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Israel and the crisis in the Middle East
Israel's war in Gaza has exacerbated regional tensions in the Middle East.
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Gaza toll tops 1,300
Israeli has pushed on with its campaign of shelling and air strikes on the Gaza Strip. Gaza medics say at least 100 Palestinians have been killed in the past 24 hours despite a 'lull' announced by Israel.
Israel's lose-lose situation
Israeli writer Amos Oz tells DW he finds the current ground offensive against Gaza excessive.
Dozens killed across Gaza
Dozens of Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip including a strike on a UN school. The Israeli army has agreed to a four-hour humanitarian ceasefire.
Shelling hits UN school in Gaza
Medical officials in the Gaza Strip have reported multiple Israeli attacks overnight, including shelling at a UN school being used as a shelter that killed 20 people. Ceasefire talks continue in Cairo.
Ceasefire remote in Gaza
An Israeli-Gazan ceasefire seems remote after Israel's heaviest bombardment in a three-week war and Hamas' rejection of the truce call. Shelling has wrecked the enclave's sole power plant. Medics reported 109 more dead.
Holy land?
Former US Ambassador to the EU, Stuart Eizenstat, tells DW about the pro-Israeli support in the US.
PLO, Hamas differ over truce bid
The Palestinian Liberation Organization has claimed that Gaza is ready to observe a 24-hour "humanitarian ceasefire." But, Hamas, the group that runs Gaza, has denied this. Israel continues to pound the enclave.
Israel pounds Gaza
Israel has bombarded the Gaza Strip in a wave of deadly strikes and targeted the house of Hamas' deputy chief. The fresh bloodshed comes as the UN secretary general demands the violence stop "in the name of humanity."
Sustainable plan needed
Peace between Israel and Hamas requires an end to the Gaza blockade, writes DW's Loay Mudhoon.
Lack of political will
Despite pressure from abroad, radical forces in Gaza and Israel seem unwilling to agree a ceasefire.
Muslims start Eid festival
Muslims in Gaza, Iraq, Syria and other regions have started the Eid al-Fitr festival with conflict looming over family celebrations. Eid follows the fasting month of Ramadan.
UN chief calls for Gaza ceasefire
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has called on Hamas and Israel to immediately halt all fighting. Israel has denied responsiblity for a fatal attack on a Gaza refugee site. A mortar has killed several civilians in southern Israel.
Lull in hostilities in Gaza
No ceasefire has been agreed but fighting is reported to have died down in the Gaza Strip. The lull in the violence came at the start of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
UNSC calls for Gaza truce
The United Nations Security Council has called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza strip to allow for the delivery of humanitarian aid. The Council said the truce should be immediate and unconditional.
Obama stresses need for ceasefire
US President Barack Obama has urged Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu to work for a sustainable ceasefire, as the death toll mounts in Gaza. Netanyahu said Israel must put security first.
Gaza ceasefire stalls
Israel and Hamas have resumed fighting. Each side blames the other for the failure to uphold the 24-hour truce, Israel saying Hamas never stopped firing, and Hamas saying Israel isn't committed to peace.
Hamas declares 24-hour truce
The militant group Hamas has announced that it has agreed to a 24-hour humanitarian truce. This came as heavy fighting raged in the Gaza Strip after Hamas broke a previous humanitarian ceasefire observed by Israel.
Israel resumes Gaza offensive
The Israeli military have said they will resume fighting after the Islamist militant group Hamas violated a humanitarian ceasefire. Hamas had rejected the terms of the ceasefire in the first place.
Israel extends Gaza ceasefire
Israel has complied with a UN request to extend a humanitarian ceasefire for a further 24 hours. The Islamist militant group Hamas, though, has rejected the terms of the truce.
Gaza protest arrests in Paris
French police have arrested more than 70 people at a banned protest against Israel's offensive in Gaza. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve blamed troublemakers for purposely causing violence.
Israel lengthens ceasefire
Israel has extended its ceasefire for a further 24 hours, in line with a United Nations request. Bodies were pulled from rubble before the truce ended in Gaza. Hamas renewed its rocket attacks after the deadline expired.
'Hopeless situation'
German parliamentarian Rolf Mützenich says there is no solution to the Middle East conflict.
Ceasefire ends in Gaza
A 12-hour ceasefire has ended in Gaza after Hamas said no agreement had been reached with Israel for an extension. The Israeli army said that a cessation of violence had been agreed for another four hours.
Israel extends Gaza ceasefire
Israel has agreed to extend the ceasefire in Gaza by four hours, according to Israeli media reports. Meanwhile, medics have found scores of bodies in the Gaza rubble, pushing the Palestinian death toll above 1,000.
