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 Fighter Jets Destroy Gaza Terror Tunnel
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli fighter jets destroyed a terrorist tunnel under construction in Gaza. The one-kilometer-long tunnel bombed in Gazan territory on Saturday night was located a few yards from the Erez humanitarian and pedestrian border crossing between Gaza and Israel. The tunnel intended to extend under the crossing and as far as an Israeli…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Protesters Damage Humanitarian Border Crossing, Leading To Closure
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel announced it would close the border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Israel which brings most of the humanitarian aid from Israel and the international community to the Palestinian people living in Gaza after it was vandalized for the second week in a row. Israel’s Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman announced on…
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Fast Forward 1 Palestinian Killed By Israel In Gaza Border Protests
Israeli troops killed one Palestinian and wounded at least 170 protesters in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical workers said, bringing to 44 the number killed during a six-week protest at the Gaza-Israel border. The man killed was protesting east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, said medics, who said that seven other people were critically…
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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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