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November 20, 2012 (Tuesday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Operation Pillar of Defense:
- Civilians killed and media centre targeted for a second time as death toll in the Palestinian territory passes 100 mark. (AlJazeera)
- Russia’s Foreign Ministry has urged an immediate ceasefire between the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) and Palestinian militants to avoid more fatalities. (RT)
- Israel's President Shimon Peres has accused Iran of encouraging the Palestinians to continue rocket attacks on Israel rather than negotiating a ceasefire, saying "they are out of their mind." (SBS)
- UN Chief to meet Israeli and Palestinian leaders as he calls on an end to the violence as over 100 die. (Al Jazeera)
- Israel’s PM has reportedly pushed back by 24 hours an IDF ground invasion into Gaza; the announcement precedes a series of critical international negotiations pushing for a ceasefire between the two sides. (RT) (BBC)
Colombian conflict
- Move comes as FARC rebels declare two-month unilateral truce after holding meetings in Cuba with peace negotiators. (Al Jazeera)
Syrian civil war
- Rebel groups in Aleppo denounce what they call "conspiratorial project", and say they seek to establish "Islamic state". (Al Jazeera)
2012 East DR Congo conflict
- Tension between central African neighbours is reaching breaking point over an uprising in Congo's eastern hills. (Al Jazeera)

Politics and elections

China appoints Sun Zhengcai as new chief for the city of Chongqing, once led by disgraced politician Bo Xilai. (BBC)

Science and environment

The United Nations World Meterological Organisation says that greenhouse gases reached record levels in 2011. (Bangkok Post)

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 ;Armed conflicts and attacks
 *[[Operation Pillar of Defense]]:
-**The pro-Israel non-governmental organization [[HonestReporting]] brings attention to footage captured by the [[BBC]] that shows a [[Palestinian]] man being carried away from a bomb blast only to reappear moments later uninjured.[http://honestreporting.com/exposed-pallywood-returns-to-gaza/ (Honest Reporting)]
-**In another instance brought forward by [[HonestReporting]], a dead child was featured on [[CNN]] as being killed by an [[Israel|Israeli]] airstrike, with the body being kissed by [[Fatah–Hamas_conflict#West_Bank:_Fatah_wins_and_establishes_a_separate_government|disputed]] [[Prime_Minister_of_the_Palestinian_National_Authority|Prime Minister of Palestine]] [[Ismail Haniyeh]] and [[Egypt|Egyptian]] [[Prime Minister of Egypt|Prime Minister]] [[Hesham Kandil]]. Later investigation revealed that in the chaos surrounding the bombing, the child's death was mistakenly attributed to [[Operation_Pillar_of_Defense|Israeli airstrikes]], when in fact [[Operation_Pillar_of_Defense#Mohammed_Sadallah|Mohammed Sadallah]] was killed by a [[Hamas]] rocket which had malfunctioned and landed within the [[Gaza Strip]]. The report was later confirmed by the [[Palestinian Center for Human Rights]]. [http://honestreporting.com/gaza-child-killed-by-hamas/ (HonestReporting)] [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/9685564/Israeli-forces-prepare-for-war-as-troops-mass-on-Gaza-border.html (''The Telegraph'')]
 **Civilians killed and media centre targeted for a second time as death toll in the Palestinian territory passes 100 mark. [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/11/2012111915617518485.html (AlJazeera)]
 **[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia)|Russia’s Foreign Ministry]] has urged an immediate ceasefire between the [[Israeli Defense Force]] (IDF) and Palestinian militants to avoid more fatalities. [http://rt.com/politics/gaza-rt-office-ministry-statement-037/ (RT)]