Thousands of Palestinians have gathered at least weekly along the border in protests dubbed the Great March of Return
Gaza’s third international marathon has been cancelled after the ruling Hamas movement refused to allow women to run.
Egypt has reopened its Rafah border crossing with Gaza, allowing people to cross freely for the first time in four years.
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/ 22 December 2009
Hamas blamed Israel on Tuesday for stalling efforts to swap hundreds of Palestinian prisoners for a captured soldier.
A radical Islamist sheikh was among 22 people killed and 120 hurt when Hamas police stormed a Gaza mosque, emergency services said on Saturday.
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/ 22 January 2009
Senior United Nations officials examined the extent of war damage in Gaza on Thursday.
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/ 20 January 2009
Tension eased in Gaza early on Tuesday as a fragile ceasefire entered its third day, with residents struggling to absorb the devastation.
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/ 18 January 2009
The skies over Gaza remained calm on Sunday morning for the first time in 22 days as Israel unilaterally halted its onslaught.
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/ 15 January 2009
Israel struck fresh targets on Thursday and waged street battles in Gaza as the international community stepped up efforts to broker a truce.
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/ 13 January 2009
Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen fought fierce clashes around the Gaza Strip on Tuesday.