Egypt and the Palestinians are falling back an hour far  earlier than usual, trying to reduce daylight hours for Muslims fasting until sunset in sweltering summer temperatures.

The monkeys and lions were drugged, tossed into cloth sacks and dragged through smuggling tunnels before ending up in a dusty Gaza zoo.

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned Palestinian militants on Tuesday that Israel would respond with force if attacks from the Gaza Strip persist in defiance of a recent truce.

In his latest message, Osama bin Laden portrays himself as the only true defender of the Palestinians. But the Palestinians, even Hamas, didn't seem too enthusiastic Monday.