Tag: Israel

In this Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014 photo, Mouin Quishta holds photographs of his daughter Shahed, 8, who was killed on July 22, in the town of Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip. Almost a month after her death from what her father says was an Israeli tank shell, her family remains paralyzed by grief. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

In Gaza, emotional wounds of war remain unhealed

Karin Laub · August 18, 2014 10:20 am

A Palestinian protester throws a glass bottle at Israeli soldiers during clashes, following a protest against the Israeli military action over Hamas in Gaza, in the West Bank city of Hebron on Friday, Aug. 15 , 2014. Israel and Hamas are now observing a five-day temporary cease-fire in an attempt to allow indirect talks in Cairo to continue. The negotiations are meant to secure a substantive end to the monthlong Gaza war and draw up a roadmap for the coastal territory, which has been hard-hit in the fighting. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)

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Palestinian divisions emerge in Gaza truce talks

Mohammed Daraghmeh · August 17, 2014 5:57 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Obama prepare to make statements after meeting in the Oval Office, May 20, 2011. (Getty images / Alex Wong)

The history behind the awkward Obama-Benjamin Netanyahu relationship

Brian Hughes · August 16, 2014 9:00 am

Palestinian boys with Hamas supporters hold toy guns and shout slogans to support people in Gaza and Palestinian negotiators in Cairo, Egypt, during a demonstration in the West Bank city of Nablus on Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. Israel and Hamas are observing a five-day cease-fire which began at midnight Wednesday, in an attempt to allow talks between the sides in Cairo to continue. The negotiations are meant to secure a substantive end to the monthlong war and draw up a roadmap for the coastal territory of Gaza, which has been hard-hit in the fighting. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)

EU says status quo for Gaza ‘not an option’

MOHAMMED DARAGHMEHJUERGEN BAETZ · August 15, 2014 4:43 pm

Displaced Palestinian family members pass their time at the U.N. school where they sought refuge during the war, in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been displaced in the Israel-Hamas war that began July 8, at least 10,000 housing units have been destroyed and many have found refuge at U.N. schools turned into shelters. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

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Palestinians voice optimism as Gaza truce holds

MOHAMMED DARAGHMEHTIA GOLDENBERG · August 14, 2014 7:14 pm

FILE- In this Monday, Aug. 11, 2014 file photo, Palestinian Ziad Rizk, sits with others in a shelter made of a blanket stretched over four boles next to one of the destroyed al-Nada Towers, where he lost his apartment and clothes shop, in the town of Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip. Dozens of residents the al-Nada Towers took advantage of the latest truce to visit their homes, salvage what they can and exchange tips on how best to seek and secure compensation for their homes. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)

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Subtle voices of dissent surface in war-torn Gaza

Hamza Hendawi · August 14, 2014 6:40 pm

Displaced Palestinian family members pass their time at the U.N. school where they sought refuge during the war, in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been displaced in the Israel-Hamas war that began July 8, at least 10,000 housing units have been destroyed and many have found refuge at U.N. schools turned into shelters. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Egypt: Israel, Hamas to extend temporary truce

MOHAMMED DARAGHMEHTIA GOLDENBERG · August 13, 2014 10:37 pm

Jewish groups accuse UN chief of being one-sided

Trenton Daniel · August 13, 2014 10:19 pm

This photo taken in August, 2014 shows Associated Press video journalist Simone Camilli on a balcony overlooking smoke from Israeli Strikes in Gaza City. Camilli, 35, was killed in an ordnance explosion in the Gaza Strip, on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014 together with Palestinian translator Ali Shehda Abu Afash and three members of the Gaza police. Police said four other people were seriously injured, including AP photographer Hatem Moussa.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

AP video journalist Simone Camilli killed in Gaza

Zeina Karam · August 13, 2014 8:29 pm

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during his meeting with Israel's President Reuven Rivlin, at the President's residence in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

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NY governor offers ‘total solidarity’ for Israel

Washington Examiner · August 13, 2014 5:13 pm

FILE - This undated file photo shows Israeli Army 2nd. Lt. Hadar Goldin, 23, from Kfar Saba, central Israel. Israel's military announced early Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014, that Goldin, of the Givati infantry brigade, had been killed in battle.(AP Photo/YNet News) ISRAEL OUT

Israeli tactic to stop soldier capture criticized

Aron Heller · August 13, 2014 5:08 am

Israel targeting mosques hurts Gaza social fabric

Hamza Hendawi · August 13, 2014 4:32 am