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10 Palestinians wounded in Israeli strikes on Gaza

GAZA, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- At least 10 Palestinians were wounded in Israeli airstrikes on various targets in the Gaza Strip early Sunday, witnesses and medical sources said. The first raid took place shortly after midnight,...

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IDF: Gaza weapons factories, smuggling tunnel hit

The IDF Spokesperson's Unit reported that the IAF struck two Hamas weapons production factories in the central Gaza Strip and a smuggling tunnel near Rafah. The strikes came in response to the rocket that was launched at Israel...

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Joe Sacco | interview

Colleagues laughed when a young journalist in Palestine announced his intention to tell the story of that region though cartoons. Twenty years later, Joe Sacco is one of the world's leading exponents of the graphic novel form…...

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Israel, Egypt squeeze Gaza tunnel business

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - On the Gaza side of the border with Egypt, there is little activity in an area that was once as busy as an industrial zone. Many tunnel workers have concluded that the risk of being buried alive by...

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Palestine: Twitter Reports Say Israel Bombing Rafah & Khan Yunis

During Israel's attacks on Gaza in January 2009, bloggers and Twitter users took the place of the media, which had been banned from entering, reporting on each event well before mainstream publications. Today, a user raises the...

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Israel bombs weapons factory, two tunnels in Gaza

Tel Aviv, Nov 19 (DPA) The Israel Air Force attacked what the military said was a weapons factory and two smuggling tunnels in the southern Gaza Strip before dawn Thursday. Three civilians were injured in the bombings, Gaza...

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Israeli jet attack wounds three in S Gaza

A Palestinian man inspects damages of underground tunnels on Gaza's southern border with Egypt following Israeli airstrikes Nov. 19, 2009. Israeli jets attacked on Thursday morning a building and two tunnels, wounding three...

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Israeli airplanes raid Gaza after rocket attacks

A Palestinian man inspects damages of underground tunnels on Gaza's southern border with Egypt following Israeli airstrikes Nov. 19, 2009. Israeli jets attacked on Thursday morning a building and two tunnels, wounding three...

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OPT: Access restrictions continue to delay reconstructions in face of approaching winter

Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Full_Report (pdf* format - 499.6 Kbytes) October Overview October's events highlight the impact of access restrictions, including restrictions on...

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Gaza MD lost 3 children to violence, but preaches peace

Izzeldin Abuelaish's life was ripped apart in January by an Israeli blast in Gaza. The 54-year-old doctor survived the horror, but three of his eight children didn't. He found sanctuary for his remaining brood in Toronto and...

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