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A Palestinian woman sits with her son in front of her destroyed house in the town of Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip, to which she returned following a cease-fire reached after an 11-day war between Gaza's Hamas rulers and Israel.

World Leaders Call For Long-Term Resolution Of Gaza Conflict Following Cease-Fire

10:02am May 21, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

After 11 days of the worst fighting in the region since 2014, global leaders called for both sides to resolve the long-standing conflict to achieve lasting peace.

Palestinian children walk past the rubble of a house hit by Israeli airstrikes this week in Beit Lahyia in the northern Gaza Strip.

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In Gaza, Families Have Huddled At Home, Hoping For A Warning Before An Israeli Strike

6:47pm May 20, 2021

by Ruth Sherlock

For a week and a half, Gazans have taken cover in their stairwells and other parts of the house, eating canned foods and hoping they can run out in time — if an airstrike warning comes.

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A fire rages at sunrise in the city of Khan Yunis following an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip early on May 12.

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Timeline: Israel-Hamas Fighting Takes A Dire Toll With No End In Sight

4:31pm May 19, 2021

Israel and the Palestinians are again locked in bitter fighting. Here is a look at some key events in the conflict over the past decade and a half.

Police arrest a man after a group of pro Israelis got into a fight with protesters and activists condemning Israel and supporting Palestinians on May 18, 2021 in New York City.

PHOTOS: Across The U.S., People Protest The Violence In Gaza And Israel

3:25pm May 19, 2021

by Jason Breslow

From Dearborn, Mich., to the gate of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, to the Federal Building in Los Angeles, protesters expressed their anguish and anger at the fighting and its toll.

Israeli artillery fires toward the Gaza Strip from a position at the Israeli-Gaza border near Sderot on Wednesday.

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Biden Tells Netanyahu He Expects Israel To Significantly De-Escalate By Today

3:04pm May 19, 2021

by Jackie Northam

As the battle between Israel and Hamas enters its 10th day, President Biden pressed Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to de-escalate the fighting "on the path to a ceasefire," the White House says.

Palestinians inspect damaged houses that were hit early Monday in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City, Gaza Strip.

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Biden Supports Cease-fire In Call To Netanyahu As Israel-Hamas Violence Escalates

10:09pm May 17, 2021

In Washington, calls for an end to the fighting have intensified, including among Democrats in Congress who support Israel and even some Republicans.

Jacob Simona stands by his burning car during clashes with Israeli Arabs and police in the mixed Jewish-Palestinian city of Lod, Israel, on Tuesday.

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'Creating The Enemy Of The Future': How 2 Palestinians See The Clash With Israel

3:53pm May 14, 2021

by Bill Chappell

"This kind of escalation intensifies the hate, helps the radicals," an analyst who lives in Gaza says as Israel and Hamas launch attacks at each other.

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A Palestinian man checks the damage of a multi-story building following Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City, Sunday. Palestinian militants have fired more than 600 rockets and mortars into Israel, drawing dozens of retaliatory airstrikes on targets across the

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Netanyahu Orders Continued Pounding In Gaza As 600 Rockets Fired Into Israel

10:15pm May 05, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

Violence stretches into a third day amid mounting casualties and fatalities, with no immediate end in sight. Three Israeli men and nine Palestinians have been killed thus far.

Hamas leader Yehiyeh Sinwar speaks with protesters at the Gaza Strip on April 20.

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Hamas Leader Implies 'Hundreds Of Thousands' Of Palestinians May Breach Israel Border

10:36pm May 10, 2018

"What's the problem with hundreds of thousands breaking through?" Hamas' Gaza leader Yehiyeh Sinwar told international reporters Thursday. The border fence, he said, was not a "sacred cow."

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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.