The World Today
JERUSALEM — Israel withdrew its troops from the Gaza Strip yesterday after some of the fiercest gun battles with Palestinian militants in the Hamas-run territory since last year’s military offensive. Israeli troops used bulldozers to “remove infrastructure used by terrorists to attack soldiers’’ before the early morning withdrawal, a military spokeswoman said. The violence began Friday when soldiers patrolling the border crossed into Gaza after spotting Palestinians planting explosives near the fence with Israel. (AP)
South Korea
Search underway for 46 marines
BAENGNYEONG ISLAND — Military divers plunged into the waters near South Korea’s tense maritime border with North Korea yesterday, searching in vain for 46 missing marines from a naval ship that exploded and sank, officials said. The cause of the explosion was unclear, but North Korea did not appear to be to blame, officials said. Families voiced their anger as hopes faded for the missing crew after the ship sank in one of South Korea’s worst naval disasters. (AP)Iraq
Allawi turns to negotiations
BAGHDAD — The secular challenger who stunned Iraq with his razor-thin parliamentary election win turned his attention to negotiations over a future government yesterday even as supporters of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki vowed to fight the results. Ayad Allawi’s two-seat win was hailed as a startling comeback, but the closeness of the race meant his road to regaining the prime minister’s post is anything but guaranteed. (AP)
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