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The murderous terrorist organization Hamas has harshly criticized comments made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an interview with Fox News regarding Israel's plans to take control of Gaza. In the interview, Netanyahu was asked if Israel would take control of all of Gaza. He answered that "we intend to, in order to ensure our security, remove Hamas there, enable the population to be free of [Hamas], and to pass it to civilian governance that is not Hamas and not anyone who seeks the destruction of Israel. We want to liberate ourselves and the people of Gaza from the awful...

Acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has warned Iran will pay "a very heavy price" for defying the world over its nuclear program. Iran is no longer cooperating with the United Nations nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and has barred snap inspections of its nuclear facilities. Iran says it will start enriching uranium again in retaliation for being reported to the United Nations Security Council over its nuclear activities. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has dismissed his country's referral to the Security Council as a "funny decision". He says Iran only wants to develop nuclear technology so it...