DAMASCUS, Nov. 5 – Exiled Hamas politburo leader Khaled Meshaal said here on Wednesday that his group is ready to deal with a new U.S. administration led by president-elect Barak Obama.

GAZA, Nov. 5 – A new wave of violence in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday may be out of Israel’s intention to undermine an upcoming Egypt-sponsored Palestinian dialogue aimed to patch up rifts among Palestinian fractions, politicians and analysts said.

NICOSIA, Nov. 5 – Thirteen European parliamentarians will join pro-Palestinian peace activists on their third voyage to the besieged Gaza Strip on Friday, organizers of the trip said in a statement.