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| Jan.4 |
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Haniya, Abbas agree to pull back forces
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| Jan.6 |
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Hamas defiant on 'illegal' force |
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| Jan.15 |
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2 Palestinians killed near fence |
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| Jan.20 |
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Key Palestinian meeting postponed |
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| Jan.26 |
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11 die as factions clash |
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| Jan.27 |
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Death toll hits 18 as Palestinians fight |
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Battle rages on after 25 dead Gunmen from the Hamas and Fatah are continuing an increasingly bloody power struggle over the Palestinian government
| Both sides have suspended talks. Those killed included a boy of 11 or 12 who was hit during a shootout
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| Jan.29 |
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Hamas and Fatah agree to cease-fire
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| Jan.30 |
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Hamas commander killed despite truce |
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| Feb.1 |
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Fatah storms 'Hamas campus' |
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| Feb.2 |
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8 dead as battle rages |
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24 killed before factions reach truce Fatah and Hamas gunmen battled each other at universities, a radio station and in streets
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| Feb.3 |
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Hamas, Fatah clashes defy truce |
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| Feb.5 |
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Palestinian PM 'hopeful' on talks |
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| Feb.7 |
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Hamas, Fatah begin talks |
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| Mar.10 |
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Palestinian infighting kills Hamas man
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| Mar.14 |
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Hamas, Fatah agree on government |
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New Palestinian Cabinet named 
Israel will not deal with the new government because its program falls short of the recognition of the Jewish state
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| Mar.17 |
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Palestinians back unity government |
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| Mar.27 |
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Sewage flood kills 4 |
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| Apr.6 |
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Israel fires missiles into Gaza |
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Abbas: Israeli soldier to be freed |
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| Apr.7 |
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Fresh protests for BBC reporter |
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| Apr.15 |
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BBC calls claim of reporter's death 'rumor'
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| Apr.16 |
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'Desperate' fears on BBC reporter |
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| Apr.17 |
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Scuffles over kidnapped reporter |
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| Apr.19 |
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Abbas: Kidnapped reporter is alive |
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| Apr.21 |
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Israeli-Palestinian clashes flare |
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| May.6 |
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Palestinian militants attack school festival |
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| May.9 |
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Police teams walk tough beat for peace
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| May.13 |
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'Truce' after factions clash |
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| May.14 |
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Hamas-Fatah cease-fire collapses The shooting resumed, leaving two gunmen dead and 10 others wounded. Palestinian Interior Minister Hani al-Qawasmi resigned
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Factions 'agree new truce' |
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| May.15 |
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Fatah boosts police ranks |
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Gunfire tests latest truce |
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Gunmen raid Fatah official's home
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| May.16 |
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Gaza erupts in renewed violence |
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| May.17 |
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Israel launches air strikes
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UK in talks for release of reporter |
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| May.18 |
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Israel launches new strikes against Hamas
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Clashes continued for 6th day| 2 Hamas men and a passer-by were killed when a van was hit close to a Hamas post. Israel launched a series of air strikes on Hamas targets | |
