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Israel hits Gaza, after rocket firing...said in a statement. Gaza shares the Rafah border with Egypt. The incident took place overnight Saturday, according to security sources within Hamas, which controls Gaza. Three people were injured, the sources said. Israel added that it... In this article: Gaza, Israel, Israel Air Force, Hamas, U.S., Sderot, Rafah, Palestinian Center for Human Rights, and CNN |
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washingtonpost.com | 3 days ago
Israel, Egypt squeeze Gaza tunnel business
...Hamas Islamist group won a legislative election. With Egyptian help, the blockade was tightened in 2007 when Hamas, which does not recognize Israel's right to exist, seized control of Gaza. Ahead of the Muslim Eid al-Adha festival later...
In this article: Israel, Egypt, Hamas, Cattle, and Gaza Strip
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Arkansas Democrat Gazette | 22 hours ago
Gaza's militants to halt rocket fire
...to halt rocket fire Hamas announced Saturday evening that it has reached an agreement with other militant groups in Gaza to stop firing rockets at southern Israeli towns to prevent retaliatory attacks. Subscribers must LOG-IN to...
In this article: Hamas
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Israel general says Hamas curbing Gaza rocket fire
Israel general says Hamas curbing Gaza rocket fire JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Hamas has suspended its rocket launches against Israel since the Gaza Strip war and is similarly curbing other armed Palestinian factions in the territory, Israel's...
In this article: Hamas, Israel, Gabi Ashkenazi, Al Qaeda, Mahmoud Abbas, Beersheba, and Gaza Strip
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Palestinian vote put off, Abbas remains in office
...Election Commission blamed Gaza's Hamas rulers for forcing the postponement. Hamas overran Gaza in 2007, expelling Fatah forces loyal to Abbas. Hamas leaders oppose an election organized by Fatah, and without Gaza a complete...
In this article: Mahmoud Abbas, Hamas, Fatah, Israel, West Bank, Benjamin Netanyahu, Islamic, and Hillary Clinton
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Fatah says Hamas holds dozens on Arafat anniversary
...were usually rejected by Hamas. Hamas and Fatah have repeatedly traded accusations of arrest campaigns against supporters of the two groups in Hamas-run Gaza and the Fatah-dominated West Bank. Over a year of Egyptian mediation had...
In this article: Fatah, Hamas, Yasser Arafat, West Bank, Gaza Strip, Allegation, and Mahmoud Abbas
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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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