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Page last updated at 18:49 GMT, Monday, 16 February 2009

Mushroom cloud over Rafah (13/02/2009)
Fresh violence shakes Gaza Strip
Israeli jets bomb tunnels on Gaza's border with Egypt, after two rockets were fired at southern Israel.
British MPs granted Gaza access
Who will rebuild Gaza?
Gaza: Humanitarian situation

A Shia Iraqi (centre) is treated in a hospital after being injured in roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, 16 February 2009 Roadside bombs target Iraqi Shias
Eight people die in two roadside bombs targeting Shia pilgrims returning to Baghdad from a religious festival.

A woman walks through the rubble of homes destroyed during the Israeli offensive in Gaza. Photo: 20 January 2009 Bank loans 'to pay PA salaries'
The Palestinian Authority takes out bank loans to pay overdue salaries to its civil servants after receiving pledges of aid.

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The left stunned as Israelis slaughter a 'sacred cow'
Photo: Jaafar Nasrawi In pictures
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