Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian territory on the Mediterranean sea bordering Israel. Israel withdrew from the strip in 2005, ceding direct control to the Palestinian Authority, but it maintains strict indirect control.
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Breaking News 200 Hollywood Elite Condemn Hamas in Statement
Nearly 200 Hollywood elite from actors to directors to studio heads has signed a statement condemning Hamas, as its conflict with Israel continues. “Hamas cannot be allowed to rain rockets on Israeli cities, nor can it be allowed to hold its own people hostage. Hospitals are for healing, not for hiding weapons. Schools are for…
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Breaking News Hundreds Attend Funeral of 4-Year-Old Israeli Killed by Gaza Rocket
Hundreds of people attended the funeral of four–year-old Daniel Tregerman, who was killed by shrapnel from a mortar outside his home near the border with Gaza. “We were the happiest family in the world, and I just cannot come to grips with it,” Daniel’s mother, Gila Tregerman, said between sobs at Sunday morning’s funeral. “We…
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Breaking News Israel Says It Found Hamas Training Manual in Gaza
The Israeli army has released what it says is a page from a seized Hamas training manual that would appear to support its case that Palestinian militants deliberately use the cover of residential areas for combat operations. Hamas, which denies it puts civilians at risk by storing and firing weapons from built-up areas, dismissed the…
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Breaking News Israel Strikes Gaza High-Rise as Fighting Rages
Egypt called on Israel and the Palestinians on Saturday to halt hostilities and resume peace talks but both sides kept up attacks, including an Israeli air strike which destroyed a residential tower block in the center of Gaza City. Hamas militants also fired rockets at Israel. Initial reports said 17 people were wounded in the…
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Breaking News Hamas Endorses International Criminal Court War Crimes Push
Hamas leaders said on Saturday they had given their consent for the Palestinians to join the International Criminal Court (ICC), a move that could open up both Israel and the militant group to war crime probes over the fighting in Gaza. Moussa Abu Marzouk, a Hamas leader based in Cairo, said he had signed a…
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Breaking News Israel Pounds Gaza After 4-Year-Old Boy Slain by Rocket
(Reuters) — Israeli aircraft bombed the Gaza Strip on Saturday and Palestinian militants fired rockets at the Jewish state, the military said, with no end in sight to the deadliest violence between the sides in years. Gaza health officials said five people were killed in an Israeli strike on a house in central Gaza. The…
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Breaking News European Powers Propose Gaza Ceasefire Monitor Plan
Britain, France and Germany have floated the idea of creating a monitoring and verification mechanism for any future ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip to prevent future conflicts, a senior British diplomat said on Friday. The proposal was contained in an outline for a possible draft resolution prepared by the three…
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Breaking News Benjamin Netanyahu Vows ‘Heavy Price’ for 4-Year-Old Israeli Killed by Rocket
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to escalate the fight against Hamas, vowing the group would “pay a heavy price” after a four-year-old Israeli boy was killed by a mortar attack from Gaza, the first Israeli child to die in the six-week conflict. Shortly after his remarks, Palestinian officials said Israel had flattened a house…
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