Gaza

Violence Flares After Israeli Operation In Gaza Turns Deadly

4:36pm November 12, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

Sunday's operation in the Gaza Strip left one Israeli and seven Palestinians dead. A day later, Israel and militants in Gaza traded hundreds of rockets and mortar shells.

Palestinian prosthetics technicians in Gaza prepare leg stump casts in the first step of building a prosthetic leg socket for young Palestinian amputees who lost a leg after being shot by Israeli troops during protests at the Gaza-Israel border.

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Inside Gaza's Factory Making Prosthetic Legs For Palestinian Protest Amputees

4:38pm November 02, 2018

As many as 75 Palestinians have needed a leg amputation after suffering Israeli gunshot wounds at Gaza border protests, according to the Artificial Limbs and Polio Center in Gaza City.

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At St. John Eye Hospital in Gaza, a Palestinian surgeon removes a woman's cataract using surgery equipment branded with a sticker that says, in Arabic, "From The American People." U.S. funding subsidizes these surgeries for Palestinians who could not othe

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U.S. Palestinian Aid Cuts Hit Programs Providing Food And Health For Gaza's Poorest

4:06pm August 01, 2018

by Daniel Estrin

Cuts in U.S. aid to Gaza are being felt in poor communities where people are losing food vouchers and some medical services.

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By daybreak Wednesday, images of rockets fired by Palestinian militants, as well as of Israeli strikes, were no longer seen over the Gaza Strip, amid an unofficial Egyptian-brokered cease-fire.

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Pause In Palestinian Rocket Attacks, Israeli Airstrikes, Amid Unofficial Cease-Fire

3:32pm May 30, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The tit-for-tat attacks continued right up to daybreak, but the truce, brokered by Egypt, seems to be holding for the moment.

Palestinians set tires on fire, as Israeli soldiers attempt to prevent protesters from breaking through the Gaza-Israel border. The demonstration marked the 70th anniversary of Nakba, or catastrophe, a commemoration of the displacement of hundreds of thou

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After U.S. Embassy Move, What Actually Changes For Israelis And Palestinians?

11:59am May 20, 2018

by Gail Austin

Have the past week's developments changed anything in their conflict? Demands are the same and impasses remain, but the United States' role in potential peace talks appears to be shifting.

Palestinians run for cover from tear gas during clashes with Israeli security forces near the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip.

PHOTOS: U.S. Embassy Opens In Jerusalem As Tens Of Thousands Protest In Gaza

3:51pm May 14, 2018

The day was marked by violence and bloodshed, as tens of thousands of Palestinians protested the embassy opening and Israeli army forces killed dozens of protesters.

Placards from a protest in Istanbul against the killing of Palestinian journalist Yaser Murtaja.

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Killed Palestinian Journalist Had Passed U.S. Screening For Grant Funds

8:51pm April 11, 2018

by Daniel Estrin

Israel's defense minister alleged a photojournalist fatally shot at a Gaza protest was a Hamas member. But the U.S. said he had passed a vetting process with no ties to militants.

Palestinians carry a protester injured during clashes with Israeli security forces on the Gaza-Israel border on Friday.

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PHOTOS: Gazans Protest Again; Palestinian Officials Say 7 Killed By Israel

4:24pm April 06, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

This brings the total number of dead to more than 27 since last week. On Friday, thousands of Palestinians once again gathered to demonstrate for the right to return to lands in today's Israel.

Sameh Sarsak, 33, holds his daughter. He is a trained nurse and is unemployed.

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Palestinians Ponder Tactics in Weeks-Long Gaza Protest: What's The End-Game?

6:12pm April 05, 2018

by Daniel Estrin

Hamas encouraged Palestinians to protest. Some believe it wants to distract Gazans from hardships like unemployment and power cuts. But many are protesting precisely because of these frustrations.

A Palestinian youth is carried on a stretcher Friday after being injured during a demonstration near the border with Israel east of Jabalia in Gaza.

9 Palestinians Killed By Israeli Troops In Demonstrations Along Gaza Border

1:38pm March 30, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Tensions are high as Palestinians are staging big "March of Return" rallies along the border for the next six weeks, in advance of the 70th anniversary of the creation of the state of Israel.