Israeli soldiers stand near a destroyed building in the northern Gaza Strip January 8, 2009. Several rockets fired from Lebanon struck northern Israel on Thursday, slightly wounding two people, police and medics said, in attacks seen as linked to Israel's war on Hamas Islamists in the

UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council is scheduled to meet on the Gaza conflict again at 5 p.m. EST (22:00 GMT) on Thursday, the UN Spokesman's Office announced. The a...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Senate voiced on Thursday their support for Israel's fight against Hamas in Gaza, and urged for resumption of ceasefire in the warn-torn area. The chamber passed a non-binding resolution by voice vote as a joint initial by Democratic and Rep

Smoke rises during Israeli's offensive in Gaza January 8, 2009. Palestinians faced even grimmer conditions in the Gaza Strip on Thursday after a U.N. aid agency halted work, saying its staff...