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Fast Forward 3 Jews Confess to Revenge Killing of Palestinian
Three Israeli Jews arrested for the murder of a Palestinian teenager have confessed to abducting him and burning him alive, officials said on Monday, an incident that helped trigger a week of Israeli-Hamas fighting around the Gaza strip. Easing a court gag order on the case, Israel said the suspects, two of them minors, had…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Protester Killed by Israeli Soldiers in West Bank
Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian man during clashes with stone-throwers in the occupied West Bank on Monday, both sides said, as tensions mounted over Israel’s military offensive in Gaza. Israel also detained dozens of Palestinians overnight in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, said activists, part of a crackdown on suspected militants stepped up…
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Fast Forward Israel Holds Off on Gaza Invasion as Truce Push Mounts — Toll at 166
Israel said it shot down a drone from Gaza a week into its offensive on Monday, the first reported deployment of an unmanned aircraft by Palestinian militants whose rocket attacks have been regularly intercepted. Hamas, the Islamist group which runs Gaza, said its armed wing had sent several drones to carry out “special missions” deep…
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Fast Forward Iran Nuclear Talks Stalled as Deadline Nears
Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday major differences persist between Iran and six world powers negotiating on Tehran’s nuclear program, remarks echoed by Tehran, with a July 20 deadline for a deal approaching. The United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China want Iran to reduce its nuclear fuel-making capacity to deny it…
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Fast Forward Thousands Flee Gaza Town After Israel Warning of Possible Invasion
Thousands fled their homes in a Gaza town on Sunday after Israel warned them to leave ahead of threatened attacks on rocket-launching sites, on the sixth day of an offensive that Palestinian officials said has killed at least 160 people. Militants in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip kept up rockets salvoes deep into the Jewish state…
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The Schmooze Israel Scraps Neil Young Gig Over Rocket Fears
Getty Images Palestinian rocket fire on Tel Aviv has forced the cancellation of veteran rock star Neil Young’s concert scheduled for Thursday. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said on Sunday the show was canceled by police for security reasons “in order not to put people in Gaza rocket range at unnecessary risk”. Militants in the Gaza…
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Fast Forward Israel Commandoes Clash With Hamas Troops in Gaza — Toll Rises to 150
Israeli naval commandos clashed with Hamas militants in a raid on the coast of the Gaza Strip on Sunday, in what appeared to be the first ground assault of a six-day Israeli offensive on the territory. With aerial support from fighter jets, the Israeli force attacked a site in northern Gaza used to launch long-range…
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Fast Forward 15 Killed in Strike on Gaza Police Chief
An Israeli air strike on the home of Gaza’s police chief killed 15 Palestinians on Saturday, the Gaza health ministry said, the deadliest attack since Israel launched an offensive in the enclave five days ago. An Israeli military spokesman said he was checking the report. A source in Gaza’s dominant Hamas group said the police…
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