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| Jan.6 |
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Four dead in Israeli air strikes |
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| Jan.10 |
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Bush predicts 'state of Palestine'
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| Jan.13 |
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Mideast leaders put 'final status' on table |
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| Jan.15 |
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Israeli Gaza City raid kills 16 Hamas leaders have declared a 3-day mourning period after an Israeli raid on eastern Gaza City left at least 17 dead
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| Jan.18 |
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Israeli attack levels Hamas building
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| Jan.19 |
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Israeli airstrikes kill 2 militants |
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| Jan.20 |
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Gaza City plunged into darkness 
The only power plant in the Hamas-run Strip has shut down because of a lack of fuel. Palestinian officials are blaming Israeli restrictions
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| Jan.21 |
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UN says Gaza facing food shortage |
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Israel to ease blockade |
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| Jan.22 |
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Gunfire at Egypt's Gaza crossing |
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Palestinians blow up border wall Thousands of people fled after hearing explosions. Masked Palestinian gunmen blew holes in a border wall
| The Gazans rushed to buy food, fuel that have become scarce because of a blockade
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| Jan.23 |
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Gaza embargo 'will not be crisis'
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| Jan.25 |
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Gazans make new border wall hole
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Egyptians retreat from Gaza fence
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| Jan.26 |
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'Dozens hurt' in Gaza border clashes
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Palestinian radical founder Habash dies |
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| Jan.27 |
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Israel 'to resume Gaza supplies' |
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Israel: No talks on Gaza border crisis |
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| Jan.28 |
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Palestinians: Soldiers kill jihadist teen |
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| Feb.9 |
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Gaza rockets injure two Israelis |
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| Feb.15 |
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Blast kills senior Islamic Jihad militant |
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| Feb.24 |
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Israel steps up border security
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| Feb.27 |
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Airstrike hits Gaza ministry building
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| Feb.28 |
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Four children die in strike
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Israeli forces pound Gaza Strip| Israeli forces have kept up attacks on the Strip, where they have killed at least 32 Palestinians, militants and civilians. Gazan drivers are staying at home | |
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| Feb.29 |
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Israel warns of invasion of Gaza |
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Ten dead in Israeli raids |
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| Mar.1 |
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Palestinians: Israel attacks kill dozens 45 Palestinians been killed since Friday, Palestinian sources said, and 2 Israeli soldiers have died. Israel wants to stop rocket attacks
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UN chief condemns Gaza violence
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Israeli airstrike hits Hamas premier's office
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| Mar.2 |
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Palestinians suspend talks with Israel Palestinian leaders have suspended peace talks with Israel until the Jewish state halts its military operation in Gaza
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Israel begins Gaza withdrawal Most tanks and troops pulled out of northern Gaza, and the Israeli military was ending offensive operations there after 5 days
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| Mar.3 |
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Israeli Gaza operation 'not over' |
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| Mar.4 |
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Abbas calls for Middle East truce
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Israel returns to Gaza
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| Mar.5 |
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Abbas u-turns to OK peace talks
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Life in Gaza cited worst since 1967 A human rights coalition charged that the humanitarian situation in Gaza has reached its worst point since Israel captured the territory in ...
