Bush: Progress made in Mideast (Al-Jazeera)Hamas Agrees to 24-Hour Cease-Fire to Let Aid Enter (Bloomberg)
Israel vows to topple Hamas (Al-Jazeera)
Militants launch more rockets into Israel (CNN International)
Israel, Syria rekindling talks? (UPI)
Israeli diplomats prepare ground for Gaza action (AP)
Egypt aid waiting to enter Gaza after Hamas declares truce (AFP)
How a Zionist in Israel went from leader to scourge (IHT)
Kadima, Likud neck-and-neck ahead of Israel elections (AFP)
Britain issues warning on Israeli settlements (AP)
Britain warns: Don’t buy property in settlements (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Palestinian prisoners clash with Israeli guards (IHT) (YNet coverage)
Arabs Sail to Gaza, Defying Israel Blockade (AP)
UN Resolution Is Bush’s Last Attempt To Save Annapolis Peace Process (Forward)
Santa-dressed Palestinian protests Israel barrier, scuffles with soldiers (Canadian Press)Palestinians unhappy with Abbas' frequent absences (AP)
Palestinian leader Abbas to visit Russia's Chechnya (Reuters)
Palestinian president in Moscow for talks with Medvedev(AFP)
Palestinians fling shoes at Israeli soldiers (AFP)
OPINION
Bush's Parting Gift to Israel (Middle East Online)
In accepting that it must rely on a US shield, Israel may have answered the Middle East’s biggest question of 2008: will it launch a go-it-alone strike against Iran’s presumed nuclear weapons program? Notes Jonathan Cook.
West Bank settler eviction offers warning, hope (AP)
