Israel counted food needs in Gaza blockade ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Amy Teibel - October 17, 2012 - 12:00am JERUSALEM — The Israeli military calculated the number of calories Gaza's residents would need to consume to avoid malnutrition during a sweeping blockade imposed on the Palestinian territory between 2007 and mid-2010, according to a document the Defense Ministry released under a court order. Critics claim the document is evidence that Israel limited food supplies in order to put pressure on Hamas, the violently anti-Israel militant group that seized power in the coastal strip in mid-2007. » Read more

Middle East: Antiaircraft Missile is Fired From Gaza, Israeli Officials Say ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press October 16, 2012 - 12:00am Israeli defense officials say that Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip have for the first time fired an antiaircraft missile at Israeli aircraft. The officials say the militants fired a Strela shoulder-fired missile at an Israeli helicopter operating over Gaza last week but missed their target. The officials said Israeli intelligence has long believed that militants in Gaza possessed these weapons, but this was the first time they were fired. » Read more