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| Foreign ministers from the quartet of Middle East peace-brokers have urged an immediate end to violence in Gaza and southern Israel. | Foreign ministers from the quartet of Middle East peace-brokers have urged an immediate end to violence in Gaza and southern Israel. |
| The Quartet - the US, EU, UN and Russia - urged "an immediate ceasefire that would be fully respected". | The Quartet - the US, EU, UN and Russia - urged "an immediate ceasefire that would be fully respected". |
| Palestinians say more than 360 people have died in Israeli air strikes since Saturday. Four Israelis have been killed by rockets fired from Gaza. | Palestinians say more than 360 people have died in Israeli air strikes since Saturday. Four Israelis have been killed by rockets fired from Gaza. |
| Israel has warned that it is ready for weeks of action to end the rocket fire. | Israel has warned that it is ready for weeks of action to end the rocket fire. |
| The announcement from the Quartet came as Israel confirmed that a rocket fired by militants linked to Hamas - which controls Gaza - landed in the town of Beersheba. | The announcement from the Quartet came as Israel confirmed that a rocket fired by militants linked to Hamas - which controls Gaza - landed in the town of Beersheba. |
| Beersheba is 42 km (26 miles) inside Israel, the furthest a missile has ever reached. See detailed map of attacks | Beersheba is 42 km (26 miles) inside Israel, the furthest a missile has ever reached. See detailed map of attacks |
| In Gaza, Israeli missiles targeted buildings and installations linked to Hamas for a fourth day. The Israeli military said it hit more than 30 targets. | In Gaza, Israeli missiles targeted buildings and installations linked to Hamas for a fourth day. The Israeli military said it hit more than 30 targets. |
| The UN says at least 62 civilians have died since Saturday and humanitarian agencies say they are struggling to help all those in need in Gaza. | The UN says at least 62 civilians have died since Saturday and humanitarian agencies say they are struggling to help all those in need in Gaza. |
| "We have nothing in our warehouses," a spokesman for UNWRA, the UN agency in Gaza, told the BBC. | "We have nothing in our warehouses," a spokesman for UNWRA, the UN agency in Gaza, told the BBC. |
| "There is a serious shortage of medical supplies. Hospitals in the Gaza Strip are not equipped at all to handle this huge number of dead and injured people." | "There is a serious shortage of medical supplies. Hospitals in the Gaza Strip are not equipped at all to handle this huge number of dead and injured people." |
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| The statement from the Quartet followed a teleconference involving key representatives. | The statement from the Quartet followed a teleconference involving key representatives. |
| The Quartet "called on all parties to address the serious humanitarian and economic needs in Gaza and to take necessary measures to ensure the continuous provision of humanitarian supplies", a UN spokeswoman said. In pictures: Day four of raids | The Quartet "called on all parties to address the serious humanitarian and economic needs in Gaza and to take necessary measures to ensure the continuous provision of humanitarian supplies", a UN spokeswoman said. In pictures: Day four of raids |
| Speaking after a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Paris, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner also called for a permanent end to hostilities. | Speaking after a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Paris, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner also called for a permanent end to hostilities. |
| He said a joint statement was still being prepared but there was "no difference on this point, on the contrary". | He said a joint statement was still being prepared but there was "no difference on this point, on the contrary". |
| Earlier he proposed a 48-hour truce to allow aid in; Israel has yet to respond. | |
| But the BBC's correspondent in Paris says the Israeli government has little time for many European governments' positions and the ministers are well aware of their relative impotence. | But the BBC's correspondent in Paris says the Israeli government has little time for many European governments' positions and the ministers are well aware of their relative impotence. |
| Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said earlier that the air assault on Gaza was "the first in several stages" of operations against Hamas. | Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said earlier that the air assault on Gaza was "the first in several stages" of operations against Hamas. |
| Israel has massed forces along the boundary with Gaza and has declared the area around it a "closed military zone". | Israel has massed forces along the boundary with Gaza and has declared the area around it a "closed military zone". |
| Correspondents say the move could be a prelude to ground operations, but could also be intended to build pressure on Hamas. | Correspondents say the move could be a prelude to ground operations, but could also be intended to build pressure on Hamas. |
| The Israeli air strikes strikes began less than a week after the expiry of a six-month-long ceasefire deal with Hamas. | The Israeli air strikes strikes began less than a week after the expiry of a six-month-long ceasefire deal with Hamas. |
| Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005 but has kept tight control over access in and out of Gaza and its airspace. | Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005 but has kept tight control over access in and out of Gaza and its airspace. |
| GAZA VIOLENCE 27-30 DECEMBER 1. Ashdod: First attack so far north, Sunday. Woman killed in second rocket attack, Tuesday 2. Ashkelon: One man killed, several injured in rocket attack, Monday3. Sderot: rocket attacks4. Nevitot: One man killed, several injured in rocket attack, Saturday5. Civilian family reported killed in attack on Yabna refugee camp, Sunday 6. Israeli warplanes strike tunnels under Gaza/Egypt border, Sunday7. Three brothers reported killed in attack on Rafah, Sunday8. Khan Younis: Four members of Islamic Jihad and a child reported killed, Sunday. Security officer killed in air strike on Hamas police station, Tuesday 9. Deir al-Balah: Palestinians injured, houses and buildings destroyed, Sunday 10. Tel al-Hawa - Interior ministry and Islamic University badly damaged, Monday. At least three buildings in ministry compound hit, Tuesday11. Gaza City port: naval vessels targeted, Sunday 12. Shati refugee camp: Home of Hamas leader Ismail Haniya targeted, Monday 13. Intelligence building attacked, Sunday14. Jebaliya refugee camp: several people killed in attack on mosque, Sunday 15. Beit Hanoun - two girls killed in air strike, Tuesday16. Israeli soldier killed at unspecified military base near Nahal Oz border crossing - five other soldiers wounded in same rocket attack, Monday night. | GAZA VIOLENCE 27-30 DECEMBER 1. Ashdod: First attack so far north, Sunday. Woman killed in second rocket attack, Tuesday 2. Ashkelon: One man killed, several injured in rocket attack, Monday3. Sderot: rocket attacks4. Nevitot: One man killed, several injured in rocket attack, Saturday5. Civilian family reported killed in attack on Yabna refugee camp, Sunday 6. Israeli warplanes strike tunnels under Gaza/Egypt border, Sunday7. Three brothers reported killed in attack on Rafah, Sunday8. Khan Younis: Four members of Islamic Jihad and a child reported killed, Sunday. Security officer killed in air strike on Hamas police station, Tuesday 9. Deir al-Balah: Palestinians injured, houses and buildings destroyed, Sunday 10. Tel al-Hawa - Interior ministry and Islamic University badly damaged, Monday. At least three buildings in ministry compound hit, Tuesday11. Gaza City port: naval vessels targeted, Sunday 12. Shati refugee camp: Home of Hamas leader Ismail Haniya targeted, Monday 13. Intelligence building attacked, Sunday14. Jebaliya refugee camp: several people killed in attack on mosque, Sunday 15. Beit Hanoun - two girls killed in air strike, Tuesday16. Israeli soldier killed at unspecified military base near Nahal Oz border crossing - five other soldiers wounded in same rocket attack, Monday night. |
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