Sarkozy says Israel, Palestinians OK Gaza plan (AP via Yahoo! News)

French President Nicolas Sarkozy says Israel and the Palestinian Authority have accepted an Egyptian-French plan for Gaza.

Israel, Hamas briefly hold fire to allow Gaza aid (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Hundreds of embattled Palestinians ventured outside to shop for food on Wednesday during a three-hour Gaza truce, a first step toward an Egyptian-proposed ceasefire under discussion by Israel and Hamas.

Israel halts campaign for 3 hours to let in aid (AP via Yahoo! News)

Israel ordered a pause in its Gaza offensive for three hours Wednesday to allow food and fuel to reach besieged Palestinians, and the country's leaders debated whether to accept an international cease-fire plan or expand the assault against Hamas.

Israel, Hamas say still considering Gaza plan (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Israel said on Wednesday that talks were still underway with Egypt over a ceasefire proposal for the Gaza Strip despite French President Nicolas Sarkozy's announcement that the plan had been accepted by the Jewish state.

Israel conditionally welcomes cease-fire proposal (AP via Yahoo! News)

Israel ordered a three-hour pause in its Gaza offensive Wednesday to allow food and fuel to reach besieged Palestinians, and said it welcomed a cease-fire proposal as long as Hamas halts rockets and weapons smuggling.

Israel halts campaign for 3 hours for food aid (AP via Yahoo! News)

Israel's military paused its Gaza offensive for three hours Wednesday to allow food and fuel to reach besieged Palestinians, and the country's leaders debated whether to accept an international cease-fire plan or expand the assault against Hamas.

Rice presses Israel on Gaza ceasefire proposal (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged Israel on Wednesday to seriously consider an Egyptian ceasefire proposal as the U.N. Security Council weighed action to end Israel's attack on Gaza.

For Israel, 2006 Lessons but Old Pitfalls (New York Times)

Israel is applying the military insight it gained from the 2006 war against Hezbollah in Lebanon, but diplomatic lessons do not seem to have been so well applied.

Israel ground war drives up civilian casualties (AP via Yahoo! News)

The rising civilian death toll in Israel's campaign in Gaza highlights the pitfalls of Israel's powerful army using lethal force against often invisible Hamas guerrillas taking cover among civilians.

U.N. agency demands Israel support claims about militants at school (CNN)

A U.N. agency is demanding Israel back up its claims that Hamas was firing on Israeli forces from a U.N. school compound in northern Gaza, forcing Israeli artillery to shell the area and kill more than 40 Palestinian civilians.