Israel's Netanyahu 'determined' to continue Gaza operation
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Wednesday to press ahead with a fierce military offensive in the Gaza Strip, pushing back against calls from the United States to wind down the operation that has left hundreds dead.
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Palestinians go on strike as Israel-Hamas fighting rages
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians across Israel and the occupied territories went on strike in a rare collective protest Tuesday as Israeli missiles toppled a building in Gaza and militants in the Hamas-ruled territory fired dozens of rockets that killed two people.
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Israel's Netanyahu 'determined' to continue Gaza operation
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Wednesday to press ahead with a fierce military offensive in the Gaza Strip, pushing back against calls from the United States to wind down the operation that has left hundreds dead.
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Palestinians go on strike as Israel-Hamas fighting rages
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians across Israel and the occupied territories went on strike in a rare collective protest Tuesday as Israeli missiles toppled a building in Gaza and militants in the Hamas-ruled territory fired dozens of rockets that killed two people.
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Israel's Netanyahu 'determined' to continue Gaza operation
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Wednesday to press ahead with a fierce military offensive in the Gaza Strip, pushing back against calls from the United States to wind down the operation that has left hundreds dead.
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Israel's Netanyahu 'determined' to continue Gaza operation
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Wednesday to press ahead with a fierce military offensive in the Gaza Strip, pushing back against calls from the United States to wind down the operation that has left hundreds dead.
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Israeli strikes kill 6 in Gaza; rockets fired from Lebanon
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes killed at least six people across the Gaza Strip and destroyed the home of an extended family early Wednesday. The military said it widened its strikes in the Palestinian territory’s south to blunt continuing rocket fire from Hamas, while a separate barrage …
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Israeli airstrikes kill 6, level large family home in Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes killed at least six people across the Gaza Strip and destroyed the home of an extended family early Wednesday. Despite growing international pressure for a cease-fire, the military said it widened its strikes on militant targets in the Palestinian territory’s south to …
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Israeli warplanes stage more heavy strikes across Gaza City
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli warplanes unleashed a new series of heavy airstrikes at several locations in Gaza City early Monday, hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled the fourth war with Gaza's Hamas rulers would rage on.
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Israel strikes Gaza tunnels as truce efforts remain elusive
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 Hamas commanders. International diplomacy to end the weeklong war that has killed hundreds appeared to make little headway.
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Palestinians go on strike as Israel-Hamas fighting rages
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians across Israel and the occupied territories went on strike in a rare collective protest Tuesday as Israeli missiles toppled a building in Gaza and militants in the Hamas-ruled territory fired dozens of rockets that killed two people.
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Rocket from Gaza kills 2; Israel topples 6-story building
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A rocket launched from Gaza killed two Thai workers in southern Israel on Tuesday, police said, hours after Israeli airstrikes toppled a six-story building in the Palestinian territory that housed bookstores and educational centers. With the war showing no sign of abating, Palestinians in …
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Rocket from Gaza kills 2 as Israel topples 6-story building
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A rocket launched from Gaza killed two Thai workers in southern Israel on Tuesday, police said, hours after Israeli airstrikes toppled a six-story building in the Palestinian territory that housed bookstores and educational centers. With the war showing no sign of abating, Palestinians across …
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Strike from Gaza kills 2 as Israel topples 6-story building
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A strike launched from Gaza killed two Thai workers in southern Israel on Tuesday, police said, hours after Israeli airstrikes toppled a six-story building in the Palestinian territory that housed bookstores and educational centers. With the war showing no sign of abating, Palestinians across …
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Israeli police: 2 killed in strike launched from Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A strike launched from Gaza on Tuesday killed two Thai workers inside a packaging plant in southern Israel, police said, as Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers continued to trade attacks throughout the day.
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Medics: 10 people wounded in strike from Gaza on Israel
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli medics say that a strike from Gaza has wounded 10 people, four of them seriously.
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Palestinians go on strike as Israel-Hamas fighting rages
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians across Israel and the occupied territories went on strike in a rare collective protest Tuesday as Israeli missiles toppled a building in Gaza and militants in the Hamas-ruled territory fired dozens of rockets that killed two people.
