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Funeral for a Palestinian militants killed when Israeli naval forces attacked a flotilla in Gaza

Palestinian Fatah members carry the body of Palestinian militant Ibrahim Al-Wahidi, 25, during his funeral in Gaza City, June 7, 2010. Al-Wahidi was killed with three other comrades off the Gaza coast when Israeli naval forces fired at a Palestinian boat off the central Gaza Strip on June 7, killing four militants, medical officials,. UPI/Ismael Mohamad Victim

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Bomber kills Hamas guard in rare attack on Gaza-Egypt border 4 days ago ago

Aug. 17 (UPI) -- A Hamas security guard died Thursday when a suicide bomb was detonated as two men approached the Gaza-Egypt border, a government spokesman said.

Missile countermeasures: North Korea's threat, Israel's experience 6 days ago ago

Aug. 15 (UPI) -- North Korea's nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles have been making headlines again. There's also been serious controversy over how the United States and other countries should react to that threat.

The Almanac 3 weeks ago ago

On July 26, 2005, the Discovery lifted off from Cape Canaveral in the first shuttle launch since the 2003 Columbia tragedy.

U.S. report: Global terror attacks decline for second year in a row 1 month ago ago

July 19 (UPI) -- Terrorism attacks are on the decline globally for the second year in a row, the State Department said in a report issued Wednesday.

Israelis, Palestinians ink U.S.-backed water deal 1 month ago ago

July 13 (UPI) -- Israel and the Palestinian Authority announced a deal Thursday that will provide 32 million cubic meters of drinking water to the West Bank and Gaza annually.

On This Day: Noriega sentenced to 40 years in prison 1 month ago ago

July 10 (UPI) -- On July 10, 1992, former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega was sentenced to 40 years in prison for cocaine racketeering.

On This Day: 2014 Israel-Gaza conflict begins 1 month ago ago

July 8 (UPI) -- On July 8, 2014, Israeli airstrikes pounded the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip and rockets were fired at Israel, starting a 50-day conflict.

Hamas building buffer zone along Gaza-Egypt border 1 month ago ago

June 28 (UPI) -- Hamas began constructing a security buffer zone between the Gaza Strip and Egypt on Wednesday in an attempt to improve relations with Cairo.

Israel strikes Hamas positions after Gaza rocket attack 1 month ago ago

June 27 (UPI) -- Israel launched strikes on Hamas military positions in Gaza after a rocket was fired from Gaza into southern Israel, the Israel Defense Forces said Tuesday.

Israel begins reducing power to Gaza, fulfilling Palestinian Authority request 2 months ago ago

June 19 (UPI) -- Israel began reducing electricity to the Gaza Strip on Monday, fulfilling a request from the Palestinian Authority to pressure Hamas from controlling the area.

Egyptian court seeks execution of 31 in prosecutor's assassination 2 months ago ago

June 17 (UPI) -- An Egyptian court recommended the death sentence for 31 suspected members of the Islamic Brotherhood after the assassination of Egypt's top prosecutor in 2015.

Netanyahu urges U.N. to close Palestinian refugees relief agency 2 months ago ago

June 11 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the United Nations to shut down a relief agency that serves Palestinian refugees.

Families of hunger strikers shut down U.N. office in Ramallah 3 months ago ago

May 17 (UPI) -- Families of detainees involved in a hunger strike shut down the U.N. office in Ramallah, West Bank, a Jordanian news agency reported.

Palestinian official demands apology from Israel over 1948 'catastrophe' 3 months ago ago

May 15 (UPI) -- A Palestinian official marked Nakba Day, an annual commemoration of the expulsion of residents during Israeli independence, by demanding an apology.

Trump on Israeli-Palestinian peace: 'We will get this done' 3 months ago ago

May 3 (UPI) -- At a meeting with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday, Donald Trump vowed to find Mideast peace that has plagued U.S. presidents for decades.

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Gaza City (unofficially)

45,000 dunams (45 km²)

Gaza (Arabic: غزة‎ Ghazza; also referred to as Gaza City) is a Palestinian city in the Gaza Strip, with a population of 410,000, making it the largest city under the control of the Palestinian National Authority.

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In my eight years in UNRWA, the urgency of an appeal for the people here has never been so acute

U.N. seeks $34 million in aid to Gazans

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It could be anyone, Hezbollah, Palestinian terror groups or al-Qaida

Lebanon finds, defuses eight rockets

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We are deeply alarmed at the prospects of a further intensification of violence, given the terrible implications for civilians and the threat such conflict would pose to the security of all parties -- the Palestinians, Israel and Egypt

Violence clouds Israeli-Palestinian talks

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