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| May.19 |
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Fatah, Hamas agree new cease-fire
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Israeli jets strike Hamas 
The aircraft have fired missiles at a car in Gaza City, killing 3 people, at least 2 of them were Hamas fighters
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| May.20 |
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Hamas leader's house hit by Israeli missile
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| May.23 |
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Militants reject truce call |
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| May.24 |
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Israel arrests 33 senior Hamas members |
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| May.25 |
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Israeli warplanes strike Hamas target
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| May.26 |
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Israeli jets strike; Hamas minister arrested Israeli forces seized State Minister Wasfi Kabaha at his home in the West Bankin, Hamas member of the Palestinian unity government
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| May.27 |
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Israel PM vows more Gaza action
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Official: BBC reporter alive |
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| May.28 |
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Army gets green light for Gaza ground ops |
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| May.29 |
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Israel killing 2 members of Hamas' military wing |
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| Jun.1 |
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Video released of BBC's Johnston A video has appeared on the internet showing the first pictures of Alan Johnston since his abduction in Gaza on 12 March
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| Jun.4 |
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Palestinian ceasefire plan agreed |
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| Jun.10 |
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Israeli aircraft strike
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Militants throw rivals off high-rise buildings Hamas and Fatah-linked security force clashed, killing two militants by throwing them out of high-rise buildings
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| Jun.11 |
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14 died in Fatah/Hamas clashes 3 Fatah supporters were killed in a gun battle inside a hospital in the town of Beit Hanoun, despite the declaration of a new ceasefire
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| Jun.12 |
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Hamas launches new attacks Militants of the Hamas have begun to attack positions of rival Fatah as levels of violence reach a new intensity
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| Jun.13 |
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Abbas warns of collapse in Gaza
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Hamas bombs, controls compound |
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Hamas and Fatah 'agree on ceasefire'
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| Jun.14 |
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Hamas hails 'liberation' of Gaza The militants have hailed a series of military victories over rivals Fatah as a new 'liberation' of the territory
| Fighters seized Fatah's Preventative Security building and the intelligence service headquarters, and overran Rafah.
An aide to Abbas called the Hamas offensive a coup against the Palestinian Authority.
Abbas was likely to dismiss the government and call new elections
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Abbas sacks Hamas-led government| Palestinian Authority President has dismissed the coalition government and declared a state of emergency. Mahmoud Abbas would seek to cal... | |
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Hamas 'in full control of Gaza' Hamas fighters secured the presidential compound after a week of fighting with Abbas's Fatah faction that has left more than 100 dead
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| Jun.15 |
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Hamas pledges to work with Abbas
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Arab League condemns Gaza 'crime'
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| Jun.17 |
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'Kidnappers' deny Johnston deal |
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Abbas outlaws Hamas militias
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| Jun.19 |
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Gazans trapped at Israeli crossing Hundreds of terrified fleeing rule were trapped at a squalid crossing, hoping for permission to pass through Israeli territory to the West B...
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| Jun.20 |
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Israel to let in stranded Gazans
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Abbas accuses Hamas of coup plot |
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| Jun.22 |
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Hamas denies it plans to kill Abbas |
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| Jun.24 |
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BBC reporter in suicide vest video Alan Johnston warned that his captors would turn their hideout into a death zone if any rescue attempt is made
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Isl. Jihad member killed in Israeli airstrike
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| Jun.25 |
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Hamas airs 'first Shalit message'
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Hamas is 'ready to talk' to Fatah
