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Middle East Correspondent

Jerusalem

Blood flows in Gaza as ceasefire fails

JOHN LYONSTHE three-day Gaza ceasefire that began yesterday risked unravelling almost immediately when at least 27 people were killed.

Conflict forcing unusual alliances

JOHN LYONSGAZA has redefined bonds between Arabs, Israel and the US: only one man can reach them all.

History shows all conflicts solvable

JOHN LYONS, COMMENTALL conflicts are solvable — including this one. Yet again, another ceasefire after another war.

Re-armed Israel vows no retreat

JOHN LYONSISRAEL has bolstered its fighting force with 16,000 reservists despite global pleas to end bloodshed in Gaza that has killed 1360 people.

Warning of ‘new Gaza targets’

JOHN LYONSISRAEL has bombed a crowded school in Gaza, killing up to 20 who had sought protection from bombing in the Gaza Strip.

PM defiant as Israel’s toll rises

JOHN LYONSISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has resisted international pressure for an immediate ceasefire.

Obama, UN demand ceasefire

JOHN LYONSBARACK Obama has rebuked Benjamin Netanyahu, demanding an “immediate and unconditional ceasefire” in Gaza, says Israeli media.

Israel pulls Gaza ceasefire offer

JOHN LYONSISRAEL has rejected an offer by Hamas to agree to demands by the United Nations for an extension of a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza.

Gaza tragedy echoes around world

JOHN LYONSIN Gaza, there’s nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.

Problem and tragedy of the Strip

JOHN LYONS, ANALYSISTHE solution needs to be political rather than military. This war between Israel and Hamas is the third in six years.

Israelis shell Gaza school

JOHN LYONSAT least 15 people were killed, including a baby, when an Israeli shell slammed into a UN-run school in the northern Gaza Strip last night.

Flight risk: Hamas hits airport

JOHN LYONSAIRLINES cancelled flights to Israel after a Hamas rocket struck near the main airport in a war that shows no sign of easing.

Missing soldier clouds ceasefire

JOHN LYONSTHE disappearance of an Israeli soldier complicated international efforts to negotiate a ceasefire.

Pressure mounts for truce

JOHN LYONSINTERNATIONAL pressure for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has intensified as the Gaza assault death toll exceeded 500.

‘More kids dead than militants’

JOHN LYONSISRAEL expanded its military ­assault on Gaza as the death toll of Palestinian civilians escalated dramatically and thousands fled the enclave.

Gaza invasion raises war fears

JOHN LYONSISRAEL has launched a ground invasion of the Gaza strip, bombing about 100 sites as soldiers in tanks and on foot crossed into the enclave

Israel sends troops into Gaza

JOHN LYONS AND AFPFIVE Palestinians, including a five-month-old baby, have been killed as Israel began a ground invasion of Gaza.

Bombing of Gaza intensifies

JOHN LYONSISRAEL has intensified its bombing of the Gaza Strip and appears to be preparing for “a limited ground operation”.

Hamas fighters reject truce deal

JOHN LYONSHAMAS’s military wing has rejected a ceasefire with Tel Aviv

US warns Israel on Gaza assault

JOHN LYONSTHE US has warned Israel against a ground invasion of Gaza, citing the high number of civilian deaths it8/14