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Israel, Hamas trade fire in Gaza; Palestinians go on strike
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel carried out a wave of airstrikes on what it said were militant targets in Gaza, leveling a six-story building, and militants fired dozens of rockets into Israel on Tuesday. Palestinians across the region observed a general strike as the war, now in its …
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Israeli warplanes stage more heavy strikes across Gaza City
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli warplanes unleashed a new series of heavy airstrikes at several locations in Gaza City early Monday, hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled the fourth war with Gaza's Hamas rulers would rage on.
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Israel strikes Gaza tunnels as truce efforts remain elusive
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 Hamas commanders. International diplomacy to end the weeklong war that has killed hundreds appeared to make little headway.
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Israel strikes Gaza tunnels as truce efforts remain elusive
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 Hamas commanders. International diplomacy to end the weeklong war that has killed hundreds appeared to make little headway.
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Israeli strikes hit Gaza tunnels as diplomats work for truce
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military unleashed a wave of heavy airstrikes Monday on the Gaza Strip, saying it destroyed 15 kilometers (9 miles) of militant tunnels and the homes of nine Hamas commanders as international diplomats worked to end the weeklong war that has killed hundreds …
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Israel says Gaza tunnels destroyed in heavy airstrikes
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military unleashed a wave of heavy airstrikes on the Gaza Strip early Monday, saying it destroyed 15 kilometers (nine miles) of militant tunnels and the homes of nine Hamas commanders.
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Israeli warplanes stage more heavy strikes across Gaza City
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli warplanes unleashed a new series of heavy airstrikes at several locations in Gaza City early Monday, hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled the fourth war with Gaza's Hamas rulers would rage on.
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West Bank erupts in protest amid more Israel-Hamas fighting
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Turmoil from the battle between Israel and Hamas spilled over into the West Bank on Friday, sparking the most widespread Palestinian protests in years as hundreds of young demonstrators in multiple towns clashed with Israeli troops, who shot and killed at least 11 people.
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DIARY: In Gaza, bombs drop and the conflict again hits home
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — On Friday morning, a military airstrike smashed my family's farm in the northern Gaza Strip into a jagged mass of metal and splintered trees. An Israeli bomb had slammed into the yard, carving a crater into the dirt and leaving rubble in its wake.
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Israeli warplanes stage more heavy strikes across Gaza City
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli warplanes unleashed a new series of heavy airstrikes at several locations in Gaza City early Monday, hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled the fourth war with Gaza's Hamas rulers would rage on.
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Israel stages new round of heavy airstrikes on Gaza City
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli warplanes unleashed a series of heavy airstrikes at several locations of Gaza City early Monday, hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled the fourth war with Gaza's Hamas rulers would rage on.
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Israel stages new round of heavy air strikes on Gaza City
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli warplanes unleashed a series of heavy airstrikes at several locations of Gaza City early Monday, hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled the fourth war with Gaza's Hamas rulers would rage on.
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Israel kills 42 in Gaza as Netanyahu warns war will go on
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City flattened three buildings and killed at least 42 people Sunday, Palestinian medics said — the deadliest single attack in the latest round of violence. Despite the toll and international efforts to broker a cease-fire, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …
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Israeli strikes kill 42, topple buildings in Gaza City
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City flattened three buildings and killed at least 42 people Sunday, medics said, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled the fighting between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza would continue despite international efforts to broker a cease fire.
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Israeli strikes kill 37, topple buildings in Gaza City
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City flattened three buildings and killed at least 37 people Sunday, medics said, making it the deadliest single attack since heavy fighting broke out between Israel and the territory's militant Hamas rulers nearly a week ago.
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West Bank erupts in protest amid more Israel-Hamas fighting
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Turmoil from the battle between Israel and Hamas spilled over into the West Bank on Friday, sparking the most widespread Palestinian protests in years as hundreds of young demonstrators in multiple towns clashed with Israeli troops, who shot and killed at least 11 people.
