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The U.N.'s secretary-general says today's apparent Israeli attack on a U.N. school in Gaza, killing at least 16 people, was ``outrageous'' and ``unjustifiable.'' And Ban Ki-moon is demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas...

The shadowy leader of the Hamas military wing says in an audiotape that his group will not cease fire until its demands are met. Mohammed Deif's remarks were broadcast late Tuesday on Al-Aqsa TV, the satellite station of Hamas. Deif says ``there is not going to be a cease-fire as long as the demands of our people are not fulfilled...

The immediate goal is a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas -- but Secretary of State John Kerry says, ``Just reaching a cease-fire is clearly not enough.'' After meeting with Egypt's president today in Cairo, Kerry said there has to be a ``serious'' discussion of the ``underlying issues...

As top diplomats from the United States and the U.N. try to work out a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, the top Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip is signaling that his group won't agree to an unconditional truce. Hamas has said it first wants guarantees that Israel and Egypt will significantly ease a seven-year border blockade of Gaza...

Israel is launching a new ground offensive against Gaza. The military claims it's targeting tunnels that allow terrorists to infiltrate Israel and carry out attacks. Hellfire missiles, drones and boots on the ground are all a part of the operation...

An Egyptian truce proposal for the conflict in Gaza unraveled Tuesday after the Islamic militant Hamas rejected the plan. Gaza militants launched scores of rockets at Israel, which after halting fire for hours finally responded with what Hamas security said were more than two dozen air strikes ...

Israel widened its air assault against the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers on Saturday, hitting a mosque it said was hiding rockets, as Palestinians said their death toll from the five-day offensive rose to over 125. The military said it has struck more than 1,100 targets, including Hamas rocket launchers, command centers and weapon manufacturing and storage facilities, in a bid to stop relentless rocke

Gov. Deval Patrick is praising an economic development bill proposed by Democratic House leaders but says he will urge legislators to restore a provision that would discourage non-compete agreements in the private sector. Patrick had proposed eliminating the agreements that some claim stifle competition among technology companies, and instead beef up trade secret protections...

Straight out of the Bible, locusts have hit Egypt and Israel has now been put on alert because of it.

Yesterday, I was numbed to hear that the official platform of the Democratic National Convention struck the words God-given, and distanced themselves from our allies Israel.