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| Jan.1 |
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Gaza death toll 400 as airstrikes continue
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Airstrike on camp kills Hamas commander Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni: Six days of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza in response to Hamas rocket attacks have 'achieved changes'
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| Jan.2 |
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Israel hit Hamas rocket-maker's home
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West Bank anger over Gaza raids |
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Hamas warns against ground attack |
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Israel bombs, tanks gather outside Gaza |
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| Jan.3 |
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Israeli ground troops enter Gaza 
Earlier, the Israelis used ground artillery for the first time in the 8-day-old conflict when tanks fired shells into Gaza
| 10 to 15 vehicles crossing the northern border. An Israeli military spokeswoman said the intention was to take control of areas from which militants have been firing rockets into Israel
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| Jan.4 |
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Israeli troops clash with Hamas
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Israeli forces split Gaza in two Fighting is raging into the night in the Strip, where Israeli ground forces and heavy armour have effectively cut the territory in two
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Envoys race to halt Gaza carnage |
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| Jan.5 |
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Doctor in Gaza: Patients lying everywhere
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Hamas official defiant over rocket strikes |
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Israel vows no let-up over Gaza |
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Israeli military surrounds Gaza City
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| Jan.6 |
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10 dead as Israeli missile hits near school A missile struck near a U.N. school in northern Gaza. The school was being used as a shelter for civilians
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Blair:Cease-fire must halt smuggling |
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UN chief demands Gaza ceasefire
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Hamas mortars led to attack near school |
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Egypt proposes talks, cease-fire for Gaza |
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| Jan.7 |
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Israel accepts truce 'principles' Israel has agreed 'on the principles' of a ceasefire, raising hopes of an end to its conflict with Palestinian militants in Gaza
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Israel halts firing to allow aid into Gaza
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Truce crumbles as diplomats eye talks |
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Israel bombs Gaza into the night |
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More than 100 foreigners trapped in Gaza |
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Rockets from Lebanon strike Israel; 2 hurt 
At least 3 rockets struck northern Israel from Lebanon near the city of Nahariya 6 miles from the Lebanese border, wounding 2 people
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| Jan.8 |
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Israel accused over Gaza wounded |
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U.N.: Israeli strike kills 1 aid worker
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UN closer to resolution on Gaza |
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Bombs hit Gaza as UN urges truce |
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| Jan.9 |
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Israel, Hamas brush off UN, keep fighting | Israel continued its offensive in Gaza, hitting more than 50 targets, despite the U.N. Security Council's call for an immediate cease-fire | |
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UN agency to resume Gaza aid work |
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Egypt talks amid Gaza fighting |
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| Jan.10 |
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Hamas rocket team leader killed
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Israel warns Gaza of escalation |
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Gaza hit by new Israeli strikes
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| Jan.11 |
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Israel's military 'nearing its goals' in Gaza
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Israeli reservists sent to Gaza Israel has confirmed that reserve units have been sent to the Strip, as its campaign there enters a 17th day
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Israel calls for patience as death toll 900 |
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| Jan.12 |
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Israelis 'edge into urban Gaza' Israeli forces are moving slowly into most densely populated areas, reports say, as they continue attacks on Hamas militants
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Israel halts attacks to let relief into Gaza |
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UN chief wants Gaza conflict halt
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Hamas leader delivers defiant speech |
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Israel tightens grip on Gaza City |
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| Jan.13 |
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Israelis strike 60 Gaza targets |
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Israelis push on into Gaza City Israeli troops have advanced several hundred metres into several neighbourhoods and are engaged in street fighting with militants
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| Jan.14 |
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Israel pursues its Gaza offensive
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U.N. chief: 'No time to lose' in Mideast |
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Arab nations split over brokering truce |
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| Jan.15 |
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U.N. condemns shelling of aid complex |
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Third-ranking Hamas leader killed
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Urgent push for Gaza ceasefire |
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| Jan.16 |
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Airstrikes continue target Hamas leaders |
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Israelis edging closer to cease-fire
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| Jan.17 |
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Israel to announce unilateral cease-fire
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Israel declares unilateral cease-fire Israel has declared a unilateral cease-fire in the fighting in Gaza beginning at 2 a.m. Sunday. Olmert: Hamas has been dealt a very serious blow
| Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said troops would remain in Gaza for now. Nearly 1,200 Palestinians have been killed since December 27. 13 Israelis have died. US has welcomed the ceasefire
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| Jan.18 |
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Hamas agrees to one-week cease-fire Palestinian militants declared that they would stop attacks on Israel for a week and demanded that Israel remove troops from Gaza within the week
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Israel 'wants rapid Gaza pullout' |
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Bodies dug from rubble during cease-fire |
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| Jan.19 |
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Israel says it plans swift Gaza withdrawal |
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Gaza 'looks like earthquake zone' |
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Palestinians count toll: 1,300 killed
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| Jan.20 |
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U.N. chief: Gaza violence 'heartbreaking' |
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UN demands flow of goods to Gaza |
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| Jan.21 |
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Israeli troops complete Gaza withdrawal| Israeli troops have completed their withdrawal from Gaza after a 3-week military campaign against Hamas militants | |
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Hamas leader urges West to talk |
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| Jan.22 |
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Rival factions trade accusations of spying |
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| Jan.25 |
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Israel prepares legal defense of soldiers |
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| Jan.26 |
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Sky joins BBC in refusing Gaza aid appeal |
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| Jan.27 |
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Week-old Gaza cease-fire breached Palestinians activated an explosive device and a Palestinian was killed by Israeli helicopter fire
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Sky, BBC condemned for appeal rejection |
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Israeli jet targets Gaza tunnels The airstrikes have targeted the Strip's border with Egypt, as part of Israel's response to an attack on one of its frontier patrols
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| Jan.29 |
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UN chief launches $600M Gaza aid appeal
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Turkish PM storms off in Gaza row |
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Hezbollah: Bush tried to wipe out Hamas |
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| Feb.1 |
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Israel vows tough rocket response Israeli PM promised a 'sharp Israeli response' if rocket attacks from Gaza continue. Palestinian militants fired 4 rockets into southern Isr...
