This is the Forward’s coverage of the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian territory on the Mediterranean sea bordering Israel. Israel withdrew from the strip in 2005, ceding direct control to the Palestinian Authority, but it maintains strict indirect control.
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Fast Forward Hamas Leader’s Wife and Infant Son Killed in Israeli Strike
An Israeli air strike in Gaza killed the wife and infant son of Hamas’s military leader, Mohammed Deif, the group said, calling it an attempt to assassinate him after a ceasefire collapsed. Palestinians launched more than 100 rockets, mainly at southern Israel, with some intercepted by the Iron Dome anti-missile system, the military said. No…
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Israel News Why Israel’s Fight Against William Schabas May Be Off-Target
Before his foot even touches Gaza’s ground, the Canadian human rights scholar recently appointed to head the United Nations’ inquiry into the latest war there has come under withering preemptive attack. Israeli officials and their American supporters have compared the choice of William Schabas to chair the Gaza inquiry commission to “inviting ISIS to organize…
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Fast Forward State Department Designates Gaza-Based Jihadist Group As Terrorist Organization
The U.S. State Department designated a Gaza-based jihadist umbrella group as a terrorist organization. The designation for the Mujahidin Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem, which has claimed responsibility for numerous attacks on Israel since the group’s founding in 2012, means that American individuals and organizations are barred from any transactions with the council…
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Fast Forward Missing Israeli Lone Soldier Found Dead With Gunshot Wounds
The body of a missing Israeli lone soldier from the United States was found in central Israel with gunshot wounds. David Menachem Gordon, 21, was found Tuesday afternoon, hours after reports that he was missing were made public. His army-issued assault rifle was by his side, according to the IDF. Israel’s Channel 2 reported that…
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Fast Forward More Rockets Fired on Israel as Communities Reopen Bomb Shelters
A barrage of rockets was fired from Gaza at southern Israel after a cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian groups was broken. The Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted two of the rockets fired Tuesday evening. Earlier in the day, rockets were fired at Beersheba in violation of the 24-hour extension of a five-day cease-fire. The…
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Fast Forward Israel Strikes Gaza Targets After Rockets Fired
Israel said militants fired rockets from Gaza on Tuesday in violation of a truce and that it struck back with attacks in the Palestinian enclave, fighting that put talks in Cairo on a long-term ceasefire in jeopardy. An Israeli official said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered his negotiating team in Egypt to return home. But…
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Fast Forward Israel, Palestinians Renew Truce But See Risk of More Gaza Violence
The chief Palestinian delegate to truce talks with Israel warned on Tuesday that Gaza violence could erupt anew unless progress is made toward a lasting deal ahead of a midnight deadline in Egyptian-brokered talks. After a last-minute agreement was struck to extend by 24 hours a deadline to reach a truce, Azzam al-Ahmad, senior leader…
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Fast Forward Israeli Students Will Talk About Gaza War at Start of School Year
The first two weeks of the Israeli school year will include discussion of Israel’s operation in Gaza, the education ministry announced. The ministry on Monday issued a syllabus to teachers which calls on them to allow students to talk about their personal experiences and to work on special projects in which they express their feelings…
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