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| Mar.6 |
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Israeli soldier killed in militant attack |
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| Mar.7 |
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Palestinian territories sealed
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| Mar.9 |
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Israel approves settlement growth
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| Mar.10 |
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U.N. calls on Israel to halt settlement |
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| Mar.13 |
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Israel jets strike northern Gaza
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| Mar.23 |
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Cheney meets Palestinian leaders
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| Apr.6 |
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Child killed, family wounded in fighting |
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| Apr.9 |
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Militant attack on Israel border
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| Apr.13 |
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Israelis, Palestinians hold talks on Gaza |
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| Apr.14 |
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Airstrike kills Palestinian militant |
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| Apr.16 |
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Air strike 'kills 9 Palestinians'
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| Apr.19 |
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Suicide bomb kills 3 Palestinians |
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| Apr.23 |
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Fuel embargo blocks UN aid The United Nations is being forced to suspend its humanitarian work in Gaza because of the Israeli fuel blockade
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| Apr.24 |
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Hamas offers truce in Gaza Strip |
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| Apr.25 |
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Abbas will meet Bush in May
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| Apr.26 |
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Girl killed in fresh clashes |
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| Apr.28 |
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4 children killed in raid |
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| May.1 |
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Rice rebukes over Palestinian funds |
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| May.15 |
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Abbas pledge on 'catastrophe' day |
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| May.16 |
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Bin Laden: Muslims must liberate Palestine
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| Jun.6 |
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Israel, Palestinians to work on peace pact |
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| Jun.12 |
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6 killed in northern Gaza blast |
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| Jun.15 |
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Abbas: Israeli settlements threat to peace
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| Jun.17 |
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Hamas sources say truce with Israel near A truce between Israel and Gaza's Hamas leaders will go into effect within 3 days
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Israel and Hamas 'agree truce' Israel and the militant group have agreed to end months of bitter clashes with a six-month truce starting on Thursday
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Israel 'agrees to Gaza ceasefire' |
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| Jun.18 |
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Israelis, Palestinians battle before truce| Palestinian militants and the Israeli military traded violent attacks a day before a truce was scheduled to take effect | |
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Israel, Hamas begin truce in Gaza A truce between Israel and Palestinian militants took effect at 6 a.m. local time, after both sides spent the previous day trading blows
| Under the terms, Israel will ease its blockade on Gaza and talks to release an Israeli soldier held by Hamas are expected to resume. Olmert has warned that the truce will be fragile
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| Jun.24 |
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First violation of Israeli, Hamas truce Hamas said it's leaders are still committed to a cease-fire agreement with Israel despite numerous rocket and mortar strikes
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| Jun.29 |
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Israel reopens border crossings |
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| Jul.10 |
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Hamas arrests rocket squad |
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| Jul.20 |
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Israel probes 'detainee shooting'
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Brown demands end to Israel settlements |
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| Jul.25 |
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Five die in Gaza City explosion A powerful explosion inside a car travelling past a beach in the Strip has killed four Hamas militants and a young girl
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| Jul.29 |
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Palestinian boy killed during protest |
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Huge blast at Hamas training base |
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| Jul.31 |
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Rice upbeat despite battle in Mideast |
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| Aug.2 |
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Fleeing Fatah supporters enter Israel| About 180 pro-Fatah Palestinians seeking refuge from a Hamas crackdown in Gaza City were allowed into Israel. The Fatah supporters ran to a border crossing after a day of bloody fighting with their bitter rivals Hamas, who control... | |
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| Aug.3 |
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Ill Palestinians 'asked to spy' |
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| Aug.13 |
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Palestinians say farewell to poet |
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| Aug.18 |
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Israel agrees to free two killers |
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| Aug.24 |
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200 Palestinian prisoners to be freed Israel on Monday will release nearly 200 Palestinian prisoners, including 2 convicted murders. The release will coincide with a visit by Rice
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| Aug.25 |
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Israel frees Palestinian prisoners
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| Nov. 4 |
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Hamas militants die in clashes At least six militants have been killed after Israel's first incursion into the Strip since June's truce
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| Nov. 7 |
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Rice confident in Mideast peace process
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| Nov. 10 |
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Fuel shortages close plant Gaza City was plunged into darkness as the main power plant in the Strip has been forced to shut down because of a fuel shortage
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Israel allows some fuel into Gaza
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| Nov. 13 |
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Israel delays Gaza aid supplies Israeli authorities have denied entry to the Strip of a convoy of basic humanitarian supplies after continued rocket fire by Palestinian mil...
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Gaza City in darkness Residents of Gaza City were without power after the Israeli military halted some fuel shipments because of ongoing rocket attacks on Israel
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| Nov. 15 |
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U.N. agency in Gaza runs out of food A United Nations aid agency whose supply lines have been cut off couldn't help Gaza residents seeking humanitarian assistance
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| Nov. 20 |
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Clashes erupt after deadline ignored 
Inflammatory graffiti was found on Muslim gravestones and a mosque in the divided town as a group of Jewish settlers clashed with Palestinia...
