cover as a mobile artillery piece fires towards targets in the southern Gaza Strip, on the Israel side of the border with Gaza. Israel has failed to show it will conduct an impartial investigation of allegations that it committed war crimes during its Gaza offensive last winter, an international human rights group said Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File)

A doctor from the non-governmental organisation Help Doctors ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:18:10 GMT

(AFP/File) - A doctor from the non-governmental organisation Help Doctors examines a wounded Palestinian girl following an Israeli military strike in Gaza City in January, 2008. Human Rights Watch said on Sunday that Israel has failed to properly investigate alleged crimes committed during last winter's devastating Gaza war as demanded by the United Nations.(AFP/File/Mehdi Fedouach)

Palestinian civilians run for cover as a white phosphorus shell ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:44:16 GMT

(AFP/File) - Palestinian civilians run for cover as a white phosphorus shell rain down over a UN school in Beit Lahiain during the 2009 offensive on the Gaza Strip. Hamas wants what it calls "Zionist war criminals" brought before the International Criminal Court over last year's Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip.(AFP/File/Mohammed Abed)

FILE - In this Jan 7, 2009 file photo, a rocket fired by Palestinian ...

(AP) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:40:26 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Jan 7, 2009 file photo, a rocket fired by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip is seen from southern Israel, near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip. The Hamas government in Gaza distanced itself Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010 from an earlier statement in which it expressed regret for harming Israeli civilians in rocket attacks. The apology was part of the government's response to a U.N. report that alleged both Hamas and Israel committed war crimes during Israel's Gaza offensive last winter. The U.N. report accused Hamas of firing rockets indiscriminately at Israeli civilians. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty, File)

This picture released by the office of Hamas leader in Gaza ...

(AFP/HO/File) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:12:12 GMT

(AFP/HO/File) - This picture released by the office of Hamas leader in Gaza Ismail Haniya (L) shows him welcoming Nabil Shaath, a senior member of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas' Fatah party, at his office in Gaza City on February 4. Shaath on Friday concluded a rare visit to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip aimed at encouraging reconciliation between the rival factions.(AFP/HO/File/Mohammed al-Ostaz)

Palestinian men remove damaged pieces of the Al Hoda mosque ...

(AP) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:25:03 GMT

(AP) - Palestinian men remove damaged pieces of the Al Hoda mosque which collapsed during heavy rain in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. The Al Hoda mosque, which was under construction, collapsed from heavy rain soon after a new roof was put in place. (AP Photo/ Eyad Baba)

A Palestinian man removes damaged pieces of the Al Hoda mosque ...

(AP) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:24:35 GMT

(AP) - A Palestinian man removes damaged pieces of the Al Hoda mosque which collapsed during heavy rain in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. The Al Hoda mosque, which was under construction, collapsed from heavy rain soon after a new roof was put in place. (AP Photo/ Eyad Baba)

In this picture taken Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, Sheikh Hussam ...

(AP) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:53:16 GMT

(AP) - In this picture taken Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, Sheikh Hussam al-Gazar, deputy director of the Salafi charity, looks at his Islamic books in his office, in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip. They look like Afghan warriors, preach global jihad and are too radical even for Hamas. They're becoming an increasing headache for the Palestinian Islamic militant group ruling Gaza. Jihadi Salafis, followers of a violent strain of ultra-conservative Islam, have organized into small, shadowy armed groups that have clashed with Hamas forces and fired rockets at Israel in defiance of Hamas' informal truce. Perhaps even more worrisome for Hamas, Salafis also claim a growing appeal among Gazans in the territory's pressure cooker of isolation and poverty, raising fears they could serve as a bridgehead for their ideological twin, al-Qaida. (AP Photo/ Eyad Baba)

In this picture taken Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, a Palestinian ...