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Rockets wound 3 Israelis, strikes hit Gaza Israeli airstrikes hit a police station in central Gaza and tunnels near the border with Egypt, after rocket attacks from Gaza
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Hamas praises Iran's help in Gaza 'victory' |
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| Feb.4 |
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Hamas police 'seize aid for Gaza' |
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Israelis halt ship carrying aid toward Gaza |
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| Feb.6 |
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UN halts Gaza aid over 'thefts'
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| Feb.7 |
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Israeli jets hit targets in Gaza |
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| Feb.12 |
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Hamas: Gaza truce agreement near |
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| Feb.14 |
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Israel puts terms on Gaza truce |
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| Feb.17 |
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Explosives haul missing
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| Feb.18 |
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Captive deal 'key to Gaza truce' |
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| Feb.22 |
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Israel-Hamas arms embargo urged |
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| Feb.25 |
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Palestinian groups agree releases |
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| Feb.26 |
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Palestinian groups vow to unify |
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| Feb.28 |
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Two rockets strike southern Israeli city |
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| Mar.1 |
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Olmert: Gaza faces 'painful' response |
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Donors asked to pledge Gaza cash International donors are to meet as they are expected to pledge billions of dollars to rebuild Gaza after Israel's recent offensive
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| Mar.2 |
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U.S. offers $900 million to Palestinians
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| Mar.3 |
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Hamas must recognize Israel, U.S. says |
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| Mar.4 |
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Palestinian health care 'ailing' |
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| Mar.5 |
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UK lawmakers meet with militant groups
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| Mar.14 |
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Bin Laden tape: Gaza offensive holocaust
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| Mar.19 |
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Israeli military to probe Gaza allegations |
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| Mar.23 |
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Report condemns Israel for Gaza |
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| Apr.22 |
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Iran accuses Israeli leaders of war crimes |
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| May.5 |
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UN rebukes Israel over Gaza |
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| May.28 |
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Israeli forces kill local Hamas leader |
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| May.30 |
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Fighting kills six Palestinians |
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| Jun.14 |
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Israel targets smuggling tunnels |
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| Jun.25 |
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Hamas: Obama must do more for peace |
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| Jul.14 |
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Israel soldiers speak out on Gaza
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| Jul.15 |
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Kids TV praises mom's suicide bombing |
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| Jul.21 |
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Blast at wedding misses Fatah leader |
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| Jul.30 |
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Rights groups concerned at 'honor killing'
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| Aug.14 |
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Mosque gun battle rages At least 20 people have been killed and at least 60 injured in a fierce gun battle. Hundreds of Hamas fighters and policemen surrounded a mo...
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Gaza Islamist leader dies in raid |
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| Sep.15 |
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U.N.: Gaza acts amounted to war crimes A United Nations report says both Israel and the Palestinians committed actions amounting to war crimes during Israel's military incursion
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| Oct.2 |
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Israel airs videotape of kidnapped soldier |
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| Oct.11 |
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Israel out of NATO event because of Gaza| Turkey excluded Israel from a planned NATO military exercise partly because of Turkey's criticism of Gaza offensive nearly a year ago | |
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| Oct.13 |
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UN to resurrect debate on Hamas war |
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| Oct.20 |
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Peres rejects U.N. Gaza report
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| Nov.5 |
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Tunnel scam hits dirt-poor Palestinians
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Gaza war probes get U.N. approval The General Assembly approved a resolution endorsing a U.N. report calling for both Israel and Palestine to carry out independent investigations
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| Nov.22 |
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Israel launches airstrikes against Gaza Israeli fighter jets attacked what the country said were terrorist sites in Gaza in retribution for an earlier attack
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| Dec.13 |
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Exiled Hamas leader visits Iran |
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| Dec.27 |
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Blast kills 2 members of Hamas |
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