00:39 Barak: If cease-fire doesn`t meet our demands, Gaza operation will continue (Haaretz)
00:21 Two rockets hit near Be`er Sheva; no casualties reported (Channel 10)
23:13 Total of 25 Gaza rockets fired at Israel over course of Wednesday (Haaretz)
23:11 Be`er Sheva youth with police record found shot dead in city (Haaretz)
22:38 Rice: Gaza truce needed, but `status quo ante` offensive must not resume (Reuters)
22:35 Vatican cardinal calls Gaza `big concentration camp` (Reuters)
22:35 Reservists receive fake phone calls from IDF calling them for emergency duty (Haaretz)
22:15 Report: Group of Jewish women `occupy` Israeli consulate in Toronto (News Agencies)
22:11 Poll: Likud to win 31 seats in elections, Kadima 27 seats, Labor 16 (Ch. 10)
21:52 Palestinian death toll rises to 688 since beginning of Gaza offensive (AP)
21:34 Greek activists pledge new boat mission to bring aid to Gaza (Reuters)
21:25 Poll: 51% of Israelis want to postpone general elections in light of Gaza op (Ch. 2)
21:02 Rice presses Israel to consider Egyptian proposal for Gaza truce (Reuters)
20:37 U.S. rabbi raises $100,000 to buy care packages for IDF troops serving in Gaza (AP)
20:04 Palestinians: Father and three children killed in IAF attack on Beit Lahiya (Haaretz)
20:03 Report: Israel warns south Gazans to evacuate due to immeninent attack (Sky News)
19:54 Color Red rocket alert sounds in Sderot (Ch. 10)
19:33 Netherlands, Denmark propose EU mission to Gaza border (Reuters)
19:30 14 rockets strike southern Israel over course of Wednesday (Haaretz)
19:13 Top defense official Amos Gilad heads to Cairo for talks on Gaza truce (Haaretz)
19:12 UN human rights council to hold emergency meeting on Gaza situation (Haaretz)
19:10 Egypt deports 32 Eritreans trying to cross into Israel (Reuters)
19:06 `Joe the Plumber` named war correspondent in Israel for conservative Web site (AP)
19:00 Gaza rocket strike Eshkol region of western Negev (Israel Radio)
18:56 AG: Arab parties mustn`t be banned from running in Knesset elections (Army Radio)
18:34 Obama says he`ll engage `immediately` in Mideast once inaugurated (Reuters)
18:31 Israel weighs expelling Venezuelan envoys over dismissal of ambassador to Caracas (AP)
17:49 Rice extends visit to New York amid Gaza truce debate (AP)
17:48 German court rules Nazi hit man Heinrich Boer medically unfit to stand trial (AP)
17:38 Arkia and Israir to operate direct flights from Eilat to Moscow for first time (Haaretz)
17:36 Hamas: Nobody cares if PA in Ramallah accepts Gaza truce (AP)
17:10 Canadian Jews decry Ontario union`s bid to boycott Israeli academics (News Agencies)
17:07 Diplomat: Turkey to form international force for Gaza (AP)
16:39 Two Gaza rockets strike Be`er Sheva; no casualties, damage caused (Channel 10)
16:16 Top Islamic body calls IDF attack on UN school in Gaza a war crime (Reuters)
16:15 Gaza City residents: Israeli troops return to fighting after 3-hour lull (Reuters)
16:00 Israel and Hamas say still considering Gaza truce plan (Reuters)
15:53 Security cabinet postpones vote on whether to expand Gaza op (Reuters)
15:51 Turkey to form international Gaza force (AP)
15:47 State comptroller: State not providing for Gaza disengagement evacuees (Haaretz)
15:11 Sarkozy: Israel, PA accept French-Egyptian truce plan for Gaza (Reuters)
15:07 Wanted Afghan leader offers to send fighters to Gaza (Reuters)
15:03 Starting Sunday, some schools in southern communities will reopen (Haaretz)
14:48 Iraqi prime minister calls on Arab states to cut ties with Israel (DPA)
14:42 PMO says `views positively` Egyptian ceasefire proposal (Haaretz)
