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Israel Strikes Gaza Targets in Response to Heavy Rocket Fire

May 4, 2019

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired scores of rockets into southern Israel on Saturday, wounding at least two Israeli civilians and triggering retaliatory airstrikes and tank fire against militant targets in the Hamas-ruled en...

Israel Must Prevent Unnecessary War in Gaza: Haaretz Editorial

gvwire

November 13, 2018

This time, an army operation in Gaza went wrong, resulting in one Israeli officer and seven Palestinians being killed. The Pavlovian response by both sides naturally wasn’t long in coming: rocket fire toward Is...

After Gaza Strikes, Israel Threatens Iranian Forces in Syria

Bill McEwen

October 28, 2018

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Palestinian militants ceased rocket attacks from Gaza into Israel and relative calm prevailed Saturday afternoon after a night-long exchange of fire that prompted Israeli threats against...

Photo of Palestinians evacuating a wounded protester

Protesters Gather on Gaza Frontier, Israeli Fire Wounds 77

AP News

October 19, 2018

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Thousands of Palestinians massed Friday along Israel's frontier, with dozens approaching and breaching the perimeter fence that separates Gaza from Israel, even as Egypt stepped up efforts reach a lasting cease-fire between the territor...

Photo of mourners chanting while carrying the body of Ahamd Omar

Gaza Protests Escalate After Deal to Ease Blockade Fails

AP News

September 19, 2018

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Palestinians protested Wednesday at a new location along the perimeter fence between Israel and Gaza as Hamas intensified demonstrations at the border after Egyptian-led cease-fire talks...

Qatar Beats the Odds to Overcome Saudi Aggression

Drew Phelps

February 20, 2018

In the face of two nations seeking to redefine political power in the Middle East, small Qatar has proven resilient and resisted their advances, writes Juan Cole in The Nation. On June 5, 2017, the leaders o...

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