Gaza Strip

Gaza Strip

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  Obama warns of 'enclave for extremism' in Syria

  President Barack Obama warned Friday that an "enclave for extremism" could fill a leadership void in war-torn Syria, a chilling scenario for an ... 

• Obama applauds call between Israel, Turkey leaders

  President Barack Obama says he welcomes a telephone call Friday between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Turkish Prime Minister Recep ... 

• Israel closes Gaza crossing after rocket attack

  The Israeli military has closed a Gaza border crossing and restricted Palestinian fishermen in the territory after militants fired rockets into Israel ... 

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  'Peace is possible,' Obama insists in Middle East

  Insisting "peace is possible," President Barack Obama on Thursday prodded both Israelis and Palestinians to return to long-stalled negotiations with ... 

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  Obama visit poses tough choices for Palestinians

  President Barack Obama spoke grandly of big picture peacemaking Thursday, but the Palestinians are focused on a specific demand — that Israel freeze ... 

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  Gaza militants fire at Israel during Obama visit

  Palestinian militants in Gaza fired two rockets on Thursday at southern Israel, on the second day of President Barack Obama's visit to the region, ... 

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  Obama, Netanyahu show solidarity on Iran

  Seeking a fresh start to a strained relationship, President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday demonstrated ... 

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  AP Analysis: In Mideast, partial deal tantalizes

  As the U.S. president prepares to reinsert himself in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, his best hope may be to set aside grand hopes for a final ... 

• Egypt military investigating Hamas in new case

  The Egyptian military is investigating whether the Palestinian group Hamas is linked to a batch of confiscated fabric that could have been used to ... 

• Palestinian ends hunger strike in deal

  A freed Palestinian prisoner was given a hero's welcome in the Gaza Strip on Sunday evening after ending his hunger strike in an Israeli jail and ... 

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  Palestinians unenthusiastic about Obama visit

  President Barack Obama will find a disillusioned Palestinian public, skeptical about his commitment to promoting Mideast peace, when he visits the ... 

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  Palestinian lawmaker, mother of militants, dies

  A Palestinian lawmaker known as the "mother of martyrs" who praised and supported three of her sons who were killed while carrying out deadly attacks ... 

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  Israeli premier names new defense minister

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed on Sunday a hard-line former military chief as the country's new defense minister. Moshe Yaalon, ... 

• Egypt says 7 Palestinians deported to Gaza

  Egyptian authorities deported seven Palestinians to the Gaza Strip after they were detained for security reasons upon their arrival to Cairo airport, ... 

• Report blames Hamas for Egypt soldier killings

  A report by a state-owned Egyptian weekly magazine on Thursday accused the Palestinian militant movement Hamas of carrying out one of the bloodiest ... 

• World Bank: Israel limits harm Palestinian economy

  The World Bank charges that Israel's system of checkpoints, delays in transferring millions of dollars in tax revenue and preventing most exports from ... 

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  Egypt's fuel crisis adds to its economic woes

  At 5:00 am, Egyptian truck driver Allam Mahmoud hurried to a Cairo gas station and joined an already long, snaking line. He says he hopes that by the ... 

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  UN: Palestinian militants likely killed Gaza baby

  An errant Palestinian rocket, not an Israeli airstrike, likely killed the baby of a BBC reporter during fighting in the Hamas-ruled territory last ... 

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  UN agency cancels Gaza marathon over ban on women

  The United Nations on Tuesday canceled a planned marathon in Gaza after the Palestinian territory's Hamas rulers banned women from participating, in ... 

• Gaza Hamas rulers to start campaign to catch spies

  Gaza's Hamas rulers say they will begin a new campaign to find Palestinian collaborators with Israel. Col. Mohammed Lafi of Gaza's Interior Ministry ... 

• Israel blames Hamas for keeping shut Gaza crossing

  An Israeli military spokesman says the militant Islamic group Hamas has pressured a Palestinian contractor into keeping closed the Gaza side of the ... 

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  With Kerry on the way, Egypt liberals angry at US

  As John Kerry heads to Egypt on Saturday for his first visit as secretary of state, he faces a barrage of accusations from liberal and secular ... 

• Diplomats urge EU to block Jerusalem settlements

  Nearly two dozen European diplomats have urged the EU to intensify efforts to block Israeli settlement in and near Jerusalem, saying such construction ... 

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  First Gaza rocket in 3 months rattles cease-fire

  Gaza militants on Tuesday fired a rocket into Israel for the first time in three months, rattling a cross-border truce that has held since Israel's ... 

• Israel, US successfully test anti-missile system

  Israel and the U.S. on Monday carried out a successful test of the next-generation Arrow 3 missile defense system, for the first time sending an ...