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June 14, 2018 at 8:37 am

Gaza man’s face badly damaged by Israeli tear gas canister

A Palestinian man whose face was severely damaged by an Israeli tear gas canister was shot into his mouth during a border protest last week...

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June 7, 2018 at 10:09 pm

Palestinians killed in protest near Gaza-Israeli border VIEW

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops fired live rounds and tear gas as thousands of Palestinians protested near the Gaza border fence Friday,...

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June 6, 2018 at 11:19 pm

Aid freeze, politics push Gaza’s people deeper into poverty VIEW

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Samia Hassan used to have enough money to feed her two dozen children and grandchildren. Now she spends much...

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June 2, 2018 at 1:18 am

Protests resume after Palestinian paramedic’s Gaza funeral VIEW

KHUZAA, Gaza Strip (AP) — Thousands of Palestinians, including hundreds of medical workers in white uniforms, took part Saturday in the funeral procession of a...

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June 1, 2018 at 10:05 am

Palestinian woman killed in Gaza protest, ministry says

JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian woman was killed by Israeli fire Friday during mass protests in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. Thousands...

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May 30, 2018 at 11:21 am

Death from tear gas or bad heart? No ruling yet on Gaza baby

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Gaza Health Ministry spokesman said Wednesday that the death of a 9-month-old girl remains under investigation, two weeks...

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Flames of rockets fired by Palestinian militants are seen over Gaza Strip toward Israeli lands, early Wednesday, May 30, 2018. Palestinian militants bombarded southern Israel with dozens of rockets and mortar shells Tuesday, while Israeli warplanes struck targets throughout the Gaza Strip in the largest flare-up of violence between the sides since a 2014 war. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa) HM103 HM103

May 29, 2018 at 10:38 pm

Gaza’s Hamas rulers say cease-fire reached with Israel VIEW

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza's Hamas rulers said Wednesday they had agreed to a cease-fire with Israel to end the largest flare-up of...

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May 20, 2018 at 9:39 am

Palestinian publicly sets himself on fire in Gaza

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A 20-year-old Palestinian is in critical condition Sunday after publicly setting himself on fire but his motives remain unclear...

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May 18, 2018 at 12:24 am

Gaza border protests resume as UN calls for inquiry VIEW

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians resumed their fiery protests at Gaza's border with Israel on Friday as a U.N. human rights body criticized...

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Marwan Shtewi, 32, lies on the bed at the surgery’s ward of Shifa hospital in Gaza City, Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Shtewi was shot in his hand and abdomen by Israeli troops during a protest east of Gaza City on Monday. With few prospects and little to fear, Shtewi is among the crowds of young men who put themselves on the front lines of violent protests along the border with Israel, risking their lives in a weekly showdown meant to draw attention to the dire conditions of Gaza. (AP Photo/Adel Hana) AH102 AH102

May 16, 2018 at 12:57 pm

With little to lose, Gaza’s men drawn to border protests

While Palestinian protest organizers in Gaza voice slogans of defending Jerusalem and returning to the lost homes of their forefathers in Israel, it is the...

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