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.6 |
Four dead in Israeli air strikes |
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| Jan.13 |
Mideast leaders put 'final status' on table |
|
| Jan.15 |
Israeli Gaza City raid kills 16 Hamas leaders have declared a 3-day mourning period after an Israeli raid on eastern Gaza City left at least 17 dead
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| Jan.18 |
Israeli attack levels Hamas building
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| Jan.19 |
Israeli airstrikes kill 2 militants |
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| Jan.21 |
Israel to ease blockade |
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| Jan.22 |
Gunfire at Egypt's Gaza crossing |
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| Jan.22 |
Palestinians blow up border wall Thousands of people fled after hearing explosions. Masked Palestinian gunmen blew holes in a border wall
| The Gazans rushed to buy food, fuel that have become scarce because of a blockade
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| |
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| Jan.25 |
Gazans make new border wall hole
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| Jan.25 |
Egyptians retreat from Gaza fence
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| Jan.28 |
Palestinians: Soldiers kill jihadist teen |
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| Feb.9 |
Gaza rockets injure two Israelis |
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| Feb.15 |
Blast kills senior Islamic Jihad militant |
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| Feb.24 |
Israel steps up border security
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| Feb.27 |
Airstrike hits Gaza ministry building
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| Feb.28 |
Four children die in strike
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| Feb.28 |
Israeli forces pound Gaza Strip| Israeli forces have kept up attacks on the Strip, where they have killed at least 32 Palestinians, militants and civilians. Gazan drivers are staying at home | |
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| Feb.29 |
Israel warns of invasion of Gaza |
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| Feb.29 |
Ten dead in Israeli raids |
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| Mar.1 |
Palestinians: Israel attacks kill dozens 45 Palestinians been killed since Friday, Palestinian sources said, and 2 Israeli soldiers have died. Israel wants to stop rocket attacks
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| Mar.1 |
UN chief condemns Gaza violence
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| Mar.1 |
Israeli airstrike hits Hamas premier's office
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| Mar.2 |
Israel begins Gaza withdrawal Most tanks and troops pulled out of northern Gaza, and the Israeli military was ending offensive operations there after 5 days
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| Mar.3 |
Israeli Gaza operation 'not over' |
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| Mar.4 |
Abbas calls for Middle East truce
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| Mar.4 |
Israel returns to Gaza
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| Mar.6 |
Israeli soldier killed in militant attack |
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| Mar.13 |
Israel jets strike northern Gaza
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| Apr.6 |
Child killed, family wounded in fighting |
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| Apr.9 |
Militant attack on Israel border
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| Apr.14 |
Airstrike kills Palestinian militant |
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| Apr.16 |
Air strike 'kills 9 Palestinians'
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| Apr.24 |
Hamas offers truce in Gaza Strip |
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| Apr.26 |
Girl killed in fresh clashes |
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| Apr.28 |
4 children killed in raid |
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| Jun.6 |
Israel, Palestinians to work on peace pact |
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| Jun.17 |
Hamas sources say truce with Israel near A truce between Israel and Gaza's Hamas leaders will go into effect within 3 days
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| Jun.17 |
Israel and Hamas 'agree truce' Israel and the militant group have agreed to end months of bitter clashes with a six-month truce starting on Thursday
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| Jun.17 |
Israel 'agrees to Gaza ceasefire' |
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| Jun.18 |
Israelis, Palestinians battle before truce| Palestinian militants and the Israeli military traded violent attacks a day before a truce was scheduled to take effect | |
|
| Jun.18 |
Israel, Hamas begin truce in Gaza A truce between Israel and Palestinian militants took effect at 6 a.m. local time, after both sides spent the previous day trading blows
| Under the terms, Israel will ease its blockade on Gaza and talks to release an Israeli soldier held by Hamas are expected to resume. Olmert has warned that the truce will be fragile
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| Jun.24 |
First violation of Israeli, Hamas truce Hamas said it's leaders are still committed to a cease-fire agreement with Israel despite numerous rocket and mortar strikes
|
| Jun.29 |
Israel reopens border crossings |
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| Jul.29 |
Huge blast at Hamas training base |
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| Aug.2 |
Fleeing Fatah supporters enter Israel| About 180 pro-Fatah Palestinians seeking refuge from a Hamas crackdown in Gaza City were allowed into Israel. The Fatah supporters ran to a border crossing after a day of bloody fighting with their bitter rivals Hamas, who control... | |
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| Aug.24 |
200 Palestinian prisoners to be freed Israel on Monday will release nearly 200 Palestinian prisoners, including 2 convicted murders. The release will coincide with a visit by Rice
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| Aug.25 |
Israel frees Palestinian prisoners
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| Nov. 4 |
Hamas militants die in clashes At least six militants have been killed after Israel's first incursion into the Strip since June's truce
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|
| 2008 |
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| Jan.20 |
Gaza City plunged into darkness The only power plant in the Hamas-run Strip has shut down because of a lack of fuel. Palestinian officials are blaming Israeli restrictions
|
| Jan.21 |
UN says Gaza facing food shortage |
|
| Jun.12 |
6 killed in northern Gaza blast |
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| Nov. 13 |
Gaza City in darkness Residents of Gaza City were without power after the Israeli military halted some fuel shipments because of ongoing rocket attacks on Israel
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| Nov. 15 |
U.N. agency in Gaza runs out of food A United Nations aid agency whose supply lines have been cut off couldn't help Gaza residents seeking humanitarian assistance
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| 2008 |
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| Mar.9 |
Israel approves settlement growth
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| Nov. 10 |
Fuel shortages close plant Gaza City was plunged into darkness as the main power plant in the Strip has been forced to shut down because of a fuel shortage
|
| Nov. 10 |
Israel allows some fuel into Gaza
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| Nov. 13 |
Israel delays Gaza aid supplies Israeli authorities have denied entry to the Strip of a convoy of basic humanitarian supplies after continued rocket fire by Palestinian mil...
