Palestine

Hamas on ‘highest alert’ after Israeli raid kills 3 militants in Gaza

The military wing of Hamas vowed revenge after Israeli strikes killed three militants in the latest flare-up of violence in Gaza

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Gaza ceasefire holds after Israeli strikes over soldier’s death

A ceasefire announced by Hamas largely held after a wave of deadly strikes across the Palestinian enclave sparked by the death of an Israeli soldier shot near the border

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Israeli strike in Gaza kills 1 Palestinian, injures 3 others

A Palestinian was killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza, the enclave's health ministry said, after Israel said it targeted a group launching balloons carrying firebombs

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Israel strikes targets in Gaza after militants fire mortars at southern Israel

Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired a barrage of mortar shells at southern Israel, the army said, causing no injuries but raising tensions in the border area

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Israeli forces kill protesting Palestinians in Gaza as US opens embassy in Jerusalem

Israeli forces shot and killed Palestinian protesters along the frontier with Gaza as mass protests erupted against the inauguration of the US embassy in Jerusalem

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Palestinians torch tires to block Israeli snipers on the Gaza border

Palestinians protested along the army buffer zone in Gaza for the second week, as the number of people killed by Israeli forces last Friday increased to 19 after a man succumbed to his injuries.

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Israeli forces kill least 16 people in Gaza on first day of large-scale protests

At least 16 people were killed and hundreds reported injured during the first day of a planned six-week protest by Palestinians along the Gaza border with Israel

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Israel tells UN it will ‘defend’ itself as Gaza braces for 6 weeks of protest

Israel on Thursday warned the United Nations that it will defend itself on the eve of a mass protest planned by Palestinians in Gaza

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Blast targets Palestinian prime minister’s convoy during rare Gaza visit

An explosion targeted Palestinian prime minister Rami Hamdallah's convoy as he arrived in the Gaza Strip for a rare visit, lightly wounding seven people, officials and witnesses said

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