14:21 Sarkozy hopes Gaza truce plan brings peace (AP)
13:45 Jordan Islamists call for boycott of French goods over Sarkozy`s Hamas remarks (AP)
13:22 UN human rights council to hold emergency meeting on Gaza (AP)
13:06 Color Red alert sounds in Ashkelon (Israel Radio)
13:02 Hamas leader: Group rejects talks about permanent cease-fire with Israel (AP)
12:42 Report: Islamic site compiling list of U.K. Jews to target over Gaza op (Haaretz)
12:41 Rocket hits western Negev; no casualties (Haaretz)
12:40 Hezbollah leader Nasrallah warns Israel it can`t defeat Hamas (AP)
12:36 Nasrallah vows to crush any offensive Israel might launch against Lebanon (AP)
11:52 Iranian envoy to hold talks on Mideast with Turkish PM (AP)
11:18 UN wants probe of Gaza school shelling that killed 40 (AP)
11:03 Israel plans to stop air-strikes on Gaza targets for 3 hours a day (Reuters)
10:55 Israel may expel Venezuela envoys after Israeli envoys ordered out of Caracas (AP)
10:33 EU foreign policy chief Solana: Gaza cease-fire possible soon (Reuters)
10:11 Rocket hits yard outside Ashkelon building, one person treated for shock (Haaretz)
09:49 Cabinet meeting on broadening operation in Gaza begins (Haaretz)
09:25 Peres: If the terrorists learn a lesson, we will all be victorious (Haaretz)
09:22 Peres: The ideology of Israel is peace with the Palestinians (Haaretz)
09:20 Peres: We want Hamas to understand there is a cost to what they are doing (Haaretz)
09:19 Peres: The other side needs to accept diplomacy (Haaretz)
09:16 Peres: We are checking carefully the humanitarian conditions in Gaza (Haaretz)
09:15 Peres: We don`t want to extend the war, don`t have territorial ambitions (Haaretz)
09:13 Peres: We are not looking for cease-fire, but cease of terror (Haaretz)
09:11 Peres: No nation has ever had such a confrontation (Haaretz)
09:10 Peres: Israel is under siege from terrorists (Haaretz)
08:51 Color Red rocket alert sounds in Ashkelon (Haaretz)
08:38 Pakistan`s spy chief says there will be no war with India (Reuters)
08:37 Palestinians: IDF hits target on Gaza-Egypt border (Israel Radio)
08:33 Qassam hits Eshkol Regional Council area; no reports of injuries, damage (Haaretz)
08:24 Minister Herzog: Pictures of UN school hit in Gaza spur diplomatic efforts (Haaretz)
07:57 Staff Sgt. Mashvitski, slain Tues. in Gaza, to be laid to rest Wed. (Army Radio)
07:38 Oil prices above $48, as investors juggle Gaza crisis and U.S. economic news (AP)
07:03 IDF: Hamas chiefs hiding in Gaza hospitals and tunnels (Israel Radio)
06:54 Assad: Hamas is only retaliating against Israeli aggression (CNN)
06:53 Two IDF soldiers lightly wounded in clashes with Hamas gunmen in Gaza (Haaretz)
06:10 Senior officer in Gaza: `It will take many years to restore this area` (Haaretz)
05:59 Israeli envoy to UN: Israel takes Egypt truce proposal `very, very seriously` (Reuters)
04:26 IDF ban on reporters in Gaza combat zones leads to limited coverage (Haaretz)
03:56 Al Qaida deputy accuses Obama of failing to put a stop to IDF Gaza offensive (AP)
03:40 Al Qaida No. 2: Mubarak is a traitor for sealing Gaza-Egypt border (AP)
02:27 Ex-Saddam aide says former Iraqi leader would`ve prevented IDF Gaza op (Reuters)
01:30 Rice: I commend Mubarak for advancing Gaza cease-fire initiative (Haaretz)
01:29 Rice: Bush remains dedicated to goal of advancing Israeli-Palestinian peace (Haaretz)
01:29 Rice: Truce must not allow for rearmament of Hamas in Gaza (Haaretz)
01:28 Rice: U.S. will contribute more emergency aid to Gaza if necessary (Haaretz)
01:27 Rice: Olmert assured me Israel will open humanitarian corridor in Gaza (Haaretz)
