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Egypt's abrupt shutdown of operations against tunnels revives missile flow to Gaza...for arms Tuesday, Nov. 18, Egypt's special forces and engineering units suddenly shut down operation against the smuggling tunnels to Gaza without warning to Washington or Jerusalem, DEBKAfile's military sources report. US and Israeli... In this article: Gaza, Egypt, Gaza Strip, Washington, Cairo, Appropriation, US, and Jerusalem |
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washingtonpost.com | 1 day ago
Israel, Egypt squeeze Gaza tunnel business
...explosives to destroy the tunnels," he said. The tunnels, some of which have existed for decades, have become a vital supply artery for Gaza since 2006 when Israel began to restrict the flow of goods into the enclave after the Hamas...
In this article: Israel, Egypt, Hamas, Cattle, and Gaza Strip
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BBC News | 1 day ago
Israeli air force strikes Gaza
...three people had been injured in the attack. The airstrike, in the Khan Younis area of the Gaza Strip, followed the launch of a rocket from Gaza into the western Negev desert on Wednesday morning. No-one was injured by the rocket, which...
In this article: Gaza Strip, Israeli Air Force, Hamas, Beijing, Sierra Leone, and Israel
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AP Online | 1 day ago
Israeli aircraft hit Gaza after rocket attacks
...the military said. Palestinian security officials reported no injuries. Israel went to war against militants in Hamas-ruled Gaza last winter to quash eight years of rocket and mortar fire that terrorized southern Israel and killed 18...
In this article: Israel, Hamas, Gaza Strip, Jerusalem, and Egypt
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Israeli air strikes wound three in Gaza: Hamas
...the smuggling tunnels and said strikes had also been carried out against what she called two weapons manufacturing facilities near the Gaza town of Khan Younis. "The strikes are in response to continued recent rocket firing into Israel from...
In this article: Hamas, Gaza Strip, Israel, Gilad Shalit, Fatah, and Mahmoud Abbas
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Israel general says Hamas curbing Gaza rocket fire
...trying to mend a rift between Hamas and U.S.-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas who has often accused the Islamist group, which rules Gaza, of jeopardizing their people's national aspirations by provoking the Jewish state. "For now,...
In this article: Hamas, Israel, Gabi Ashkenazi, Al Qaeda, Mahmoud Abbas, Beersheba, and Gaza Strip
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Israel kills Palestinian in Gaza confrontation
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Palestinian killed on Gaza border
...treatment. He was in a critical condition. Another three Palestinians had been detained. Gaza has been controlled by Hamas since it ousted Fatah forces in June 2007. The strips borders, airspace and coast line are controlled by Israel,...
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Gaza (Arabic: غزة ; also referred to as Gaza City) is a Palestinian city in the Gaza Strip, approximately southwest of Jerusalem, with a population of 410,000, making it the largest city under the control of the Palestinian National Authority.
Inhabited since at least the 15th century BCE, Gaza has been dominated by several different peoples and empires throughout its history. The Philistines made it a part of their pentapolis after the Ancient Egyptians had ruled it for nearly 350 years. Under the Romans and later the Byzantines, Gaza experienced relative peace and its port flourished. In 635, it became the first city in Palestine to be conquered by the Rashidun army and quickly developed into a center of Islamic law. However, by the time the Crusaders invaded the city, it was in ruins. In later centuries, Gaza experienced several hardships from Mongol raids to floods and locusts, reducing it to a village by the 16th century when it was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire. During the first half of Ottoman rule, the Ridwan dynasty controlled Gaza and under them the city went through an age of great commerce and peace.
Gaza fell to British forces during World War I, becoming a part of the British Mandate of Palestine. As a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, Egypt administered the newly-formed Gaza Strip territory and several improvements were undertaken in the city. Gaza was captured by Israel in the Six-Day War in 1967, but in 1993, the city was transferred to the Palestinian National Authority. Hamas took over the city in 2007 after months of clashes with its rival Fatah, and has been under a blockade by Israel.
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