Jerusalem - A United Nations report released Friday said that earlier this week Israeli forces repeatedly shelled a home to which it had evacuated about 110 Palestinians in the Zeitoun area of Gaza City, killing around 30 people.

The Israeli military said it had no immediate comment.

Jerusalem, Jan 5 : Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has used exceptionally harsh words to describe Israel's offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, despite both countries enjoying good bilateral ties.

Speaking in Antalya following his Middle Eastern tour, Erdogan said Israel was perpetrating "inhumane actions" which would "bring it to destroy itself," The Jerusalem Post reported.

"Allah will sooner or later punish those who transgress the rights of innocents," Erdogan said.

Jerusalem, Jan 5 : Hamas representatives have claimed that their militiamen were fighting against Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Strip with weapons snatched from the Palestinian Authority in the summer of 2007, which were provided by Israel, the US and other European countries.

They said Hamas had managed to lay its hands on all weapons given to forces loyal to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, The Jerusalem Post reported.

Hamas had also seized dozens of armored vehicles used by Abbas's security forces, they added.

Jerusalem, Dec. 25, 2008 -- Foreign Minister, H. H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, joined Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas and Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Sallam Fayyad, to attend the Midnight Mass at the Church of Nativity here in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, to mark the Christmas for all the various Christian denominations.

Jerusalem, 25 Dec. 2008 - UAE Foreign Minister H. H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan has reiterated commitment to the Arab initiative for peace with Israel, describing it as the "solution for all the region's problems." Speaking at a joint press conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Abu Mazin in the West Bank's city of Bethlehem, Sheikh Abdullah said he was honoured to meet with Abbas and the Palestinian people.

Jerusalem, Dec 21 : Excavations at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, Israel, have revealed a rare half shekel coin from the first century, which was minted in 66 or 67 C. E. (Common Era).

According to Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the coin is the first one found to originate from the Temple Mount.

"This is the first time a coin minted at the Temple Mount itself has been found, and therein lies its immense importance, because similar coins have been found in the past in the Jerusalem area and in the Old City''s Jewish quarter, as well as Masada, but they are extremely rare in Jerusalem," said Dr. Gabriel Barkay.

The half shekel coin was first minted during the Great Revolt against the Romans.