01:27 Rice: Any cease-fire must be `durable and sustainable` (Haaretz)
01:26 Rice: U.S. `deeply concerned` about suffering of innocent Palestinians, Israelis (Haaretz)
01:26 Rice: Palestinian Authority must control Gaza crossings as part of truce (Haaretz)
01:25 Rice: Any truce must prevent arms smuggling into Gaza (Haaretz)
01:08 Shalev: As long as Hamas rules Gaza, it can`t be in Palestinian State (Haaretz)
01:07 Israel`s UN Ambassador calls Hamas `cowards` (Haaretz)
01:05 Israel`s UN Ambassador: No equivalency between Israel and Hamas (Haaretz)
01:04 Israel`s UN Ambassador: Hamas desires death as Israel desires life (Haaretz)
01:03 Israel`s UN Ambassador: World must hold Hamas responsible for Gaza situation (Haaretz)
01:02 Israel`s UN Ambassador: Israel respects its humanitarian responsibilities (Haaretz)
01:01 Israel`s UN Ambassador: For Israel, every civilian death is a tragedy (Haaretz)
01:00 Israel`s UN Ambassador: Hamas deliberately targets the innocent (Haaretz)
00:58 Israel`s UN Ambassador: Hamas rockets threaten 1 million Israelis (Haaretz)
00:57 Israel`s UN Ambassador: Hamas exploited calm to rearm against Israel (Haaretz)
00:56 Israel`s UN Ambassador: For Hamas, peace is the enemy (Haaretz)
00:56 Israel`s UN Ambassador: Hamas has no interest in peace (Haaretz)
00:55 Israel`s UN Ambassador: Israel has sought every day to avoid conflict (Haaretz)
00:45 Abbas: Enough suffering from Israel has been meted on Palestinian people (Haaretz)
00:44 Abbas: Truce must include opening of crossings to lift `unjust siege` of Gaza (Haaretz)
00:43 PM`s office: Israel to set up `humanitarian corridor` for Gaza (Reuters)
00:43 Abbas: Any cease-fire must be ensured so as to avoid repeating Gaza war (Haaretz)
00:43 Abbas: Arab, Muslim peoples will accept no less than urgent UN intervention (Haaretz)
00:39 Abbas: Israeli operation in Gaza is latest Palestinian `catastrophe` (Haaretz)
00:39 Abbas: `Massacre at UNRWA school is new proof of crimes against our people` (Haaretz)
00:34 UN says it has given Israel exact coordinates of its facilities in Gaza (Al Jazeera)
00:34 Ban: Hamas actions which endanger Palestinian population are unacceptable (Haaretz)
00:32 Ban tells Security Council: I repeatedly condemned Hamas rocket attacks (Al Jazeera)
23:52 Venezuela expels Israel ambassador over Gaza attacks (Reuters)
23:10 Israel considers appealing to UN over Hamas use of its facilities for terror (Haaretz)
22:51 Al-Qaida`s Zawahri calls on Muslim and Arabs to attack Israel over Gaza (Reuters)
22:42 Egypt announces Israel-Palestinian cease-fire plan (Reuters)
22:11 Int`l mediators: Use engineering experts to fight Egypt to Gaza smuggling (Haaretz)
22:09 Venezuela`s Chavez calls Israel offensive on Gaza a `Holocaust` (Reuters)
22:07 French TV airs photos billed as damage from Cast Lead, actually from 2005 (Haaretz)
21:44 Pro-Israel demonstrations to be held in 11 different U.S. cities this week (Haaretz)
21:09 Senior Israeli diplomats thank pro-Israel protesters in D.C. for their support (Haaretz)
20:59 European Jewish institutions raise security alert in light of Gaza protests (Ch. 2)
20:36 British PM: This is the darkest moment yet for the Middle East (Reuters)
20:35 IDF: Bodies of Hamas militants found among fatalities in strike on UN school (Haaretz)
20:22 Bnei Hasharon game in Turkey canceled after anti-Israel protestors rush field (Haaretz)
20:15 Oprah Winfrey`s Web site adds disclaimer over fabricated Holocaust story (AP)
20:14 MK Tibi: Israeli attack on UN school in Gaza is a war crime (Haaretz)
20:05 U.S. Foreign Secretary Miliband heads to UN for truce talks with Arab ministers (Haaretz)