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DIARY: In Gaza, bombs drop and the conflict again hits home
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — On Friday morning, a military airstrike smashed my family's farm in the northern Gaza Strip into a jagged mass of metal and splintered trees. An Israeli bomb had slammed into the yard, carving a crater into the dirt and leaving rubble in its wake.
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Israel threatens Gaza ground invasion despite truce efforts
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Thursday said it was massing troops along the Gaza frontier and calling up 9,000 reservists ahead of a possible ground invasion of the Hamas-ruled territory, as the two bitter enemies plunged closer to all-out war. Egyptian mediators rushed to Israel for cease-fire efforts but showed …
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West Bank erupts in protest amid more Israel-Hamas fighting
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Turmoil from the battle between Israel and Hamas spilled over into the West Bank on Friday, sparking the most widespread Palestinian protests in years as hundreds of young demonstrators in multiple towns clashed with Israeli troops, who shot and killed at least 11 people.
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DIARY: In Gaza, bombs drop and the conflict again hits home
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — On Friday morning, a military airstrike smashed my family's farm in the northern Gaza Strip into a jagged mass of metal and splintered trees. An Israeli bomb had slammed into the yard, carving a crater into the dirt and leaving rubble in its wake.
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Israel threatens Gaza ground invasion despite truce efforts
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Thursday said it was massing troops along the Gaza frontier and calling up 9,000 reservists ahead of a possible ground invasion of the Hamas-ruled territory, as the two bitter enemies plunged closer to all-out war. Egyptian mediators rushed to Israel for cease-fire efforts but showed …
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DIARY: In Gaza, bombs drop and the conflict again hits home
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — On Friday morning, a military airstrike smashed my family's farm in the northern Gaza Strip into a jagged mass of metal and splintered trees. An Israeli bomb had slammed into the yard, carving a crater into the dirt and leaving rubble in its wake.
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West Bank erupts in protest amid more Israel-Hamas fighting
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Turmoil from the battle between Israel and Hamas spilled over into the West Bank on Friday, sparking the most widespread Palestinian protests in years as hundreds of young demonstrators in multiple towns clashed with Israeli troops, who shot and killed at least 11 people.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Deaths rise as Palestinians flee heavy Israeli fire in Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Thousands of Palestinians grabbed children and belongings and fled their homes Friday as Israel barraged the northern Gaza Strip with tank fire and airstrikes, killing a family of six in their house and heavily damaging other neighborhoods in what it said was an operation …
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Palestinians: 6 killed by Israeli army fire in West Bank
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian health officials say six Palestinians were killed by Israeli army fire in the West Bank on Friday.
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Palestinians flee as Israeli artillery pounds northern Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians grabbed their children and belongings and fled neighborhoods on the outskirts of Gaza City on Friday as Israel unleashed a heavy barrage of tank fire and airstrikes, killing a family of 6 in their home. Israel said it was clearing a network of …
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Israel steps up Gaza offensive, kills senior Hamas figures
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel on Wednesday pressed ahead with a fierce military offensive in the Gaza Strip, killing as many as 10 senior Hamas military figures and toppling a pair of high-rise towers housing Hamas facilities in airstrikes. The Islamic militant group showed no signs of backing …
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Israel threatens Gaza ground invasion despite truce efforts
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Thursday said it was massing troops along the Gaza frontier and calling up 9,000 reservists ahead of a possible ground invasion of the Hamas-ruled territory, as the two bitter enemies plunged closer to all-out war. Egyptian mediators rushed to Israel for cease-fire efforts but showed …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Israel threatens Gaza ground invasion despite truce efforts
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Thursday said it was massing troops along the Gaza frontier and calling up 9,000 reservists ahead of a possible ground invasion of the Hamas-ruled territory, as the two bitter enemies plunged closer to all-out war. Egyptian mediators rushed to Israel for cease-fire efforts but showed …
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Israel begins firing shells into Gaza as fighting escalates
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas sent a heavy barrage of rockets deep into Israel on Thursday as Israel pounded Gaza with more airstrikes and shells and called up 9,000 more reservists who could be used to stage a ground invasion. The hostilities intensified despite mediation efforts by Egyptian …
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Three rockets fired from southern Lebanon toward Israel
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — At least three rockets were fired Thursday from southern Lebanon toward Israel, Lebanese security officials said, an attack that threatened to open a new front in the escalating fighting between Israel and the militant Palestinian Hamas group in Gaza.
