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**FILE** A Hamas officer inspects an unexploded Israeli bomb in Gaza City on Nov. 17, 2012. Israel bombarded the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip with more than 180 airstrikes, the military said, widening a blistering assault on militant operations to include the prime minister's headquarters, a police compound and a vast network of smuggling tunnels. (Associated Press)

Commander: Iran missile technology sent to Gaza

By Nasser Karimi - Associated Press

An Israeli soldier sleeps atop an armored medical vehicle as they form a convoy to be driven out of southern Israel, near the Israel Gaza Strip Border, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. A cease-fire agreement between Israel and the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers took effect Wednesday night, bringing an end to eight days of the fiercest fighting in years and possibly signaling a new era of relations between the bitter enemies. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Israelis cautious as a cease-fire with Hamas takes hold

By Abraham Rabinovich - Special to The Washington Times

Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari, commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, gives a press conference in Tehran on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. He warned that "nothing will remain" of Israel if it takes military action against Iran over its controversial nuclear program. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran admits giving Hamas technology for missiles

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

Israeli police officers examine a blown up bus at the site of a bombing in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. A bomb ripped through an Israeli bus near the nation's military headquarters in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, wounding at several people, Israeli officials said. The blast came amid a weeklong Israeli offensive against Palestinian militants in Gaza. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Israel and Hamas agree to Gaza cease-fire

By Mohammed Daraghmeh and Sarah El Deeb - Associated Press

Israeli police officers examine a blown-up bus at the site of a bombing in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Amid Gaza diplomacy, bomb blasts Tel Aviv bus

By Ariel David and Sarah El Deeb - Associated Press

President Obama (second from left) speaks as he meets with Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda during the East Asia Summit at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Nov. 20, 2012. On the left is U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. (Associated Press)

U.S. sends Clinton on mission to stem Israeli-Hamas conflict

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

A house in Gaza City was turned to rubble by an Israeli airstrike Tuesday. Efforts to end the week-old convulsion of Israeli-Palestinian violence drew in top diplomats, including appeals from Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. (Associated Press)

Israel-Hamas fighting continues

By Abraham Rabinovich - Special to The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Stand with Israel, stand with democracy

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Gaza may be Iran-made diversion

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Relatives grieve Rushdi Tamimi during his funeral in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Nov. 20, 2012. Tamimi was wounded three days earlier during a protest against Israel's operation in Gaza. (Associated Press)

Push for Israel-Hamas cease-fire gains momentum

Associated Press

President Obama (second from left) speaks as he meets with Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda during the East Asia Summit at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Nov. 20, 2012. On the left is U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. (Associated Press)

Obama sends Clinton to Mideast amid Gaza crisis

By Julie Pace - Associated Press

Explosion and smoke rise following an Israeli strike in the Gaza Strip, seen from the Israel Gaza Border, southern Israel, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

EDITORIAL: Invading Gaza

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

Smoke rises Monday after an Israeli attack on smuggling tunnels on the border between Egypt and Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. Egypt has been mediating indirect talks between Israeli and Palestinian officials. (Associated Press)

Cease-fire urged as Gaza explodes

By Abraham Rabinovich - Special to The Washington Times

Smoke rises following an Israeli attack on smuggling tunnels on the border between Egypt and Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Eyad Baba)

Israel bombing kills militant in Gaza Strip

By Ibrahim Barzak and Karin Laub - Associated Press

U.S. President Barack Obama, center, and Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra acknowledge each other at a joint news conference at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama warns Israel, Palestinians of further escalation

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

A woman is rescued after her family house collapsed during an Israeli forces strike in the Tufah neighborhood of Gaza City on Sunday. Israel says it is using precision weapons to minimize “collateral damage” to civilians in the course of taking out Hamas infrastructure. (Associated Press)

Israel kills another top Hamas militant

By Abraham Rabinovich - Special to The Washington Times

Smoke rises after an Israeli forces strike in Gaza City, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Israel, Egypt talk Gaza cease-fire as strikes widen

By Ibrahim Barzak and Karin Laub - Associated Press

An Israeli Iron Dome missile is launched near the city of Be'er Sheva, southern Israel, to intercept a rocket fired from Gaza Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012. Israel bombarded the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip with nearly 200 airstrikes early Saturday, the military said, widening a blistering assault on Gaza rocket operations to include the prime minister's headquarters, a police compound and a vast network of smuggling tunnels. (AP Photo/Ahikam Seri)

Israel bombards Gaza Strip, shoots down Hamas rocket fired at Tel Aviv

By Ibrahim Barzak and Tia Goldenberg - Associated Press

An Israeli soldier throws a blood-stained table from an apartment building hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, killing three people in Kiryat Malachi, southern Israel, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

White House: Israel has right to defend itself

By Jim Kuhnhenn - Associated Press

Smoke rises following an Israeli attack on Gaza City, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

Hamas aims at Jerusalem, Israel calls reserves

By Josef Federman and Karin Laub - Associated Press