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Smoke rises following an Israeli attack on smuggling tunnels on the border between Egypt and Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Eyad Baba)

Israel, Hamas trade fire and tough truce proposals

Karin Laub, Ibrahim Barzak -

November 19, 2012 5:00 am

Palestinian Yoused Abu Khoussa, carries the body of his one and a half year-old son Iyad, during his funeral in Bureij Refugee Camp, central Gaza Strip, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. The baby boy was one of five Palestinian children killed in Israeli strikes on Sunday, according to a Gaza health official.(AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Israel strike kills 11 in Gaza, including children

Ibrahim Barzak, Josef Federman -

November 18, 2012 5:00 am

Israelis take cover as an air raid siren warns of incoming rockets from Gaza, next to an Iron Dome defense system in Tel Aviv, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012. Israel bombarded the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip with nearly 200 airstrikes early Saturday, the military said, widening a blistering assault on Gaza rocket operations to include the prime minister's headquarters, a police compound and a vast network of smuggling tunnels. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Israel bombards Gaza Strip, shoots down rocket

Ian Deitch, Ibrahim Barzak -

November 17, 2012 5:00 am

Palestinian mourners carry the body of Hamas' top military commander Ahmed Jabari, killed in an Israeli strike on Wednesday, during his funeral in Gaza City, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. Israel barraged the Gaza Strip with airstrikes and shelling Wednesday and killed the Hamas military chief in a targeted strike, launching a campaign aimed at stopping rocket attacks from Islamic militants. The assault killed 10 other Palestinians, including two children and seven militants. On Thursday, militant rockets fired into Israel killed three Israelis, raising the likelihood of a further escalation. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

Hamas targets Tel Aviv as part of rocket barrage

Karin Laub, Ibrahim Barzak -

November 15, 2012 5:00 am

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on as Israel's Defense Minister Ehud Barak, left, goes to deliver a statement to the media at Hakirya a military base in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. Israel's prime minister says the military is prepared to broaden its operation against Hamas targets in Gaza. Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel cannot tolerate continued rocket attacks against its citizens. In his first comments since Israel killed the commander of the Hamas military wing, Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel is

Israel assassinates Hamas military chief in Gaza

Ibrahim Barzak, Josef Federman -

November 14, 2012 5:00 am

Palestinians look through their belongings in a house destroyed overnight by an Israeli airstrike in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. Hostilities along the Gaza-Israel border escalated sharply over the weekend, with rocket salvos from Gaza and Israeli strikes killing at least six Palestinians. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

Israel, Gaza militants trade fire in escalation

Ibrahim Barzak, Aron Heller -

November 11, 2012 5:00 am

Qatar's First Lady Sheika Mozah bint Nasser al-Missned attends a welcome ceremony upon her arrival at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The emir of Qatar entered the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, becoming the first head of state to visit the Palestinian territory since Islamist Hamas militants seized control there in 2007.(AP Photo/ Mohammed Abed, Pool)

In Gaza visit, Qatari emir forges leading role

Ibrahim Barzak -

October 23, 2012 4:00 am

Qatar’s emir first leader to visit Hamas-run Gaza

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Qatar’s emir first leader to visit Hamas-run Gaza

Ibrahim Barzak -

October 21, 2012 2:36 pm

Palestinian youth walks near a poster of Gaza's Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, left, and Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani in Gaza City, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. The poster announces the coming visit of the Emir of Qatar, it reads,

Qatar’s emir to head to Hamas-ruled Gaza

Ibrahim Barzak -

October 21, 2012 4:00 am

A Palestinian man carries a wounded boy in Al Najar Hospital following an Israeli air strike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. Israel's military says it has fired on two Gaza members of an al-Qaida-inspired group identified as having been involved in rocket attacks and an infiltration from Egypt. Palestinians say one man was killed. The military said they were involved in

Israeli forces and Gaza militants exchange fire

Ibrahim Barzak -

October 8, 2012 4:00 am

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