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Gaza Bodybuilders Feel Weight of Israeli Blockade
GAZA CITY — Rain, shine or war, one bodybuilder’s day begins with a cup of instant espresso coffee — no sugar or milk — and a power walk, usually along the beachfront boardwalk of Gaza City. On a chilly spring morning, with a smattering of rain, the beach cabanas were shuttered and the boardwalk’s corn […]
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A Site Holy to Jews and Muslims Returns as the Nexus of Conflict
JERUSALEM — Clashes broke out Friday for the seventh time in eight days at the holiest site in Jerusalem, foregrounding how the site — sacred to both Jews and Muslims — has become the newest focus of a monthlong spasm in tensions across Israel and the occupied territories. The skirmishes between Palestinians and Israeli police […]
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Gazan Militants and Israeli Air Force Exchange Fire
JERUSALEM — Militants in Gaza fired several rockets toward Israel overnight and early Thursday and the Israeli Air Force said it retaliated by striking two military sites in Gaza, the most intense fighting between the two sides since the end of an 11-day war in May last year. No deaths were reported on either side, […]
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New Rocket Fire From Gaza Follows Rising Tensions in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM — Militants in Gaza fired a rocket into Israeli airspace on Monday night that was intercepted by an Israeli air defense system, as tensions continued to rise after recent clashes between Palestinians and the Israeli police at a holy site in Jerusalem. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the rocket attack, but it followed […]
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Hamas, Claiming Victory Over Israel, Is Stuck in Same Old Cycle
GAZA CITY — At a beachfront hotel in Gaza City this fall, hundreds of Gaza civic leaders crowded into a Hamas-sponsored conference to hear claims of an imminent Hamas victory over Israel. “The state of Israel will be history,” the conference director, Kanaan Abed, said in a speech broadcast across the strip. “Palestinians outside Palestine: […]
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