(Reuters) – Following are developments in the fighting in the Gaza Strip as of 0500 GMT: (* Denotes new or updated items) *GAZA – Palestinian witnesses report heavy fighting east of the city of Gaza where Hamas militants fired anti-tank missiles and mortar bombs at advancing Israeli forces who responded …

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel said on Sunday the job of stopping arms smuggling from Egypt to the Gaza Strip should be done by Egyptian forces and rejected the idea of an international force. European and Israeli diplomats have said an international force is part of a package mediators are trying …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi exchanged views over the phone Friday on promoting further development of bilateral relations in 2009 and international and regional issues of common concern. On the situation in the Gaza Strip, Yang said China is seriously concerned and …