November 15th

Israel attack on Gaza: Familiar tension, new circumstances ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Los Angeles Times by Edmund Sanders - November 15, 2012 - 1:00am JERUSALEM — Israel's surprise air assault on Gaza Strip militants killed the top military commander of Hamas and set the rivals on a familiar course that could end with another major confrontation — but in unpredictable new circumstances created by the "Arab Spring." » Read more

Palestine calls for UN action on Israeli strikes on Gaza Strip ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua November 15, 2012 - 1:00am UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Palestine on Wednesday called on the United Nations and its Security Council to take a stand on Israel's latest strikes on the Gaza Strip in a bid to "ensure that the international peace and security is maintained in our region." » Read more

Palestinian leader Abbas calls for urgent Arab meeting ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters November 14, 2012 - 1:00am CAIRO, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on Wednesday for an urgent Arab League meeting on Israel's strikes on Gaza, Egypt's news agency MENA said, quoting a Palestinian official in Egypt. » Read more

Israel has long history of killing Hamas leaders ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press November 14, 2012 - 1:00am Ahmed Jabari, the Hamas military chief, is the latest of a number of Hamas leaders killed by Israel in airstrikes over the past decade. — July 2002: An Israeli warplane drops a bomb on the home of Salah Shehadeh, the head of the Hamas military wing, killing him and 14 others, including women and children. » Read more

Oil rise following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Pamela Sampson - November 15, 2012 - 1:00am BANGKOK — Oil prices rose slightly Thursday, a day after Israel launched an offensive against Islamic militants in Gaza as analysts downplayed the risk that the fighting poses to energy supplies. » Read more

Obama works to avert Israel-Egypt break as Gaza violence persists ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Barak Ravid - November 15, 2012 - 1:00am The U.S. government is stepping up efforts to prevent any damage in the Israel-Egypt peace accord that might result from Operation Pillar of Defense taking place in the Gaza Strip. U.S. President Barack Obama spoke last night with Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi, and asked him not to take action that would worsen tensions with Israel. » Read more

Egypt recalls envoy to Israel after Gaza strike ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press by Aya Batrawy - November 14, 2012 - 1:00am CAIRO — Egypt's Islamist president recalled the country's ambassador to Israel to protest its strikes in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after coming under mounting domestic criticism for not taking a strong enough stance against Israel. » Read more

Egypt asks US to stop Israel's Gaza offensive ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press November 15, 2012 - 1:00am CAIRO — Egypt asked the United States to push Israel to stop its offensive against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, warning that the violence could "escalate out of control," the Foreign Ministry said Thursday. » Read more

Qassam members killed in Israeli airstrike east of Jabaliya ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency November 15, 2012 - 1:00am GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Israeli airstrikes on Thursday killed two Hamas militants in the northern Gaza Strip, bringing the Palestinian death toll to 13 in less than 24 hours. Al-Qassam Brigades members Rami Hamad and Khaled Abu Nasr were killed in an airstrike east of Jabaliya refugee camp. Their bodies were taken to the Kamal Adwan hospital, medics told Ma'an. » Read more

Rocket Attacks and Airstrikes Resume in Gaza Conflict ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Fares Akram, Isabel Kershner - November 15, 2012 - 1:00am KIRYAT MALACHI, Israel — Israel and Hamas widened their increasingly deadly conflict over Gaza on Thursday, as a militant rocket killed three civilians in an apartment block in this small southern town. » Read more