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|
| 2008 |
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| Jan.26 |
'Dozens hurt' in Gaza border clashes
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| Jan.26 |
Palestinian radical founder Habash dies |
|
| Feb.9 |
Gaza rockets injure two Israelis |
|
| Apr.19 |
Suicide bomb kills 3 Palestinians |
|
| May.16 |
Bin Laden: Muslims must liberate Palestine
|
| Jul.10 |
Hamas arrests rocket squad |
|
| Jul.25 |
Five die in Gaza City explosion A powerful explosion inside a car travelling past a beach in the Strip has killed four Hamas militants and a young girl
|
| Aug.3 |
Ill Palestinians 'asked to spy' |
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| Aug.18 |
Israel agrees to free two killers |
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| Nov. 20 |
Clashes erupt after deadline ignored Inflammatory graffiti was found on Muslim gravestones and a mosque in the divided town as a group of Jewish settlers clashed with Palestinia...
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|
| 2008 |
|
| Jan.10 |
Bush predicts 'state of Palestine'
|
| Jan.13 |
Mideast leaders put 'final status' on table |
|
| Jan.21 |
Israel to ease blockade |
|
| Jan.23 |
Gaza embargo 'will not be crisis'
|
| Jan.27 |
Israel 'to resume Gaza supplies' |
|
| Jan.27 |
Israel: No talks on Gaza border crisis |
|
| Feb.29 |
Israel warns of invasion of Gaza |
|
| Mar.1 |
UN chief condemns Gaza violence
|
| Mar.2 |
Palestinians suspend talks with Israel Palestinian leaders have suspended peace talks with Israel until the Jewish state halts its military operation in Gaza
|
| Mar.4 |
Abbas calls for Middle East truce
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| Mar.5 |
Abbas u-turns to OK peace talks
|
| Mar.5 |
Life in Gaza cited worst since 1967 A human rights coalition charged that the humanitarian situation in Gaza has reached its worst point since Israel captured the territory in ...
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| Mar.7 |
Palestinian territories sealed
|
| Mar.9 |
Israel approves settlement growth
|
| Mar.10 |
U.N. calls on Israel to halt settlement |
|
| Mar.23 |
Cheney meets Palestinian leaders
|
| Apr.13 |
Israelis, Palestinians hold talks on Gaza |
|
| Apr.23 |
Fuel embargo blocks UN aid The United Nations is being forced to suspend its humanitarian work in Gaza because of the Israeli fuel blockade
|
| Apr.24 |
Hamas offers truce in Gaza Strip |
|
| Apr.25 |
Abbas will meet Bush in May
|
| May.1 |
Rice rebukes over Palestinian funds |
|
| May.15 |
Abbas pledge on 'catastrophe' day |
|
| Jun.6 |
Israel, Palestinians to work on peace pact |
|
| Jun.15 |
Abbas: Israeli settlements threat to peace
|
| Jun.17 |
Israel and Hamas 'agree truce' Israel and the militant group have agreed to end months of bitter clashes with a six-month truce starting on Thursday
|
| Jun.17 |
Israel 'agrees to Gaza ceasefire' |
|
| Jul.20 |
Israel probes 'detainee shooting'
|
| Jul.20 |
Brown demands end to Israel settlements |
|
| Jul.29 |
Palestinian boy killed during protest |
|
| Jul.31 |
Rice upbeat despite battle in Mideast |
|
| Aug.13 |
Palestinians say farewell to poet |
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| Aug.25 |
Israel frees Palestinian prisoners
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| Nov. 7 |
Rice confident in Mideast peace process
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| Nov. 15 |
U.N. agency in Gaza runs out of food A United Nations aid agency whose supply lines have been cut off couldn't help Gaza residents seeking humanitarian assistance
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