Heavy shelling of areas surrounding Gaza City commenced today as the Israel Defense Force (IDF) pressed deeper into the Gaza Strip as Israeli tanks have taken up positions in Gaza City. Palestinian sources report that this is the first time since the beginning of the conflict that Israeli tanks have taken positions in the city.
With the death toll of Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip reportedly rising to over 900 and Hamas militants firing rockets deep into Israel, anti and pro-Israel protests have spread throughout the world, with some of them turning violent.
A Christian missionary remained detained in India Tuesday, January 13, more than a week after he was detained in the state of Madhya Pradesh for allegedly forcing people to convert to Christianity, his organization said.
A national security organization in the United States has warned American Christians of more violent incidents against them and said churches are in most cases not prepared to deal with attacks.
More than half of Americans no longer consider Christianity as the nation’s main religion while one in three Christians say “Jesus sinned while He was on earth,” a new study claims.
A senior official involved in Israel’s ongoing offensive against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip has said Israel does not want to re-occupy the Palestinian territory, and he accused the United Nations of being “an Israel bashing parade” and supporting Hamas.
Eastern Europe was anxiously awaiting the resumption of natural gas deliveries from Russia Monday, January 12, after Russian energy giant Gazprom said Ukraine signed a fresh copy of a gas transit monitoring agreement.
A video released by the IDF detailed the use of schools as well as a zoo that was apparently filled with explosives by Hamas. The IDF said it managed to neutralize the bombs before detonation.
Israel continued military attacks in the Gaza Strip Monday, January 12, with troops moving further into the world’s most populated region and Israeli warplanes pounding homes of Hamas fighters and smuggling tunnels near the Egyptian border.
Russia said late Sunday, January 11, that a deal to resume the supply of natural gas to Europe is off, crushing hopes of Europeans suffering without heat this unseasonable cold winter.
European Union monitors arrived in Kyiv Saturday, January 10, amid international pressure on Ukraine and Russia to settle their dispute over natural gas prices that has effected shipments to some 20 countries.
Despite a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a cease-fire, Israel continued its operation in the Gaza Strip Friday, January 9, saying it was trying to halt rocket attacks from Hamas militants, “hiding” between civilians.
There was more flooding in several parts of the northwestern U.S. state of Washington Friday, January 9, where previous floods, mudslides and avalanches already kept tens of thousands of people from homes and endangered drinking water supplies.
A British missionary couple sentenced to one year jail terms with hard labor for “sedition” in The Gambia, has “apologized” to the government of President Yahya Jammeh and asked him for clemency through a letter read on national television.
The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution calling for an “immediate cease-fire” in the Gaza Strip. The United States abstained in the vote as the council passed the resolution 14-0. However, Israel continued a military offensive Friday, January 9, saying it has an obligation to protect its citizens, including one million Israelis who face threats from rockets fired from Gaza by Hamas militants.
At least two people were injured when rockets fired from Lebanon landed in the north of Israel early Thursday, January 8, officials said, raising fears militants of the Lebanon-based Hezbollah group were preparing to support fighters of Hamas, who have fired rockets from Gaza.
A Christian conservative group in the United States has received permission to display a pro life vigil, which consists of 25 large signs showing the development of life from conception to birth, along the parade route during the Presidential Inauguration.
A young Christian girl has died in the Gaza Strip, amid growing signs minority Christians there are caught in the crossfire as the Israeli army continues its offensive against militants of the Hamas group, Worthy News learned Thursday, January 8.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin asked state-run energy giant Gazprom to cease all deliveries of natural gas into Ukraine, destined for Europe, Russian state media reported Wednesday, January 7, despite reports that over a dozen people in Europe already froze to death as temperatures dropped.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has rejected a European Union request for a 48-hour ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, saying Israel will uphold its commitment to provide basic foodstuffs and medicines to the residents of the Hamas-controlled region.