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Fast Forward Israel Strikes Back After Gaza Rocket Hits Sderot
Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip launched a rocket that landed in the Israeli border town of Sderot on Sunday and Israeli aircraft and tanks responded by shelling the Gaza town of Beit Hanoun, the army and police said. The rocket caused no injuries or damage in Sderot, where it landed in a residential area,…
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Fast Forward 4 Dead in Palestinian Police Raid on West Bank
Two Palestinian men sought for possession of weapons and other offenses were killed in a gun battle with Palestinian police in an arrest raid in the town of Nablus in which two officers also died, officials said on Friday. Palestinian security forces have arrested over 100 suspects in the past two months in the Israeli-occupied…
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Fast Forward Treasure Hunters Hopeful of Unearthing Lost Nazi Gold Train
Treasure-hunters said on Wednesday they were optimistic they would find a Nazi-era train believed to be hidden underground in southern Poland as they launched a second day of excavations. According to folklore, the train – dubbed by Polish media the “gold train” because it was carrying jewels and guns looted by the Nazis ahead of…
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Fast Forward Israel Will Pay Turkey $20M in Compensation for Gaza Flotilla Killings
Turkish lawmakers on Wednesday submitted to parliament a settlement deal with Israel that would see Israel pay Ankara $20 million within 25 days in return for Turkey dropping outstanding legal claims, ending a six-year rift. Relations between the two countries crumbled after Israeli marines stormed a Turkish ship in May 2010 to enforce a naval…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Protester Shot Dead in West Bank Clashes
A Palestinian youth was killed on Tuesday and dozens of protesters were injured during clashes with Israeli troops at the Fawwar refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said. The dead youth was named Mohammed abu Hashhash, according to Hebron hospital official Walid Zaloum, who said abu Hashhash was killed by…
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Fast Forward Will Treasure Hunters Solve Mystery of Lost Nazi ‘Gold Train’ Once and for All?
Polish and German treasure hunters have started digging at a site in southwest Poland where they believe a Nazi-era train rumored to have gone missing is hidden – despite the skepticism of experts. Andreas Koper and Piotr Richter said last year they had located the train buried underground. According to local legend, it was carrying…
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Fast Forward Lawyer: Palestinian Denies Funneling Charity Money to Hamas
A Palestinian representative of U.S.-based Christian charity World Vision denies Israeli allegations that he funneled millions of dollars in aid money to the Islamist militant group Hamas, his lawyer said on Sunday. Mohammad El Halabi, World Vision’s manager of operations in the Gaza Strip, was arrested by Israel on June 15 while crossing into the…
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Fast Forward Egypt Military Says It Killed Leader of Islamic State in Sinai
Egypt’s military said on Thursday it had killed Abu Duaa al-Ansari, whom it identified as the leader of the Sinai branch of Islamic State. It said on its Facebook page that a series of air strikes near Arish, the largest town on the Sinai peninsula, had also killed 45 other Islamic State fighters. There was…
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