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| Jun.26 |
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Militants renew threat to kill journalist |
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| Jun.27 |
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Hamas criticises Blair envoy move
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| Jun.30 |
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Israel launches air strikes |
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| Jul.3 |
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BBC reporter Alan Johnston freed| Johnston, kidnapped March 12 by a group calling itself the Army of Islam, was wearing blue jeans and looking gaunt. TV pictures showed Johnston, 45, leaving a building and entering a car, acc... | |
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| Jul.4 |
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BBC man: I felt buried alive Alan Johnston hanked his supporters and saying he was moved by all the people who took the time to support him when he needed it most
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| Jul.5 |
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Israeli forces, Hamas militants clash |
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| Jul.31 |
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Russia downgrades ties with Hamas |
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| Aug.9 |
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UN warns over Gaza economic woe |
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| Aug.27 |
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Israeli father rejects Hamas claim |
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| Aug.31 |
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Anti-Hamas rallies staged |
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| Sep.10 |
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Dozens hurt by rocket At least 50 Israeli soldiers have been injured, 3 seriously, in a rocket attack from Gaza
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| Sep.11 |
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Islamic Jihad: We fired Israel rocket
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| Sep.19 |
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Israel: Gaza is 'hostile entity' The Israeli security Cabinet declared Hamas-controlled Gaza a 'hostile entity' in response to continued Palestinian rocket attacks
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| Sep.27 |
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Israeli strike hits rocket crew |
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| Oct.10 |
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Hamas ready for talks with rival |
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| Oct.20 |
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3 die in heavy fighting |
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| Oct.25 |
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Israel approves Gaza power cuts
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| Oct.29 |
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Israel's Gaza fuel cuts alarm UN
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| Nov.12 |
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Deadly clash at Arafat rally At least 6 people have been killed in gunfire at a rally organised by Fatah to mark 3 years since the death of Yasser Arafat
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| Nov.15 |
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Abbas urges 'bring down Hamas' |
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| Nov.26 |
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Hamas dismisses Middle East talks |
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| Dec.11 |
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Six dead in Israeli attacks |
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| Dec.15 |
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Huge rally marks Hamas anniversary Hamas marked the 20th anniversary of its founding with a message of strength and defiance
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| Dec.17 |
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Militant commander killed
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| Dec.19 |
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Hamas leader: I'm open to talks Speaking by phone to an Israeli television reporter, Ismail Haniya has said he would be willing to negotiate a cease-fire with Israel
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| Dec.29 |
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Gaza pilgrims stranded in Red Sea |
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| 2007 |
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| Jan.4 |
Haniya, Abbas agree to pull back forces
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| Jan.6 |
Hamas defiant on 'illegal' force |
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| Jan.15 |
2 Palestinians killed near fence |
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| Jan.26 |
11 die as factions clash |
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| Jan.27 |
Death toll hits 18 as Palestinians fight |
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| Jan.27 |
Battle rages on after 25 dead Gunmen from the Hamas and Fatah are continuing an increasingly bloody power struggle over the Palestinian government
| Both sides have suspended talks. Those killed included a boy of 11 or 12 who was hit during a shootout
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| |
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| Jan.29 |
Hamas and Fatah agree to cease-fire
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| Jan.30 |
Hamas commander killed despite truce |
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| Feb.1 |
Fatah storms 'Hamas campus' |
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| Feb.2 |
8 dead as battle rages |
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| Feb.2 |
