Grim records mark the 10th anniversary of Hamas rule in Gaza — the longest-ever daily electricity and water cuts, 60 percent youth unemployment, and a rising backlog of thousands waiting for a rare chance to exit the blockaded territory.
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Mideast envoy Tony Blair on Tuesday called off what would have been the first visit of a top Western diplomat to Hamas-ruled Gaza, citing a “specific security threat.” Blair's visit Tuesday was to have included a tour of a Gaza waste water project (...)
An Israeli tank fired two
shells in response to Palestinian mortar attacks Tuesday,
killing seven Palestinians and wounding six in the
deadliest single incident in the Gaza Strip in three
months.
The shells slammed into fields as farmers were (...)
A large force of Israeli
tanks, armored vehicles and troops pushed into northern
Gaza in an overnight raid, which continued Wednesday, killing at least three Palestinians, the Associated Press quoted Palestinian sources as saying.
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