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Gaza ceasefire indirect talks to resume in Egypt

Nasser Abu Bakr | 09/21/2014 | Politics
RAMALLAH, Nasser Abu Bakr- Indirect talks between Israelis and Palestinians on consolidating the Gaza truce are set to resume in Cairo Wednesday, two days after new reconciliation negotiations between Fatah and Hamas, officials said. On August 26, both sides agreed a truce that ended 50 days of...
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Aid flows into Gaza after Israel-Hamas truce

Aid flows into Gaza after Israel-Hamas truce
Adel Zaanoun | 08/29/2014 | News
GAZA CITY, Adel Zaanoun- Vital humanitarian aid poured into Gaza on Thursday as residents began rebuilding their lives following a devastating 50-day war between Israel and Hamas that experts say left no winners. Millions in and around the war-torn coastal enclave were enjoying a second day of...
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Israel in deadly Gaza air raids, Egypt in new truce plan

Israel in deadly Gaza air raids, Egypt in new truce plan
Sakher Abou El Oun | 08/26/2014 | Politics
GAZA CITY, Sakher Abou El Oun- Israeli fire killed 10 Palestinians across Gaza on Monday, while Egypt proposed a new ceasefire that would open key crossings into the blockaded territory. Since an earlier truce collapsed on August 19, the death toll in Gaza has risen steadily with at least 113...
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Despite shaky start, Gaza truce extension holds

Despite shaky start, Gaza truce extension holds
Tom Little | 08/15/2014 | Politics
GAZA CITY, Tom Little- Millions in Gaza and southern Israel on Thursday enjoyed a welcome extension to a temporary truce despite a rocky start which saw a flurry of rocket fire and air strikes. Egyptian mediators brokered a five-day extension to an existing truce to allow for further negotiations...
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Israel, Gaza violence defies truce 'deal'

Adel Zaanoun | 08/14/2014 | News
GAZA CITY, Adel Zaanoun- Israeli jets bombed targets across Gaza early Thursday, retaliating to Palestinian rocket attacks in spiralling violence that left a truce extension teetering on the brink of collapse. The resumption of hostilities shattered nearly three days of calm over the skies of Gaza...
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UN chief cheers latest Gaza truce, urges long-term deal

UN chief cheers latest Gaza truce, urges long-term deal
AFP | 08/11/2014 | News
UNITED NATIONS- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Sunday welcomed the news of a fresh 72-hour ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, urging the two sides to work towards a longer-term truce. The latest ceasefire began at 12:01 am on Monday (2101 GMT Sunday), after days of frantic mediation to stem a...
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Gaza truce holds, officials travel to Cairo for talks

Gaza truce holds, officials travel to Cairo for talks
Adel Zaanoun | 08/06/2014 | Politics
GAZA CITY, Adel Zaanoun- A 72-hour truce took root Tuesday in Gaza, as Israeli and Palestinian delegations travelled to Cairo to try to extend the ceasefire and families picked through the debris of war. The guns fell silent after 29 days of fighting, bringing relief to millions as both sides...
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Israel announces 7-hour humanitarian truce in Gaza: army

Israel announces 7-hour humanitarian truce in Gaza: army
AFP | 08/04/2014 | Politics
JERUSALEM- Israel will hold its fire in most of the Gaza Strip for a seven-hour "humanitarian window" on Monday, the military said, four weeks into its bloody conflict with Hamas. According to an army statement, the ceasefire will take place between 0700 GMT and 1400 GMT in all of the Palestinian...
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Gaza death toll passes 1,200 amid latest talk of truce

Gaza death toll passes 1,200 amid latest talk of truce
Adel Zaanoun, Hossam Ezzedine | 07/30/2014 | Politics
GAZA CITY, Adel Zaanoun- The Palestine Liberation Organisation expressed readiness for a Gaza truce and Washington said Israel had sought help Tuesday in calming a 22-day conflict that has killed more than 1,200 people in the enclave. But the Israeli government remained silent on the subject while...
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