Israeli cabinet weighs expanding Gaza operations
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Israel's security cabinet met on Wednesday to consider stepping up military assaults in Gaza to counter a wave of Palestinian rocket attacks that have killed two Israelis in the past week.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, convening his cabinet for the first time since the burial of his life nemesis Yasser Arafat, hinted at a measure of flexibility this week, signaling that Israel might allow East Jerusalem Arabs to vote in elections for a
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Friday invited the opposition Labor Party into the government, officials said, seeking to shore up his coalition as Israel's plans to pull out of the Gaza Strip move into high gear.
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Armoured vehicles massed on Gaza&#39;s border Friday after Israel&#39;s security cabinet approved a large-scale military operation - dubbed Days of Penitence - to stop Palestinian rocket fire.
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Israel has been stepping up its military raids in the Gaza Strip with its troops killing 12 Palestinians in the past two days. The action comes as Palestinian presidential contenders campaign for the January 9 elections.
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JERUSALEM -- The Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert, yesterday vowed to widen the fight against Hamas militants with fresh airstrikes after a Hamas rocket fired from the Gaza Strip killed an Israeli.
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PRIME Minister Ariel Sharon said yesterday Israel would expand its deadliest Gaza offensive in four years, keeping troops in the area indefinitely.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said today that Israel was strengthening its military presence in the northern Gaza Strip.
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JERUSALEM - Israel&#39;s prime minister reportedly says he&#39;s willing to meet with the new Palestinian leadership to discuss his plans to withdrawal from Gaza.
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With troops poised to invade Gaza, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday ruled out bargaining with the captors of an Israeli soldier and promised a &quot;broad and ongoing&quot; military offensive.
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Israel's cabinet approves plans for a government inquiry into the planning and conduct of its war with Hezbollah.
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JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon pledged Sunday to escalate a broad Israeli offensive in northern Gaza, saying troops will remain until Palestinian rocket attacks are halted. Israeli officials said the offensive - in which at least 61 Palestinians and three Israelis have been killed - will help clear the way for an Israeli withdrawal...
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon renewed efforts yesterday to expand his embattled coalition government, declaring the current political deadlock untenable after his Gaza pullout plan suffered an embarrassing blow in parliament.
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Israel's prime minister confronts a divided cabinet after winning a crucial vote on his Gaza withdrawal plan.
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Israeli leader Ariel Sharon vowed on  Sunday to expand a huge offensive into Gaza that has killed 50  Palestinians until militants stop firing rockets into Israel.
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Palestinian security sources said Tuesday that the Israel Army forces escalated its military operation in the West Bank cities and towns.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said on Tuesday that he would consider coordinating a pullout from the Gaza Strip with a new Palestinian leadership if it curbed attacks on Israelis.