An apartment building in Ashkelon was hit by a Grad rocket Wednesday morning in the latest attack from Gaza. Two women were injured.

Israel halted its Cast Lead operation in Gaza at high Noon Wednesday to allow for more humanitarian aid to pass through Gaza crossings.

The government of Venezuela plans to expel Israel's ambassador in response to the IDF military operation in Gaza. Venezuela has close ties to Iran.

UNRWA said terrorists are not allowed in its schools and demanded an "impartial" probe into IDF reports that Hamas shot mortars next to a school.

The Hamas terrorist organization has reportedly executed several Gaza residents accused of passing information to Israel.