Israel presses on with Gaza attacks
Israel today rejected growing international criticism of its crackdown on Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, pushing forward with an offensive that has killed more than 100 Palestinians, including dozens of civilians, in recent days.
As fighting continued to rage in Gaza, unrest spread to the West Bank, where Israeli troops killed a teenager during a demonstration. Moderate Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas suspended peace talks, clouding an upcoming peace mission by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
