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Half-mumbled prayers and friction at Jerusalem’s holiest site
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Half-mumbled prayers and friction at Jerusalem’s holiest site

 Israeli and Palestinian police kept a tight watch over the al-Aqsa mosque compound on Sunday amid high tension between Muslims…
US pledges aid as Ban warns of Gaza ‘tinderbox’
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US pledges aid as Ban warns of Gaza ‘tinderbox’

US Secretary of State John Kerry pledged $212 million in aid to Gaza at a donors meeting in Cairo Sunday,…
Army: Israeli troops kill Hamas men blamed for slaying teens
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Army: Israeli troops kill Hamas men blamed for slaying teens

Israeli troops shot dead on Tuesday two Palestinians blamed for killing three Israeli youths in the occupied West Bank in…
Abbas says may end unity with Hamas over Gaza governance
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Abbas says may end unity with Hamas over Gaza governance

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has threatened to break off a unity agreement with Hamas if the Islamist movement does not…
Hamas popularity surges as Palestinian rivalry flares
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Hamas popularity surges as Palestinian rivalry flares

Militant group Hamas would sweep Palestinian elections if they were held today after its support soared during seven weeks of…
Israel plans to expropriate 400 hectares of West Bank: army
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Israel plans to expropriate 400 hectares of West Bank: army

Israel announced plans on Sunday to expropriate 400 hectares (988 acres) of Palestinian land in the Bethlehem area in the…
Skies calm over Gaza as long-term truce takes hold
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Skies calm over Gaza as long-term truce takes hold

The skies over the Gaza Strip were calm Wednesday as a long-term ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinians took hold…
Israeli air strikes target more Gaza high-rises
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Israeli air strikes target more Gaza high-rises

Israel bombed more of Gaza's tallest structures on Tuesday, bringing down a 13-storey apartment and office tower and destroying most…
Egypt calls for Gaza ceasefire as fighting rages
Egypt

Egypt calls for Gaza ceasefire as fighting rages

Egypt called on Israel and the Palestinians on Saturday to halt hostilities and resume peace talks, but both sides kept…
Abbas: Egypt to invite delegates to resume Gaza truce talk
Egypt

Abbas: Egypt to invite delegates to resume Gaza truce talk

Egypt is to invite Israeli and Palestinian delegations to return to Cairo to resume talks on a long-term truce for…
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