GAZA (Reuters) – An Israeli airstrike hit the pro-Hamas Islamic University in Gaza City on Tuesday, Palestinian witnesses said.

The army said it was checking the report.

There were no immediate reports of casualties.

The airstrike came several hours before the expiry of a deadline set by Palestinian militants for Israel to agree to free hundreds of prisoners in exchange for a captured soldier.
reuters.com

Iran President slams UN over Mideast violence
TEHRAN (AFP) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has slammed the United Nations for its slowness to act against violence in the Palestinian territories that followed the abduction of an Israeli soldier by Palestinian militants.

“If the international organizations forget their duties in utmost irresponsibility, world nations will lose their hope in them,” the state television quoted him as saying Monday.

Palestinian poll: Faith in Hamas government is on the rise

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