
Israel is facing mounting pressure to agree a ceasefire, as fighting continues in the wake of an attack on a UN school in Gaza.
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The office of Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, has retracted statements it made saying that Israel and the Palestinian Authority had accepted a Franco-Egyptian peace plan for Gaza.
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Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, has warned that "all possibilities" are open against Israel as he gave a fiery speech in which he blasted Israel's offensive in Gaza and voiced support for Hamas.
CONTINUE... ![Abbas is attempting to get a UN resolution calling for a ceasefire [AFP]](http://mwcnews.net/images/stories/Palestine/1/2/3/4/5/Abbas-UN-b.jpg)
The US secretary of state has expressed support for a joint French-Egyptian plan aimed at implementing an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
CONTINUE... ![Obama has repeatedly said that, until he is sworn in, only Bush can speak on US foreign policy [Reuters]](http://mwcnews.net/images/stories/Personalities/1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/Obama-deeply.jpg)
Barack Obama, the US president-elect, has expressed "deep concern" over the number of civilian casualties in Gaza and Israel during the conflict there.
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Pakistan has rejected as "propaganda" comments by India's prime minister that Pakistani authorities must have know about and supported last November's deadly attacks in Mumbai.
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The Ukrainian president has demanded that Russia resume gas shipments to Europe "immediately" after supplies were halted following a debt row and accusations of theft.
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