Israel's Olmert says he will meet Palestinian president (AP)

Israel orders halt to raids into Gaza (AP)
AP - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has instructed the army to halt airstrikes and raids into the Gaza Strip in response to a serious drop in rocket fire from the territory, officials...

Israel reduces activity in Gaza Strip (AP)
AP - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has instructed the army to halt air strikes and raids into the Gaza Strip in response to a serious drop in rocket fire from the territory, officials in...

Israel okays expansion of West Bank settlement (AFP)
AFP - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has approved the construction of hundreds of new housing units at a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, the housing ministry said on Sunday.

Olmert says certain Iran still seeks nuclear arms (Reuters)
Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Tuesday Iran was still seeking to build nuclear weapons and called for a greater international effort to prevent Tehran from succeeding.

Olmert: certain Iran secretly building nuclear arms (Reuters)
Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Tuesday he was certain that Iran is engaged in a secret operation to build nuclear weapons.