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Here's a roundup of the latest developments:
Gaza/Israel
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&bull;  A senior Israeli official told Reuters:"Before deciding on a ground invasion, the prime minister intends to exhaust the diplomatic move in order to see if a long-term ceasefire can be achieved." But he added:"If diplomacy fails, we may well have no alternative but to send in ground forces."
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Hamas wants a guarantee from Israel that it would end "targeted assassinations" of the kind that killed Ahmed al-Jaabari last Wednesday. It would also need pledges about opening crossing points into Egypt and Israel &ndash; effectively lifting the five year blockade. Israel is insisting at a minimum on stopping the cross-border rocket fire which has united public opinion behind Operation Defensive Pillar. Israeli casualties have been low because the weapons are inaccurate and many of them were quickly destroyed.
&bull; The says: "The members of the Security Council deplored the loss of civilian lives resulting from this escalation and emphasized that the civilian populations must be protected."
&bull;,[url=http://www.cheapminibootssonsaleuk2.co.uk]Ugg Boots Sale UK[/url]; .Writing in the Guardian deputy foreign minister Danny Ayalon said Israel will not allow its citizens' lives to be endangered. He wrote:
Israel has successfully targeted in excess of 1,300 weapons caches, rocket launchers and other elements of Hamas's terrorist infrastructure. Yet despite this, the number of Palestinian casualties remains around one for every 13 strikes, the majority killed being active members of Hamas and combatants.
&bull;,[url=http://www.ralphlaurencheapus.com]Ralph Lauren Sale[/url];  It quotes him saying:“Israel is betting that the resistance in Gaza will use all the rockets in its possession ,[url=http://www.c0achoutletusa2.com]coach outlet[/url]... Arab countries should send arms to Gaza to enhance the resistance&rsquo;s chances in resisting the aggression rather than just act as a mediator between Israel and the Palestinians."
Syria
&bull; In an internet video one of the groups denounced what they called "the conspiratorial project" and said they intend to establish an "Islamist state" in Syria.
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