20:04 British PM Brown hopes basis for immediate Gaza truce can be found (Sky News)
19:50 Obama says `deeply concerned` about civilian casualties in Israel, Gaza (Reuters)
19:21 British group reports rise in anti-Semitic incidents as a result of Gaza conflict (DPA)
19:07 Israeli source: Gaza militants opened fire on IDF troops from inside UN school (Haaretz)
19:07 UN reports 30, not 40, Palestinians killed in IDF raid on UN school in Gaza (Haaretz)
18:41 Staff Sergeant Alexander Mashkvitzki named as sixth IDF fatality in Gaza op (Haaretz)
18:09 Color Red rocket alarm sounds in Ashkelon (Haaretz)
18:03 U.S. State Department calls for immediate end to Gaza fighting (Reuters)
17:56 21 IDF soldiers still hospitalized in Be`er Sheva following Gaza op Tues. (Channel 2)
17:43 Sarkozy: Deal close on Gaza cease-fire (Reuters)
17:32 Egyptian negotiator urges Hamas leadership in Syria to accept Gaza truce (AP)
17:26 Italy backs EU, Sarkozy efforts on Gaza cease-fire (AP)
17:03 Gaza death toll rises to nearly 600 on 11th day of Israeli offensive (Haaretz)
17:01 At least 40 Palestinians killed in IDF attack on UN school in Gaza (Reuters)
16:44 Olmert: The sooner we can end the operation in Gaza, the better (Haaretz)
16:39 Jewish, Arab students clash in Jerusalem, Haifa campuses over Gaza fighting (Haaretz)
16:37 Abbas submits suit to international court over Israel`s offensive on Gaza (Israel Radio)
16:31 Rice heading to UN headquarters for talks with Arab ministers on Gaza truce (Reuters)
16:29 Palestinians: Israeli fire kills 10 near UN-run Gaza school (Reuters)
15:30 Qassam rocket fired from Gaza strikes Eshkol region; no casualties (Israel Radio)
15:14 Barak: Gaza battle is bitter but unavoidable (AP)
15:05 Israel calls off football matches due to Gaza fighting (AP)
14:59 Egyptian court bars gas exports to Israel (DPA)
14:41 Sarkozy to Assad: Press Hamas to agree to Gaza cease-fire (AP)
14:15 Blair: Halting smuggling is key to Gaza cease-fire (AP)
14:14 IDF to probe friendly fire incidents that led to soldiers` deaths in Gaza (Haaretz)
14:13 Lebanon lawmaker: Iran promised that Hezbollah won`t respond to Gaza op (Haaretz)
13:37 Arab-Israeli orchestra stops shows in Qatar, Egypt due to security concerns (AP)
13:35 Palestinian militants on Tues. fire at least 20 rockets into Israel (Haaretz)
13:20 Pope: Israelis, Palestinians must start talks over Gaza conflict (AP)
13:11 Peres: Europe must open its eyes, we`ve every right to defend our citizens (Haaretz)
12:44 Iran bans companies believed to have ties with Israel (AP)
12:28 Sarkozy holds talks in Syria on Gaza cease-fire (AP)
11:53 Olmert rejects EU request for `humanitarian` 48-hour truce with Hamas (Haaretz)
11:25 Egypt denies doctors entry to Gaza Strip (AP)
11:06 IAF strike targets top Hamas rocket gunner in Gaza building (Haaretz)
10:50 Palestinian medics: IAF strike kills 3 at UN school (AP)
10:39 Three Qassam rockets fired from Gaza hit open areas in western Negev (Israel Radio)
10:18 IDF officer killed in Gaza ground operation (Haaretz)
10:09 Oil above $48 as investors eye Gaza conflict, OPEC (AP)
09:41 Burning car rams synagogue door in France (AP)
09:09 3-month-old baby lightly wounded in Gaza rocket attack on Gedera (Haaretz)
08:57 Gaza militants fire 3 rockets into western Negev; no casualties (Israel Radio)
08:33 Palestinian medics: Shells fired by Israel Navy kill 10 (AP)
08:05 Iran asks Egypt to let it build field hospital for Gaza casualties (Israel Radio)
08:04 IDF soldier killed in Gaza Mon. named as Cpl. Yosef Muadi, 19 (Israel Radio)