(AP) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:42:43 GMT

(AP) - In this picture taken Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, a Palestinian woman takes a class in Islam at the Salafi charity in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip. They look like Afghan warriors, preach global jihad and are too radical even for Hamas. They're becoming an increasing headache for the Palestinian Islamic militant group ruling Gaza. Jihadi Salafis, followers of a violent strain of ultra-conservative Islam, have organized into small, shadowy armed groups that have clashed with Hamas forces and fired rockets at Israel in defiance of Hamas' informal truce. Perhaps even more worrisome for Hamas, Salafis also claim a growing appeal among Gazans in the territory's pressure cooker of isolation and poverty, raising fears they could serve as a bridgehead for their ideological twin, al-Qaida. (AP Photo/ Eyad Baba)

In this picture taken Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, Palestinian women ...

(AP) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:40:21 GMT

(AP) - In this picture taken Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, Palestinian women take a class in Islam at the Salafi charity in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip. They look like Afghan warriors, preach global jihad and are too radical even for Hamas. They're becoming an increasing headache for the Palestinian Islamic militant group ruling Gaza. Jihadi Salafis, followers of a violent strain of ultra-conservative Islam, have organized into small, shadowy armed groups that have clashed with Hamas forces and fired rockets at Israel in defiance of Hamas' informal truce. Perhaps even more worrisome for Hamas, Salafis also claim a growing appeal among Gazans in the territory's pressure cooker of isolation and poverty, raising fears they could serve as a bridgehead for their ideological twin, al-Qaida. (AP Photo/ Eyad Baba)

Men sit next to posters depicting senior Hamas military commander ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:17:22 GMT

(Reuters) - Men sit next to posters depicting senior Hamas military commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh at his family house in the northern Gaza Strip January 29, 2010. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak attends a Labour party ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:44:55 GMT

(Reuters) - Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak attends a Labour party meeting at the parliament in Jerusalem February 11, 2008. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/Files

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is seen at the U.N. headquarters ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:09:51 GMT

(Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is seen at the U.N. headquarters in New York in this January 13, 2010 file photo. Ban Ki-moon cast doubt on Thursday on the credibility of Israeli and Palestinian investigations into U.N. REUTERS/Mike Segar/Files

Palestinian boys play in the shadow of a destroyed house in ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:58:43 GMT

(AFP/File) - Palestinian boys play in the shadow of a destroyed house in front of UN tents in the Jabalia refugee camp in 2009. UN chief Ban Ki-moon said Thursday he could not determine whether Israel and the Palestinians have met UN demands to carry out credible, independent probes of alleged war crimes in the Gaza Strip.(AFP/File/Mohammed Abed)

Palestinian senior Fatah official Nabil Shaath, left, and Hamas ...

(AP) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:06:15 GMT

(AP) - Palestinian senior Fatah official Nabil Shaath, left, and Hamas official Khalil al-Haya speak to the press during their joint press conference in Gaza City, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Shaath crossed into Gaza for talks with Hamas on Wednesday, the first such mission since the Hamas takeover. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Palestinian senior Fatah official Nabil Shaath, second from ...

(AP) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:36:18 GMT

(AP) - Palestinian senior Fatah official Nabil Shaath, second from right, walks with Hamas official Khalil al-Haya, right, after a meeting in Gaza City, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Shaath crossed into Gaza for talks with Hamas on Wednesday, the first such mission since the Hamas takeover. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Palestinian senior Fatah official Nabil Shaath, left, sits with ...

(AP) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:29:03 GMT

(AP) - Palestinian senior Fatah official Nabil Shaath, left, sits with Gaza Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, second from left, during their meeting in Gaza City, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Shaath crossed into Gaza for talks with Hamas on Wednesday, the first such mission since the Hamas takeover. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Palestinian senior Fatah official Nabil Shaath, left, shakes ...

(AP) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:26:28 GMT

(AP) - Palestinian senior Fatah official Nabil Shaath, left, shakes hands with Gaza Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, right, during their meeting in Gaza City, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Shaath crossed into Gaza for talks with Hamas on Wednesday, the first such mission since the Hamas takeover. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Palestinian senior Fatah official Nabil Shaath, left, shakes ...

(AP) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:20:20 GMT