24 killed before factions reach truce Fatah and Hamas gunmen battled each other at universities, a radio station and in streets
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| Feb.3 |
Hamas, Fatah clashes defy truce |
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| Mar.10 |
Palestinian infighting kills Hamas man
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| Apr.6 |
Israel fires missiles into Gaza |
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| Apr.6 |
Abbas: Israeli soldier to be freed |
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| Apr.21 |
Israeli-Palestinian clashes flare |
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| May.6 |
Palestinian militants attack school festival |
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| May.9 |
Police teams walk tough beat for peace
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| May.13 |
'Truce' after factions clash |
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| May.14 |
Hamas-Fatah cease-fire collapses The shooting resumed, leaving two gunmen dead and 10 others wounded. Palestinian Interior Minister Hani al-Qawasmi resigned
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| May.14 |
Factions 'agree new truce' |
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| May.15 |
Gunfire tests latest truce |
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| May.15 |
Gunmen raid Fatah official's home
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| May.16 |
Gaza erupts in renewed violence |
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| May.17 |
Israel launches air strikes
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| May.18 |
Israel launches new strikes against Hamas
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| May.18 |
Clashes continued for 6th day| 2 Hamas men and a passer-by were killed when a van was hit close to a Hamas post. Israel launched a series of air strikes on Hamas targets | |
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| May.19 |
Fatah, Hamas agree new cease-fire
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| May.19 |
Israeli jets strike Hamas The aircraft have fired missiles at a car in Gaza City, killing 3 people, at least 2 of them were Hamas fighters
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| May.20 |
Hamas leader's house hit by Israeli missile
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| May.23 |
Militants reject truce call |
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| May.24 |
Israel arrests 33 senior Hamas members |
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| May.25 |
Israeli warplanes strike Hamas target
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| May.26 |
Israeli jets strike; Hamas minister arrested Israeli forces seized State Minister Wasfi Kabaha at his home in the West Bankin, Hamas member of the Palestinian unity government
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| May.27 |
Israel PM vows more Gaza action
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| May.28 |
Army gets green light for Gaza ground ops |
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| May.29 |
Israel killing 2 members of Hamas' military wing |
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| Jun.4 |
Palestinian ceasefire plan agreed |
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| Jun.10 |
Israeli aircraft strike
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| Jun.10 |
Militants throw rivals off high-rise buildings Hamas and Fatah-linked security force clashed, killing two militants by throwing them out of high-rise buildings
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| Jun.11 |
14 died in Fatah/Hamas clashes 3 Fatah supporters were killed in a gun battle inside a hospital in the town of Beit Hanoun, despite the declaration of a new ceasefire
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| Jun.12 |
Hamas launches new attacks Militants of the Hamas have begun to attack positions of rival Fatah as levels of violence reach a new intensity
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| Jun.13 |
Hamas bombs, controls compound |
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| Jun.13 |
Hamas and Fatah 'agree on ceasefire'
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| Jun.14 |
Hamas hails 'liberation' of Gaza The militants have hailed a series of military victories over rivals Fatah as a new 'liberation' of the territory
| Fighters seized Fatah's Preventative Security building and the intelligence service headquarters, and overran Rafah.
An aide to Abbas called the Hamas offensive a coup against the Palestinian Authority.
Abbas was likely to dismiss the government and call new elections
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| Jun.14 |
Hamas 'in full control of Gaza' Hamas fighters secured the presidential compound after a week of fighting with Abbas's Fatah faction that has left more than 100 dead
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| Jun.24 |
Isl. Jihad member killed in Israeli airstrike
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| Jun.25 |
Hamas airs 'first Shalit message'
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| Jun.30 |
Israel launches air strikes |
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| Jul.5 |
Israeli forces, Hamas militants clash |
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| Aug.27 |
Israeli father rejects Hamas claim |
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| Sep.10 |
Dozens hurt by rocket At least 50 Israeli soldiers have been injured, 3 seriously, in a rocket attack from Gaza
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| Sep.27 |
Israeli strike hits rocket crew |
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| Oct.20 |
3 die in heavy fighting |
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| Dec.11 |
Six dead in Israeli attacks |
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| Dec.17 |
Militant commander killed
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|
| 2007 |
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| Mar.27 |
Sewage flood kills 4 |
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|
| 2007 |
