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 Israeli Soldiers Kill 3 Palestinians Attempting To Breach Gaza Border
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli soldiers shot and killed three Palestinians attempting to breach Israel’s border fence with Gaza and infiltrate the country. The men killed on Sunday afternoon were part of a group of four men planning to enter Israel from Gaza and carry out a terror attack, the IDF said. The soldiers had been…
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Fast Forward IDF Bombs Hamas Position In Gaza Over Kite Firebombs
JERUSALEM (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 Aid
JERUSALEM (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 Israel
JERUSALEM (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 Beinart
Why 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 border
The 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 Soldiers
JERUSALEM (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 Protests
Israeli 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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