Blockaded Gaza ‘Faces Disaster’

Staff / Truthdig Nov 14, 2008 It's been only about a week since Israel closed the border into the Gaza Strip, denying the occupied territory humanitarian supplies and fuel and even blocking journalists, but the UK-based aid group Oxfam is already warning that Gaza "faces disaster" if the blockade is not immediately broken. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Some Things Never Change

Staff / Truthdig Nov 5, 2008 While many in the world are looking forward to change, an Israeli airstrike proved that some things never will. After a four-month cease-fire between Israeli and Palestinian fighters, Israel launched an attack into the Gaza Strip Tuesday evening, killing six in an allegedly pre-emptive strike. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Russia Signs Cease-Fire Agreement, With Reservations

Staff / Truthdig Aug 17, 2008 On Saturday, Russian President Dmitri Medvedev signed the French-brokered peace treaty already inked by Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili. However, this is clearly an uneasy and tentative truce: Russian officials say their troops will stay in Georgia for an indefinite time. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel and Hamas Call a Truce

Staff / Truthdig Jun 18, 2008 Egypt has brokered a deal between Israel and Hamas to end fighting in Gaza. The agreement calls for a six-month cease-fire, and the possibility of reopening Gaza's borders and returning a captured Israeli soldier. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Truce

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At Least 40 Killed in Two Iraqi Cities

Staff / Truthdig Jun 27, 2006 The two suicide bombings came mere hours after seven Arab Sunni groups offered the Iraqi government a conditional truce. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )