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http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=41142930&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Sderot's open-air market is bustling for the first time in a month, thanks to newfound quiet following Israel's punishing offensive in the Gaza Strip.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=41142829&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK ISMAILIA, Egypt, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Egyptian authorities evacuated the Rafah border crossing into the Gaza Strip on Sunday, acting on reports of a possible Israeli air strike on the Palestinian side of the crossing, Egyptian security sources said.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=41138521&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Surrounded by mountains of rubble that were once their homes, two dozen children sat on a rainbow-colored blanket and drew with crayons.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=41134689&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Hamas officials in Cairo are proposing a year-long truce with Israel and an opening of the crossings into the Gaza Strip.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=41133064&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK ISMAILIA, Egypt, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Egyptian authorities have evacuated the Rafah border crossing into the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, acting on reports of a possible Israeli air strike on the Palestinian side of the crossing, Egyptian security sources said on Sunday.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=41126039&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK TRIPOLI, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Libya said on Sunday the Union for the Mediterranean, launched last year to help stabilise and develop the region, was dead because of Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=41115889&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Iraq's prime minister on Sunday blamed sectarianism for destroying the country, as he tried to tap into a backlash against religious parties before next weekend's nationwide provincial elections.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=41114783&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Iran's state television says the country has successfully test-fired a heat-seeking air-to-air missile.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=41114754&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Zimbabwean police called off an opposition rally in their capital Sunday, prompting accusations of political interference on the eve of a regional summit on the southern African nation's political crisis.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=41114751&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Vice President Joe Biden says the nation should expect more U.S. military casualties as the Obama administration plans to send additional troops to Afghanistan.