GAZA CITY (AP) — Israeli-Palestinian violence escalated dangerously Monday when Israel killed five fighters in air strikes and indicated that Hamas political leaders could be their next target, and a rocket fired from Gaza killed an Israeli woman, inviting a harsh Israeli response.

NAHR AL BARED (AFP) — Lebanese troops bombarded Islamist gunmen with tanks and heavy artillery on Monday, the second day of the bloodiest internal fighting since the civil war that has killed 58 people.

Moving Palestinian issue in right direction gives world flexibility to tackle other Mideast problems, Monarch tells BBC