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 IDF Bombs Hamas Position In Gaza Over Kite FirebombsJERUSALEM (JTA) — The Israel Defense Forces bombed a Hamas position in Gaza after it was used to launch kites carrying explosives. The Israeli military attack on Saturday night was in response to the incendiary kites, which have sparked fires in the current hot and dry weather which have burned more than 200 acres of… 
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	  Fast Forward Palestinian Rioters Vandalize Gaza Border Crossing That Brings Humanitarian AidJERUSALEM (JTA) — Palestinian rioters vandalized the border crossing which brings most of the humanitarian aid from Israel and the international community to the Palestinian people living in Gaza, including setting fire to the pipes that carry gas and oil from Israel to Gaza. The Palestinians also set fire to offices and buildings at the… 
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	  Fast Forward Gazan Kite Carrying Firebomb Ignites Forest, Fields In Southern IsraelJERUSALEM (JTA) — A fire burned for hours in a southern Israel forest after a kite carrying a firebomb crossed the border from Gaza. Ten teams of firefighters were called to the Be’eri Forest near Kibbutz Be’eri on Wednesday afternoon to bring the fire sparked by the incendiary kite under control. The fire burned dozens… 
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	  Fast Forward Ask Peter: Join Our Twitter Conversation With Peter BeinartWhy are thousands of Palestinians risking their lives by running toward the Israeli snipers who guard the fence that encloses Gaza? Are Americans complicit in the “human nightmare” in Gaza? Is there an alternative to Hamas, violence and devastation? Join Senior Columnist Peter Beinart on Twitter on Tuesday, May 1 at 5 p.m. EST. Beinart… 
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	  Letters Hard truths from the Gaza borderThe mainstream media has been ablaze with coverage of the Great Return March, a series of weekend protests of Gazans at several sites along the separation fence with Israel. Many have taken to the pages of publications like this one to criticize Israel’s mistreatment of the protesters, like Peter Beinart in his recent piece “American… 
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	  Fast Forward 3 Palestinians Attempting To Infiltrate Israel From Gaza Killed By IDF SoldiersJERUSALEM (JTA) — Three Palestinians were killed by Israeli soldiers in two separate incidents on the border with Gaza. The incidents, all involving the Gaza border fence, took place on Sunday evening. Two Palestinians trying to damage the security fence and infiltrate into Israel were fired upon by Israeli soldiers, killing one. The second was… 
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	  Fast Forward 3 Palestinians Killed By Israel In Gaza ProtestsIsraeli troops shot dead three protesters along the Gaza border on Friday, Gaza medics said, hours after the United Nations human rights chief criticized Israel for using “excessive force” against demonstrators. Israeli troops have killed 41 Palestinians and wounded more than 5,000 others since Gaza residents began staging protests along the border fence on March… 
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	  Fast Forward 14 Protesters Arrested After Mourning Gaza Deaths Outside Schumer’s OfficeSome 14 protesters were arrested on Thursday after holding a Jewish mourning ceremony outside the New York office of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer in protest of deaths in Gaza. Forty-one Jewish New Yorkers affiliated with the left-wing group Jewish Voice for Peace held a shiva ceremony to commemorate the deaths of 41 Palestinians who… 
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