Top Headlines
04/07/2011
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- Explosion hits Egypt gas pipeline (BBC Online)
- Greece offers humanitarian aid to Gaza with U.N. assist (Reuters)
- Palestinians set up diplomatic “war room” ahead of September vote on statehood (Haaretz)
- Palestinian PM: government employees will only be paid half their salaries this month (Haaretz)
- Syria defies Assad with largest protests so far (Sunday Independent, 3/7)
- New: Greek authorities arrest captain of Gaza aid ship (Sunday Times, 3/7)
- Hezbollah leader refuses to hand over Hariri suspects (Guardian, 3/7)
- Gaza flotilla prevented from leaving Greek port (Guardian, 2/7)
- Mystery deepens over the flotilla on the rocks (Independent)
- Gaza: a 25m hotel and new hope (Times, 2/7)
- Israel claims diplomatic victory as Greece stops Gaza flotilla (Telegraph, 3/7)
- Iran facing early election as pressure on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad grows (Telegraph, 3/7)
- Syria: Assad sends tanks to Hama as Swiss freeze £19m of assets (Scotsman)
- Syrian tanks deployed in Hama (Telegraph)
- Hizbollah leader rules out arrests of members (Financial Times, 3/7)
- Syria: Tanks and troops ‘deployed in restive Hama’ (BBC Online)
- Palestinians face budget crisis (BBC Online, 3/7)
- Greece arrests Gaza ship captain (BBC Online, 3/7)
- Hezbollah rejects Hariri warrants (BBC Online, 3/7)
- Egypt gas pipeline to Israel hit by explosion (Reuters)
- Saboteurs blow up Egypt gas pipeline to Israel (Haaretz)
- Pro-Palestinian activists plan on gaining access to Gaza by flying to Israel (Haaretz)
- Israeli, Palestinian security forces take precautions to avoid September violence (Haaretz)
- Israel accepts Greek offer to transport flotilla’s aid to Gaza; ships due to depart Monday (Haaretz)
- Middle East Quartet: Additional Gaza flotillas should be discouraged (Haaretz)
- ‘Explosion once again hits Egypt-Israel gas pipeline’ (Jerusalem Post)
- Activists reject Greek offer to send flotilla aid (Jerusalem Post)
- Erekat, Abu Rudaineh off to DC for talks on statehood bid (Jerusalem Post)
- 700 pro-Palestinian activists plan to land in Ben-Gurion (Jerusalem Post)
- Israel, Germany developing smart missile for Eurofighter (Jerusalem Post)
- Flotilla activists reject Greek offer to ship aid to Gaza (Ynetnews)
- Fly-ins to take place of flotillas? (Ynetnews)
- MKs to declare support for Shalit deal? (Ynetnews)
- Hamas blames Fatah for unity delay (Ynetnews)