From PRI, Public Radio International and KCRW Santa Monica, this is To the Point.

Israel, Gaza, and the prospects for peace.

Hello again, I'm Warren Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International,

a daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

Israel's under intense international pressure, and today it's suspended attacks in Gaza to ease the humanitarian crisis.

After three hours, the fighting resumed.

Meantime, the UN Security Council is talking about the conflict, and French President Sarkozy is working with Egypt and Syria on terms of a ceasefire.

On to the point, we'll talk with people in Gaza itself and update the international diplomacy.

We'll also hear conflicting views on the Israeli initiative from American Jews.

On reporter's notebook later on, Russia, Ukraine, and natural gas for Europe during a bitter cold snap.

First, here's the news.

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More at rockfound.org. Hello again, Mormon-Aulny, back with To the Point. Responding to mounting

international pressure, Israel today opened a three-hour humanitarian window in Gaza. After that,

the fighting resumed. We'll hear from Gaza itself, update efforts to achieve a ceasefire, and talk with

American Jews with conflicting opinions. On reporter's notebook, the European Union's has its

hostage in the fight over winter fuel between Ukraine and Russia. First, this news update, President

elect Barack Obama said again today he's deeply concerned about Gaza, but insisted he can't

say more because only one president at a time can make foreign policy.

He said domestic issues are fundamentally different, especially regarding what he called the dire condition of the economy.

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