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Hamas, Israel fighting escalates even amid truce efforts
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas sent a heavy barrage of rockets deep into Israel on Thursday as Israel pounded Gaza with more airstrikes and called up 9,000 more reservists. The relentless escalation of hostilities came even as Egyptian negotiators held in-person talks with the two sides, intensifying efforts …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Weary Gaza marks Muslim feast as violence spreads in Israel
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Weary Palestinians somberly marked the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Thursday, as Hamas and Israel traded more rockets and airstrikes and Jewish-Arab violence raged across Israel.
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Gaza militants, Israel trade new rocket fire and airstrikes
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian militants launched dozens of rockets from Gaza and Israel unleashed new air strikes against them early Tuesday, in an escalation triggered by soaring tensions in Jerusalem and days of clashes at an iconic mosque in the holy city.
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Israel steps up Gaza offensive, kills senior Hamas figures
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel on Wednesday pressed ahead with a fierce military offensive in the Gaza Strip, killing as many as 10 senior Hamas military figures and toppling a pair of high-rise towers housing Hamas facilities in airstrikes. The Islamic militant group showed no signs of backing …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Israel, Hamas escalate heavy fighting with no end in sight
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel stepped up its attacks on the Gaza Strip, flattening a high-rise building used by the Hamas militant group and killing at least three militants in their hideouts on Tuesday as Palestinian rockets rained down almost nonstop on parts of Israel.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Israel steps up Gaza offensive, kills senior Hamas figures
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel on Wednesday pressed ahead with a fierce military offensive in the Gaza Strip, killing as many as 10 senior Hamas military figures and toppling a pair of high-rise towers housing Hamas facilities in airstrikes. The Islamic militant group showed no signs of backing …
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Paramedics: 6-year-old killed by rocket strike in Israel
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli paramedics say a 6-year-old was killed in a rocket strike on an apartment building in city of Sderot and five other people wounded.
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Dozens killed in Mideast conflict that recalls 2014 Gaza war
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel killed a string of senior Hamas military figures Wednesday and pounded three multistory towers as it hammered the Gaza Strip with airstrikes and militants in the territory fired rocket barrages. Dozens have died in the worst violence since a 2014 war, with no …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Escalating Mideast violence bears hallmarks of 2014 Gaza war
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Rockets streamed out of Gaza and Israel pounded the territory with airstrikes Wednesday as the most severe outbreak of violence since a 2014 war took on many hallmarks of that devastating 50-day conflict, with dozens killed and no resolution in sight.
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Gaza officials: Death toll from Israeli strikes rises to 43
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Gaza Health Ministry says the death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Gaza has climbed to 43, including 13 children and three woman.
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Gaza militants, Israel trade new rocket fire and airstrikes
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian militants launched dozens of rockets from Gaza and Israel unleashed new air strikes against them early Tuesday, in an escalation triggered by soaring tensions in Jerusalem and days of clashes at an iconic mosque in the holy city.
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Israel, Hamas escalate heavy fighting with no end in sight
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel stepped up its attacks on the Gaza Strip, flattening a high-rise building used by the Hamas militant group and killing at least three militants in their hideouts on Tuesday as Palestinian rockets rained down almost nonstop on parts of Israel.
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Israel, Hamas escalate heavy fighting with no end in sight
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel stepped up its attacks on the Gaza Strip, flattening a high-rise building used by the Hamas militant group and killing at least three militants in their hideouts on Tuesday as Palestinian rockets rained down almost nonstop on parts of Israel.
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Israel, Hamas escalate fighting with no end in sight
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Tuesday stepped up its attacks on the Gaza Strip, flattening a high-rise building used by the Hamas militant group and killing at least three militants in their hideouts as Palestinian rockets rained down almost nonstop on parts of Israel.
