Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today that government forces will press on with their days-long military offensive in the Gaza Strip, insisting that his country will not back down even as world leaders call for a halt in hostilities.

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The death toll continued to climb in Gaza as Israel ramped up its barrage of airstrikes. Judy Woodruff talks to Josef Federman of The Associated Press who is in Jerusalem about the potential of an Israeli ground invasion, the origins…

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The death toll and damage in Gaza continued to mount today, as Israel increased its air assault on the Palestinian territory. Meanwhile, Hamas continued to target Israel’s two largest cities with missile strikes, provoking Israeli troops and tanks to prepare…

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The Israeli military said it has hit more than 550 Hamas targets in two days in efforts to stop the group’s barrage of rocket fire into Israel. Hamas vowed retaliation, and continued to shoot rockets deeper than ever before into…

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Millions of Christians marked Easter Sunday in various forms with both Catholic and Orthodox celebrations landing on the same day. From the Vatican to Nigeria, Christians found ways to commemorate the end of the Holy Week, which celebrates the crucifixion…

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In other news Wednesday, Taliban members dressed as Afghan troops raided a courthouse in Western Afghanistan, killing at least 53 people. Also, President Barack Obama visited Colorado to spotlight that state's newly passed gun laws.

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