Calls to extend Gaza ceasefire
EU, US and Mideast diplomats have called for an extension of the 12-hour ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Medics have found scores of bodies in the Gaza rubble, pushing the Palestinian death toll above 1,000.
Grisly finds in Gaza ceasefire
Gazans have been using a 12-hour truce to stock up on essential supplies and survey damage from recent Israeli shelling. The IDF have said they would hold their fire as long as militants did not attack Israeli targets.
Flights to Tel Aviv resume
Lufthansa and Air Berlin have announced that they are resuming flights to Israel. The German carriers had suspended service earlier in the week after a rocket fired by Islamist militants struck near Tel Aviv's airport.
A temporary ceasefire in Gaza
A 12-hour ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has come into force. However, so far US Secretary of State John Kerry's efforts to broker a longer-term truce have been unsuccessful.
Israel, Hamas agree brief truce
Israel has confirmed it will observe a brief ceasefire in the Gaza strip for humanitarian reasons. A Hamas statement earlier said the group had agreed to the temporary cessation of violence.
No Gaza truce yet: Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry has said no deal has been reached on a seven-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas amid an ongoing conflict. But he pledged to keep working.
US truce rejected: media
Israeli media report that the country's Security Cabinet has rejected a proposal mooted by US Secretary of State John Kerry for a truce between Israel and Hamas. The death toll from fighting is now nearing 850.
Several killed in West Bank
Israeli troops and settlers have killed at least five Palestinians in the West Bank at protests against Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip. The majority of the casualties in Gaza have been civilians.
Quds Day protests in Berlin
Quds Day protests have begun in Berlin and elsewhere in Germany. The annual event calls for demonstrations against Israel's occupation of Jerusalem.
'Quds Day is a hate event'
German Greens parliamentarian Volker Beck says calls for Israel to be destroyed must be rejected.
Speaking out from Gaza
Israel’s offensive against Hamas has left more than 800 people dead - many of them civilians. Palestinian journalist and Gaza resident Abeer Ayyoub speaks out about the Israeli offensive.
Gaza death toll tops 800
Diplomatic efforts to halt the fighting in the Gaza Strip are continuing a day after the shelling of a UN school there. This comes as the number of Palestinians killed in the Israeli offensive climbed above 800.
Gaza ceasefire efforts continue
US Secretary of State John Kerry is pressing on with efforts to negotiate a ceasefire between Israel and the Islamist militant group Hamas. An attack on a UN school in Gaza has made those efforts more urgent than ever.
Divisive day
Quds Day in Berlin could bring confrontation between pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian demonstrators.
War crimes in Gaza?
Legal experts disagree about whether Israel's military offensive in the Gaza Strip is legal.
Several killed in IDF shelling
Shelling by the Israel Defense Forces has killed several people seeking refuge at a compound housing a UN school in Gaza. World leaders have pressed for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
The end of an era
Hatred and hardliners take over as Israeli President Peres leaves office, says DW's Peter Hille.
Diplomacy as toll rises
UN humanitarian undersecretary Valerie Amos has demanded a halt to the violence in Gaza, saying "so many children" are among the more than 700 Palestinians killed. Israel says the toll among its troops has risen to 32.
Kerry sees Mideast progress
US Secretary of State John Kerry says some progress has been made on a potential cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. The UN has meanwhile approved a probe into Israel's Gaza offensive.
UN body approves Gaza inquiry
The UN Human Rights Council has launched a probe into Israel's Gaza offensive. The high commissioner for human rights has said that Israel's airstrikes and military actions in the Gaza Strip could amount to war crimes.
Passengers still stuck in Tel Aviv after flights grounded
Scores of passengers are still stranded after dozens of flights to and from Tel Aviv were cancelled. This came after at least one rocket fired from Gaza reportedly struck near the city's main airport.
Gaza images 'misleading'
Hamas is mainly responsible for the civilian deaths in Gaza, says Michael Wolffsohn.
UN: Possible Israeli war crimes
UN human rights chief Navi Pillay has criticized both Israel and Hamas at an emergency UN session in Geneva. She said the deaths of civilians and children in Gaza suggested Israel might be in breach of international law.
No sign of a ceasefire
A deadlock is unfolding in Gaza, and a diplomatic solution to the crisis seems unlikely.
Israel criticizes flight ban
Israel has condemned a temporary US flight ban to Tel Aviv as rewarding terrorism. Meanwhile, fighting continues to rage in the Gaza Strip as diplomats push for a ceasefire.
Flights to Tel Aviv canceled
Several international airlines including Germany's Lufthansa have announced that they are suspending flights to Tel Aviv for safety reasons. This came after at least one militant rocket reportedly hit near the airport.
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