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As Israel-Palestinian truce holds, Gaza power plant restarts

August 8, 2022 at 2:39 p.m.

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — With a cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants holding after nearly three days of violence, Gaza’s sole power plant resumed operations Monday and Israel...

After another war with Israel, displaced in Gaza face familiar plight

May 24, 2021 at 10:17 a.m.

It took Ramez al-Masri three years to rebuild his home after it was destroyed in a 2014 Israeli offensive. When war returned to the area last week, it took just...

Palestinian children wave green Hamas and ...

Palestinians see victory in Gaza truce as Israel warns Hamas

May 21, 2021 at 6:03 a.m.

Palestinians rallied by the thousands early Friday after a cease-fire took effect in the latest Gaza war, with many viewing it as costly but clear victory for the Islamic militant...

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Israel approves unilateral cease-fire in Gaza offensive

May 20, 2021 at 2:08 p.m.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Security Cabinet has approved a unilateral cease-fire to halt an 11-day military operation in the Gaza Strip, Israeli media said late Thursday.

Israel unleashes strikes as expectations for truce rise

May 20, 2021 at 8:16 a.m.

Israel unleashed another wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Thursday, killing at least one Palestinian and wounding several, and Hamas fired more rockets, even as expectations rose that...

Suzy Ishkontana, 7, is kissed by her father Riad Ishkontana, 42, at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Suzy and her father Riad were the only survivors of their family after an Israeli airstrike destroyed one of the buildings they lived in in Gaza City early Sunday, killing her mother and four siblings. The man and his daughter were pulled alive from under the rubble after several hours. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Gaza children bearing the brunt in Israel-Hamas conflict

May 18, 2021 at 10:34 p.m.

Children are being subjected to extensive trauma in Israel鈥檚 bombardment of the Gaza Strip. For some, it抖阴ap trauma they鈥檝e seen repeatedly throughout their short lives.

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Israeli medics: 10 wounded, 4 seriously, in strike from Gaza

May 18, 2021 at 6:07 a.m.

Israeli medics say that a strike from Gaza has wounded 10 people, four of them seriously.

Israel strikes Gaza tunnels as truce efforts remain elusive

May 17, 2021 at 4:23 p.m.

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military unleashed another heavy wave of airstrikes Monday on the Gaza Strip, saying it destroyed militant tunnels and the homes of nine...

Palestinians attend the funeral of two ...

Israel kills 42 in Gaza as Netanyahu warns war will go on

May 16, 2021 at 5:08 p.m.

Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City flattened three buildings and killed at least 42 people Sunday, Palestinian medics said 鈥� the deadliest single attack in the latest round of violence. Despite...

Palestinians flee their homes after overnight ...

Palestinians flee as Israeli artillery pounds northern Gaza

May 14, 2021 at 7:45 a.m.

Palestinians grabbed their children and belongings and fled neighborhoods on the outskirts of Gaza City on Friday as Israel unleashed a heavy barrage of artillery fire and airstrikes, killing a...

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