Hazem Balousha

May 19, 2021 at 4:57 pm

In Gaza, parenting under fire VIEW

For Palestinians and Israelis alike, war means inventing ways to protect children and ease their trauma. Parents have become directors of distractions, armed with stories,...

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May 18, 2021 at 2:44 am

Israel says it will step up strikes on Hamas tunnels despite cease-fire calls as clashes erupt in the West Bank

TEL AVIV — The Israeli military Tuesday said it plans to expand its bombardment of the Hamas tunnel networks that run under civilian areas in...

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May 16, 2021 at 2:42 pm

Buildings collapse, families are buried under rubble in Gaza

GAZA CITY - Sana'a al-Kulak spent the night under the rubble. It was hard to breathe; her leg was trapped. Her son, stuck beside her,...

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May 15, 2021 at 4:06 am

Amid intense Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, a media hub hit after warning

TEL AVIV - Israeli jets demolished the building housing several international news outlets in Gaza City Saturday, sparking outrage among media groups and concern from...

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April 29, 2021 at 12:52 pm

Palestinians will postpone long-awaited elections in West Bank and Gaza

JERUSALEM — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday announced his intention to indefinitely postpone what would have been the first Palestinian elections in almost...

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March 8, 2020 at 11:18 am

Gaza militants target Israel with party balloons bearing bombs

NETIVOT, Israel - The moment Merav Hania's daughter stopped loving kindergarten came when a cluster of colorful orbs floated toward her playground during recess. "Balloons!"...

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February 23, 2020 at 11:24 am

Militants fire rockets from Gaza after Israeli army bulldozer is filmed dragging body

JERUSALEM - Militants in Gaza fired about 20 rockets into Israeli territory Sunday evening, hours after a Palestinian news agency released a graphic video clip...

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November 14, 2019 at 10:34 am

Cease-fire takes hold after two days of intense fighting between Israel, Gaza militants

JERUSALEM — A shaky cease-fire took hold Thursday between Israel and Islamist militants in the Gaza Strip after two days of fighting that killed 34...

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May 13, 2018 at 1:18 pm

As Ivanka and Jared join embassy party in Jerusalem, Gaza braces for violence

MEFALSIM, Israel - As Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump watch the plaque being unveiled at the new embassy in Jersualem on Monday, 50 miles away...

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April 1, 2018 at 12:26 pm

No inquiry into Gaza border deaths, says Israeli defense minister VIEW

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman on Sunday rejected calls for an inquiry into the deaths of at least 15 Palestinians,...

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