Author: Fares Akram
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Israel’s Netanyahu vows to press ahead with assault on Hamas
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Wednesday to press ahead with an military offensive in the Gaza Strip, pushing back against calls from the United States to wind down the operation that has left hundreds dead. Netanyahu’s tough comments marked the first public rift between the two close allies since…
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Israel steps up Gaza offensive, kills senior Hamas figures
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip • Israel on Wednesday pressed ahead with a fierce military offensive in the Gaza Strip, killing as many as 10 Hamas military figures and toppling a pair of high-rise towers housing Hamas facilities in a series of airstrikes. The Islamic militant group showed no signs of backing down and fired hundreds…
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Israel, Hamas trade deadly fire as confrontation escalates
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip • A confrontation between Israel and Hamas sparked by weeks of tensions in contested Jerusalem escalated Tuesday as Israel unleashed new airstrikes on Gaza while militants barraged Israel with hundreds of rockets. The exchange killed a number of militants and civilians in Gaza and at least three people in Israel. The…
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As rockets rain down, Israel intensifies its strikes in Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip • Israeli aircraft struck Islamic Jihad targets throughout the Gaza Strip on Wednesday while the militant group rained scores of rockets into Israel for a second straight day as the heaviest round of fighting in months showed no signs of ending. The death toll rose to 26 Palestinians, including a 7-year-old…
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Israel targets Islamic Jihad leader, sending message to Iran
JERUSALEM • Israel on Tuesday targeted two commanders from the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad, killing one in the Gaza Strip and missing the second in Syria as it stepped up its battle against Iran and its proxies across the region. The death of Bahaa Abu el-Atta and his wife as they slept in their…
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Israel, Hamas trade heavy fire in Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip • Palestinian militants bombarded Israel with dozens of rockets and mortar shells Monday, while Israeli warplanes struck targets throughout the Gaza Strip in what appeared to be the most intense exchange of fire since a 2014 war. Palestinian officials said at least three people, including two militants, were killed by Israeli…
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Hamas says most slain Gaza protesters were its members
JERUSALEM — Most of the protesters killed this week by Israeli fire along the border with the Gaza Strip were members of Hamas, the militant group said Wednesday, an admission that deepens the starkly different narratives on both sides over the deaths. Israel, which has faced blistering international criticism over its response, is likely to…
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Deadly Gaza protests cloud US Embassy opening in Jerusalem
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — In a jarring contrast, Israeli forces shot and killed at least 58 Palestinians and wounded more than 2,700 during mass protests Monday along the Gaza border, while just a few miles away Israel and the U.S. held a festive inauguration ceremony for the new American Embassy in contested Jerusalem. It…
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Keen Islamic prayer activists bring a new dawn to Gaza
In this Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018 photo, the sun rises over a mosque in Gaza City. In recent weeks, Gaza residents have been jolted awake in the dead of night by young men with loudspeakers calling them to early prayer. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) Khalil Hamra In this Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018 photo, the sun rises…