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Netanyahu warns Hamas, says Gaza operation 'will take time'
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says an Israeli military operation has dealt a tough blow to Gaza militants, but is warning that the fighting will continue for some time.
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Israel, Hamas trade deadly fire as confrontation escalates
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A confrontation between Israel and Hamas sparked by weeks of tensions in contested Jerusalem escalated Tuesday as Israel unleashed new airstrikes on Gaza while militants barraged Israel with hundreds of rockets. The exchange killed a number of militants and civilians in Gaza and at …
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Israeli medics say 50-year-old woman killed by Gaza strike
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli medics have confirmed the death of a 50-year-old woman in a city outside Tel Aviv who was hit in a rocket strike from the Gaza Strip.
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Palestinian rockets target Tel Aviv, setting off sirens
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli city of Tel Aviv is under fire from a barrage of rockets launched from the Gaza Strip.
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Rockets kill 2 Israelis; 28 die in Gaza as Israel hits Hamas
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A confrontation between Israel and Hamas sparked by weeks of tensions in contested Jerusalem escalated Tuesday as Israel unleashed new airstrikes on Gaza while militants barraged southern Israel with hundreds of rockets. The exchange killed a number of militants and civilians in Gaza and …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Gaza militants, Israel trade new rocket fire and airstrikes
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian militants launched dozens of rockets from Gaza and Israel unleashed new air strikes against them early Tuesday, in an escalation triggered by soaring tensions in Jerusalem and days of clashes at an iconic mosque in the holy city.
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Gaza militants, children among 24 dead as Israel hits Hamas
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel unleashed new airstrikes on Gaza early Tuesday, hitting the high-rise home of a Hamas field commander and two border tunnels dug by militants, as Hamas and other armed groups fired dozens of rockets toward Israel. The escalation in the conflict was sparked by …
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Rockets kill 2 Israelis as Israeli strikes kill 26 in Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel unleashed new airstrikes on Gaza early Tuesday, hitting a pair of high-rise buildings believed to be housing militants, as Hamas and other armed groups bombarded southern Israel with hundreds of rockets. The escalation was sparked by weeks of tensions in contested Jerusalem.
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Hamas launches new attack on Israel after Jerusalem clashes
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Hamas militant group on Monday launched a rare rocket strike on Jerusalem after hundreds of Palestinians were hurt in clashes with Israeli police at an iconic mosque, as tensions in the holy city pushed the region closer to full-fledged war.
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Israel orders troop reinforcements as hostilities ramp up
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli army said in a statement that the chief of staff has called in troop reinforcements in the country's south as hostilities in Gaza press into a second day.
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Rockets kill 2 Israelis; 26 die in Gaza as Israel hits Hamas
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A confrontation between Israel and Hamas sparked by weeks of tensions in contested Jerusalem escalated Tuesday. Israel unleashed new airstrikes on Gaza, killing a number of militants and civilians, while militants barraged southern Israel with hundreds of rockets, killing two Israelis.
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Hamas targets Jerusalem after clashes at revered mosque
JERUSALEM (AP) — Hamas militants fired dozens of rockets into Israel on Monday, including a barrage that set off air raid sirens as far away as Jerusalem, after hundreds of Palestinians were hurt in clashes with Israeli police at a flashpoint religious site in the contested holy city.
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Tarnished by its Gaza rule, Hamas may struggle in elections
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh famously pledged to live on “zeit wa zaatar”— olive oil and dried herbs — after he led the Islamic militant group to victory on a message of armed struggle and austerity during 2006 Palestinian elections.
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Tarnished by its Gaza rule, Hamas may struggle in elections
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh famously pledged to live on “zeit wa zaatar”— olive oil and dried herbs — after he led the Islamic militant group to victory on a message of armed struggle and austerity during 2006 Palestinian elections.
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Tarnished by its Gaza rule, Hamas may struggle in elections
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh famously pledged to live on “zeit wa zaatar”— olive oil and dried herbs — after he led the Islamic militant group to victory on a message of armed struggle and austerity during 2006 Palestinian elections.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Abbas decrees first Palestinian elections in 15 years
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday decreed parliamentary and presidential elections for later this year in what would be the first vote of its kind since 2006, when the Islamic militant group Hamas won a landslide victory.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Abbas decrees first Palestinian elections in 15 years
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday decreed parliamentary and presidential elections for later this year in what would be the first vote of its kind since 2006, when the Islamic militant group Hamas won a landslide victory.
