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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Opinion For Desperate Palestinians In Gaza, Rage Has Turned Into Suicidal Despair
Ever since President Donald Trump’s declaration of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, there have been warnings of a mass intifada, including recent speculations that a larger crisis is brewing. Israel’s military chief warned that Gaza is on the brink of collapse. And Sami Obeid, an analyst for Gaza’s Al-Manar radio station, told the L.A….
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Fast Forward Hamas Co-Founder Dies After Accidentally Shooting Himself In The Head
One of the founders of the Palestinian terror group Hamas died on Tuesday, three weeks after he was shot in the head in what officials said was an accident. Imad al-Alami, 62, was inspecting his weapon at home when it accidentally discharged, a Hamas spokesman said earlier this month. He was transferred to Shifa Hospital…
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Opinion What I Learned About UN Aid To Palestinians Growing Up In Gaza
Last week, the US announced its decision to start defunding UNRWA, the United Nations Reliefs and Works Agency. If defunded, an immediate catastrophe will surely follow. UNRWA, which provides aid to Palestinians through a combination of food, schools, medical and other services, means life to more than two thirds of Gaza’s two million residents –…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Family Kills Relative Suspected Of Spying For Israel
GAZA (Reuters) – A Palestinian family in the Gaza Strip said on Friday it had killed a relative they said had helped Israel track down and kill three senior Hamas militants, including one of the man’s own kinsmen. In a statement, the family of Ahmed Barhoum said it had shot him in the city of…
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Opinion The Trump Administration Has Just Deprived 5 Million Palestinians Of Food
During the summer of 2005, while the Israeli army was preparing to evacuate 7,500 Jewish settlers and end its 38-year military presence in Gaza, I spent quite a bit of time wandering around the coastal territory, talking to soon-to-be-displaced Israelis and to Palestinian residents. I moved between the destitute Palestinian refugee camps, crowded and slumlike,…
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Fast Forward Hamas Co-Founder Accidentally Shoots Himself In The Head
One of the founders of the Palestinian terror group Hamas has been hospitalized after being shot in the head while inspecting his gun. Senior leader Imad al-Alami is in serious condition in a Gaza hospital after his weapon accidentally discharged, Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum said on Facebook. Alami was a longtime Hamas liaison in Iran…
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Opinion The Real Target Of Gaza’s Rockets Is Not Israel
Last week, the Islamic State published a video that appeared to show the execution of a Hamas militant. Meanwhile, Israel has been fending off rocket attacks from the Gaza strip, to the tune of 30 rockets since President Donald Trump’s announcement that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. But these two episodes reveal long-simmering tensions…
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Fast Forward Israel Strikes Hamas Military Compound In Response To Gaza Rocket Fire
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israeli airstrike hit a Hamas military compound in southern Gaza in response to a rocket fired hours earlier at southern Israel. The attack early on Tuesday morning reportedly caused damage to the facility. The attack came hours after a rocket launched from Gaza landed in an open field in southern Israel….
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