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Glossary of the Mideast conflict
09/06/2010 - ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT

Glossary of the Mideast conflict

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been burning at different intensities for more than half a century, threatening peace far beyond the region. Below is a list of terms at the heart of the conflict, essential to continuing reconciliation efforts.
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Israeli strike kills two Palestinians in Gaza
18/01/2012 - ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT

Israeli strike kills two Palestinians in Gaza

An Israeli aircraft and tank strike has killed two Palestinians suspected of trying to plant a bomb near the security fence in Northern Gaza, according to the Israeli military.
The victims of the Fatah Hamas divide
20/12/2011 - GAZA STRIP

The victims of the Fatah Hamas divide

Almost six months after the latest unity agreement between rival Palestinian parties, Hamas and Fatah, it has yet to be implemented. No unity transitional government has been formed, no elections organized, security services have not been reorganized or merged in Gaza or the West Bank. And political prisoners have yet to be released on both sides. In the meantime it is ordinary Palestinians who pay a heavy price. Our correspondent, Gallagher Fenwick, reports from the Gaza Strip.
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Overnight Israeli air strike hits Gaza home
09/12/2011 - ISRAEL - PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

Overnight Israeli air strike hits Gaza home

A Palestinian civilian was killed and 12 other people wounded when an Israeli air strike hit a house in the Gaza Strip overnight Thursday. Israeli forces said the raid targeted a Hamas training camp nearby.
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France summons Israeli ambassador
16/11/2011 - ISRAEL - FRANCE

France summons Israeli ambassador

France summoned the Israeli ambassador to Paris, Yossi Gal (pictured), to the foreign ministry Wednesday after an IDF airstrike on the Gaza Strip injured France’s Gaza consulate, along with his wife and daughter.
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Israeli air strike kills Palestinian militant in Gaza
05/11/2011 - ISRAEL - PALESTINE

Israeli air strike kills Palestinian militant in Gaza

A Palestinian member of militant group Islamic Jihad was killed and two others wounded in an Israeli air strike in the Gaza strip on Saturday. An Israeli official said the militants were targeted as they were preparing to fire a rocket into Israel.
Militants back Gaza truce in wake of Israeli air raids
30/10/2011 - ISRAEL - GAZA STRIP

Militants back Gaza truce in wake of Israeli air raids

One militant was killed in a fresh Israeli air raid on Gaza Sunday after an exchange of rocket fire and air strikes overnight left nine Palestinian militants and one Israeli civilian dead. Islamic Jihad said earlier Sunday it would observe a truce.
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Rockets fired into Israel after strikes on Islamic Jihad
30/10/2011 - ISRAEL - GAZA STRIP

Rockets fired into Israel after strikes on Islamic Jihad

Israeli planes bombed an Islamic Jihad camp in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, killing a commander and four munitions experts, following a rocket attack near Tel Aviv earlier this week. The strikes prompted a fresh barrage of rocket fire into Israel.
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Hostage to Hamas: Gilad Shalit's five-year ordeal
12/10/2011 - ISRAEL - PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

Hostage to Hamas: Gilad Shalit's five-year ordeal

Gilad Shalit has written three letters, spoke on one audio tape and appeared in one video in the five years that he has been held captive by Hamas. His parents were told Tuesday that their son would be home “in the coming days”.
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Tensions on the rise on the Sinai/Negev border zone
06/10/2011 - ISRAEL-EGYPT

Tensions on the rise on the Sinai/Negev border zone

On the 30th anniversary of the killing of Egypt's leader Anwar al-Sadat by fundamentalist officers, we take a look at heightening tensions between Israel and Egypt. Sinai has been under tight military control for years, but not so since the revolution in Egypt. But now many residents and army officers in southern Israel fear that anti-Israel commandos could easily invade their territory.
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