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Obama commends Netanyahu on ceasefire pledge
President Barack Obama on Wednesday spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and commended him for agreeing to the Egyptian government\’s ceasefire plan in the Middle East, the White House said.
Syrian forces kill 34 in Hama as crackdown intensifies
Syrian security forces shot dead at least 34 demonstrators in Hama on Friday, an activist said, in one of the bloodiest incidents in their crackdown on an 11-week-old revolt against President Bashar Assad\’s rule.
Clinton: Syria’s brutal crackdown on protests is a sign of weakness
In some of her strongest remarks yet on Syria, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham said Thursday the brutal crackdown against protesters demonstrated the government\’s weakness, though she stopped short of saying President Bashar Assad must quit.
Hamas refuses cargo from flotilla ships
Hamas has refused to accept the aid brought by a Gaza-bound flotilla intercepted by Israel.