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Abbas decrees first Palestinian elections in 15 years
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday decreed parliamentary and presidential elections for later this year in what would be the first vote of its kind since 2006, when the Islamic militant group Hamas won a landslide victory.
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Gaza's Hamas rulers bar patients from US charity's hospital
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza's Hamas rulers said Wednesday they would bar patients from the Palestinian territory from going to a field hospital opened by a U.S. charity in protest of what they say are insufficient services.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Artists lead efforts to restore, preserve Gaza's old houses
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The grand, 500-year-old brick walls of the al-Kamalaia School slowly emerged from years of accumulated garbage as grassroots preservers began the long process of restoring it to its former glory.
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Artists lead efforts to restore, preserve Gaza's old houses
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The grand, 500-year-old brick walls of the al-Kamalaia School slowly emerged from years of accumulated garbage as grassroots preservers began the long process of restoring it to its former glory.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Artists lead efforts to restore, preserve Gaza's old houses
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The grand, 500-year-old brick walls of the al-Kamalaia School slowly emerged from years of accumulated garbage as grassroots preservers began the long process of restoring it to its former glory.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Gaza nurses protest loss of Israeli permit, layoffs
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A group of nurses from the Gaza Strip staged a protest in a public square on Wednesday, saying an Israeli travel ban has led the Jerusalem hospital where they worked for many years to fire them.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Israel settlement plans draw international condemnation
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli plans to advance the building of thousands of settlement units in the occupied West Bank drew European condemnation on Friday as approvals for constructions hit a record high in 2020.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
UN begins home food drops for Gaza's needy to stem virus
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A U.N. aid agency Tuesday began delivering food to the homes of impoverished Palestinians instead of making them pick up such parcels at crowded distribution centers — part of an attempt to prevent a mass outbreak of the new coronavirus in the densely populated …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Fearing Gaza virus spread, Hamas preps for mass quarantines
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — When Nima Amraa returned to the Gaza Strip from neighboring Egypt earlier this month, she was surprised to learn she was being placed in a makeshift quarantine center set up by the ruling Hamas group.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Fearing Gaza virus spread, Hamas preps for mass quarantines
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — When Nima Amraa returned to the Gaza Strip from neighboring Egypt earlier this month, she was surprised to learn she was being placed in a makeshift quarantine center set up by the ruling Hamas group.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Fearing Gaza virus spread, Hamas preps for mass quarantines
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — When Nima Amraa returned to the Gaza Strip from neighboring Egypt earlier this month, she was surprised to learn she was being placed in a makeshift quarantine center set up by the ruling Hamas group.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Survivors of world conflicts offer perspective amid pandemic
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — As Western countries reeling from the coronavirus pandemic awaken to a new reality of economic collapse, overwhelmed hospitals, grounded flights and home confinement, it's tempting to think the end of days is at hand.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Survivors of world conflicts offer perspective amid pandemic
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — As Western countries reeling from the coronavirus pandemic awaken to a new reality of economic collapse, overwhelmed hospitals, grounded flights and home confinement, it's tempting to think the end of days is at hand.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Survivors of world conflicts offer perspective amid pandemic
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — As Western countries reeling from the coronavirus pandemic awaken to a new reality of economic collapse, overwhelmed hospitals, grounded flights and home confinement, it's tempting to think the end of days is at hand.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Virus now in Gaza, Syria, raising fears in vulnerable areas
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The arrival of the coronavirus in the Gaza Strip, an impoverished enclave where the health care system has been gutted by years of conflict, and Syria, which has been devastated by nine years of civil war and sanctions, raised fears Sunday that the pandemic …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
New ward provides hope for Gazans coping with gunshot wounds
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Mansour al-Masri has been largely confined to bed for almost two years, iron rods protruding through bandages wrapping his lower leg.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
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