08:02 Palestinians: IDF tanks approaching Khan Yunis area in Gaza (Israel Radio)
08:00 India: Pakistan officials `must have` backed Mumbai attack (AP)
07:31 Battalion commander among soldiers wounded by errant IDF shell in Gaza (Haaretz)
07:14 Gaza health officials: more than 550 Palestinians killed in Operation Cast Lead (AP)
05:53 UN officials: As many as 25 percent of Gaza casualties are civilians (AP)
04:23 U.S. government to New York judge: Jail Madoff without bail (AP)
03:12 Mubarak to EU: Hamas must not win fight in Gaza (Haaretz)
03:01 Three IDF troops killed, one critically wounded by friendly fire in Gaza (Haaretz)
02:36 UN secretary general calls to cease battle in Gaza (Israel Radio)
01:40 Report: NIS 60 million in losses for Negev firms since Gaza op began (Haaretz)
00:35 Greek basketball team Olympic Larissa refuses to visit Israel for game (Haaretz)
23:39 Livni tells Turkish FM: Erdogan`s attacks on Israel unacceptable (Haaretz)
23:33 Olmert hearing on Rishontours case postponed to March 22 (Haaretz)
23:03 MK Avraham Ravitz in serious condition after undergoing heart procedure (Haaretz)
22:44 Israel to Sarkozy: We won`t accept UN cease-fire resolution at this time (Ch. 2)
22:35 Security Council to convene on Tuesday night to discuss Gaza situation (Haaretz)
22:13 Netanyahu: Only an extreme scenario should postpone the elections (Channel 2)
22:10 Netanyahu: We are in a struggle for our lives, our future (Channel 2)
22:09 Netanyahu: Israel must forge alliances with West, Arab world to fight extremism (Ch. 2)
22:08 Netanyahu: Iran is maintaining huge terror base in Gaza that threatens Tel Aviv (Ch. 2)
22:07 Netanyahu: We are on the front line of the battle against Islamic extremism (Ch. 2)
22:06 Netanyahu: Israel must seal Gaza-Egypt border to prevent arms smuggling (Channel 2)
22:05 Netanyahu: There`s no choice but to minimize Hamas rule in Gaza (Channel 2)
21:58 Obama says he is receiving daily updates on IDF Gaza operation (AP)
21:49 Obama names Leon Panetta new director of the CIA (Reuters)
21:47 Palestinian rocket explodes in Ashkelon area (Haaretz)
21:34 Electricity to Gaza Strip completely cut off (Channel 2)
21:33 Iranian firms told to cut ties to Israeli firms (Reuters)
21:07 Two Israelis injured by Palestinian rocket in Sha`ar Hanegev (Ch. 2)
20:43 Sarkozy: Humanitarian cease-fire is in interest of all parties (Channel 2)
20:42 Sarkozy: Hamas rocket fire on Israel is `insufferable` (Channel 2)
20:42 Sarkozy: Gaza operation does not strengthen Palestinian president (Ch. 2)
20:41 Sarkozy: I am a friend who wishes to speak directly with Israel (Ch. 2)
20:41 Sarkozy: I come here as a friend of Shimon Peres, a friend of Israel (Ch. 2)
20:40 Israel arrests Iranian TV journalist for reporting on IDF entry into Gaza (Haaretz)
20:25 Four rockets explode in Ashkelon area (Channel 2)
20:24 Warning sirens sound in Ashkelon (Channel 2)
20:20 100 armed Palestinians killed in gunbattles on Monday (Channel 2)
20:13 UN refugee commissioner urges Israel to let Gazans cross borders (Reuters)
19:55 Palestinian FM: Arab countries drafting Security Council resolution on Gaza (Reuters)
19:52 Saudi Arabia: Int`l community must do more to stop Israeli `barbarity` (Reuters)
19:48 Lebanon sets parliamentary election for June 7 (Reuters)
19:45 Sarkozy: Hamas actions irresponsible and unpardonable (Reuters)
19:44 Sarkozy says he will tell Israeli leaders that violence in Gaza must stop (Reuters)
19:37 Meretz chief: Continuation of Gaza operation does not serve Israeli interests (Haaretz)
19:15 U.S. determined to thwart Arab bid to impose Security Council cease-fire (Haaretz)