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| Aug.9 |
UN warns over Gaza economic woe |
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| Oct.29 |
Israel's Gaza fuel cuts alarm UN
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|
| 2007 |
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| Apr.15 |
BBC calls claim of reporter's death 'rumor'
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| May.17 |
UK in talks for release of reporter |
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| May.27 |
Official: BBC reporter alive |
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| Jun.1 |
Video released of BBC's Johnston A video has appeared on the internet showing the first pictures of Alan Johnston since his abduction in Gaza on 12 March
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| Jun.17 |
'Kidnappers' deny Johnston deal |
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| Jun.22 |
Hamas denies it plans to kill Abbas |
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| Jun.24 |
BBC reporter in suicide vest video Alan Johnston warned that his captors would turn their hideout into a death zone if any rescue attempt is made
|
| Jun.26 |
Militants renew threat to kill journalist |
|
| Jul.3 |
BBC reporter Alan Johnston freed| Johnston, kidnapped March 12 by a group calling itself the Army of Islam, was wearing blue jeans and looking gaunt. TV pictures showed Johnston, 45, leaving a building and entering a car, acc... | |
|
| Jul.4 |
BBC man: I felt buried alive Alan Johnston hanked his supporters and saying he was moved by all the people who took the time to support him when he needed it most
|
| Sep.10 |
Dozens hurt by rocket At least 50 Israeli soldiers have been injured, 3 seriously, in a rocket attack from Gaza
|
| Sep.11 |
Islamic Jihad: We fired Israel rocket
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| Nov.12 |
Deadly clash at Arafat rally At least 6 people have been killed in gunfire at a rally organised by Fatah to mark 3 years since the death of Yasser Arafat
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|
| 2007 |
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| Jan.4 |
Haniya, Abbas agree to pull back forces
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| Jan.20 |
Key Palestinian meeting postponed |
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| Feb.5 |
Palestinian PM 'hopeful' on talks |
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| Feb.7 |
Hamas, Fatah begin talks |
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| Mar.14 |
Hamas, Fatah agree on government |
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| Mar.15 |
New Palestinian Cabinet named Israel will not deal with the new government because its program falls short of the recognition of the Jewish state
|
| Mar.17 |
Palestinians back unity government |
|
| Apr.7 |
Fresh protests for BBC reporter |
|
| Apr.15 |
BBC calls claim of reporter's death 'rumor'
|
| Apr.16 |
'Desperate' fears on BBC reporter |
|
| Apr.17 |
Scuffles over kidnapped reporter |
|
| Apr.19 |
Abbas: Kidnapped reporter is alive |
|
| May.13 |
'Truce' after factions clash |
|
| May.14 |
Factions 'agree new truce' |
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| May.15 |
Fatah boosts police ranks |
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| May.17 |
UK in talks for release of reporter |
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| May.19 |
Fatah, Hamas agree new cease-fire
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| May.27 |
Israel PM vows more Gaza action
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| Jun.1 |
Video released of BBC's Johnston A video has appeared on the internet showing the first pictures of Alan Johnston since his abduction in Gaza on 12 March
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| Jun.4 |
Palestinian ceasefire plan agreed |
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| Jun.13 |
Abbas warns of collapse in Gaza
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| Jun.13 |
Hamas and Fatah 'agree on ceasefire'
|
| Jun.14 |
Abbas sacks Hamas-led government| Palestinian Authority President has dismissed the coalition government and declared a state of emergency. Mahmoud Abbas would seek to cal... | |
|
| Jun.15 |
Hamas pledges to work with Abbas
|
| Jun.15 |
Arab League condemns Gaza 'crime'
|
| Jun.17 |
Abbas outlaws Hamas militias
|
| Jun.19 |
Gazans trapped at Israeli crossing Hundreds of terrified fleeing rule were trapped at a squalid crossing, hoping for permission to pass through Israeli territory to the West B...
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| Jun.20 |
Israel to let in stranded Gazans
|
| Jun.20 |
Abbas accuses Hamas of coup plot |
|
| Jun.25 |
Hamas is 'ready to talk' to Fatah
|
| Jun.26 |
Militants renew threat to kill journalist |
|
| Jun.27 |
Hamas criticises Blair envoy move
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| Jul.31 |
Russia downgrades ties with Hamas |
|
| Aug.31 |
Anti-Hamas rallies staged |
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| Sep.19 |
Israel: Gaza is 'hostile entity' The Israeli security Cabinet declared Hamas-controlled Gaza a 'hostile entity' in response to continued Palestinian rocket attacks
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| Oct.10 |
Hamas ready for talks with rival |
|
| Oct.25 |
Israel approves Gaza power cuts
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| Oct.29 |
Israel's Gaza fuel cuts alarm UN
|
| Nov.12 |
Deadly clash at Arafat rally At least 6 people have been killed in gunfire at a rally organised by Fatah to mark 3 years since the death of Yasser Arafat
|
| Nov.15 |
Abbas urges 'bring down Hamas' |
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| Nov.26 |
Hamas dismisses Middle East talks |
|
| Dec.15 |
Huge rally marks Hamas anniversary Hamas marked the 20th anniversary of its founding with a message of strength and defiance
|
| Dec.19 |
Hamas leader: I'm open to talks Speaking by phone to an Israeli television reporter, Ismail Haniya has said he would be willing to negotiate a cease-fire with Israel
|
| Dec.29 |
Gaza pilgrims stranded in Red Sea |
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