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...bombing raid came after an intelligence tip-off. In early January, at the height of Israel's assault on Gaza, Israel's foreign-intelligence agency, Mossad, was told by an informant that Iran was planning a major delivery of 120 tons of arms and explosives to Gaza, including antitank rockets and Fajir rockets with a 25-mile (40 km) range and a 99-lb. (45 kg) warhead. With little time to plan the operation, naval vessels and helicopters were rushed to the Red Sea in case Israel had to rescue a downed pilot, and the plan was hurried through...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Israel Foiled an Arms Convoy Bound for Hamas | 3/30/2009 | See Source »

...somehow, its season continues—Harvard (19-9, 11-3 Ivy) will face St. John’s (17-14, 4-12 Big East) in the first round of the postseason National Invitational Tournament (NIT) tonight in Queens, N.Y. Tip-off is scheduled...

Author: By Emily W. Cunningham, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NIT Presents New Opportunity for Glory | 3/20/2009 | See Source »

...people allegedly on the lists were last arrested in late 2007, when Musharraf imposed emergency rule. At 2:30 a.m., police arrived outside the hilltop villa of cricketer turned politician Imran Khan, only to find the gates bolted shut. Khan had fled hours earlier after receiving a tip-off. "We had been warned, so I left my house well in time," he told TIME by cell phone from an undisclosed location. "I'm in hiding; I'm moving from place to place. We want to make sure that all of us can make it to Islamabad on the 16th...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Pakistan, Zardari's Crackdown Betrays Weakness | 3/11/2009 | See Source »

...minute to tip-off. Teams in huddle, then head to bench...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LIVE BLOG: HARVARD at Penn | 2/21/2009 | See Source »

Almost ready for tip-off as the starters shake hands...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LIVE BLOG: HARVARD at Penn | 2/21/2009 | See Source »

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