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Palestinian youth shot to death as West Bank seethes

April 3, 2013
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Palestinian youth shot to death as West Bank seethes

RAMALLAH/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian youth in the West Bank, a Palestinian medic said, as confrontations went into a third day after the death of a prisoner held by Israel provoked street clashes and rocket fire.

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Sources: Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza

April 3, 2013
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Sources: Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza

SHARE THIS Print Email More sharing RedditStumbleUponDelicious Israel conducts first airstrikes in Gaza since November, sources sayBy CNN StaffApril 3, 2013 -- Updated 0210 GMT (1010 HKT)STORY HIGHLIGHTSIsraeli plane fires on two targets, Israel Defense Forces says Strikes hit empty land; no injuries reported Previously unknown group claims to have fired rocket into Israel (CNN)…

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April 2, 2013
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SHARE THIS Print Email More sharing RedditStumbleUponDelicious Hamas again picks Meshaal as leaderBy CNN StaffApril 2, 2013 -- Updated 1544 GMT (2344 HKT)Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal departs from the Gaza Strip on December 10, 2012 in Rafah.(CNN) -- Hamas, the Palestinian movement that runs Gaza, has re-elected Khaled Meshaal as its political leader, several sources…

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Report blames Hamas for Egypt soldier killings

March 14, 2013
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Report blames Hamas for Egypt soldier killings

Buy AP Photo Reprints CAIRO (AP) — A report by a state-owned Egyptian weekly magazine on Thursday accused the Palestinian militant movement Hamas of carrying out one of the bloodiest attacks against the Egyptian army in years — the killing 16 of soldiers in the Sinai Peninsula in August 2012. Hamas' military wing angrily accused…

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Egypt hunts Sinai militants after soldiers killed

August 6, 2012
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Egypt hunts Sinai militants after soldiers killed

An Israeli soldier examines the wreckage of an Egyptian military vehicle after militants burst it through a security fence into Israel from Egypt, at an Israeli military base along the border with Egypt, southern Israel, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. Masked gunmen killed 16 Egyptian soldiers on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, at a checkpoint along the…

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UN’s Ban calls Syrian cease-fire ‘very fragile’

April 15, 2012
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In this image made from amateur video released by the Shaam News Network and accessed Sunday, April 15, 2012, smoke billows an impact following purported shelling in Homs, Syria. Syrian troops are reported to have shelled residential neighborhoods dominated by rebels in the central city of Homs Sunday, activists said, killing at least three people…

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Hamas: 3 Palestinians hanged in Gaza

April 7, 2012
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Hamas: 3 Palestinians hanged in Gaza

Hamas: 3 executed in Gaza, one for 'collaborating' with IsraelBy the CNN Wire StaffApril 7, 2012 -- Updated 1059 GMT (1859 HKT)STORY HIGHLIGHTSThree Palestinians are executed in Gaza, the Hamas government says One is put to death for collaborating with Israel, Hamas says Two others are hanged as convicted murderers Rights groups have previously highlighted…

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Hamas: 3 Palestinians hung in Gaza

April 7, 2012
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Hamas: 3 Palestinians hung in Gaza

Hamas: 3 executed in Gaza, one for 'collaborating' with IsraelBy the CNN Wire StaffApril 7, 2012 -- Updated 1059 GMT (1859 HKT)STORY HIGHLIGHTSThree Palestinians are executed in Gaza, the Hamas government says One is put to death for collaborating with Israel, Hamas says Two others are hanged as convicted murderers Rights groups have previously highlighted…

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Israel-Gaza violence ebbs as truce takes effect

March 13, 2012
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Israel-Gaza violence ebbs as truce takes effect

Israeli police engineers look at a camera as they examine the site after a rocket fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip hit the city of Ashdod, southern Israel, Monday, March 12, 2012. Israeli airstrikes killed three Palestinian civilians and two militants in the Gaza Strip on Monday and Palestinian rocket squads barraged southern…

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Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza for fourth day

March 12, 2012
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Israel, Gaza exchange rocket fireSTORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: Israel's defense minister defends airstrikes At least three people are killed and 40 people injured, medical officials say At least 21 people have been killed since Friday Overnight strikes target weapons storage facility, rocket-launching sites, IDF says Gaza City (CNN) -- Fresh airstrikes early Monday in Gaza led to…

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