Hamas seeks to limit rocket fire at Gaza crossings
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Hamas's government in the Gaza Strip called on Thursday on Palestinian militants to stop firing rockets and mortar bombs at border crossings with Israel that are used to bring food and other supplies into the territory.
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RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Hamas on Wednesday demanded a central role in controlling the Gaza Strip's border with Egypt in an open challenge to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ahead of crisis talks in Cairo.
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As a tenuous cease-fire took hold in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh appealed to all Palestinians to prevent a resurgence in the internal violence that killed 36 people in recent days.
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Palestinian militant group Hamas has said there will be no let-up in its attempts to launch missiles from Gaza at targets in neighbouring Israel.
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JERUSALEM -- Security forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are seeking Israeli permission to import anti tank missiles, grenades, and other weapons in their battle against Hamas, Israeli and Palestinian security officials said yesterday.
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JERUSALEM, Dec. 3 -- Extending a tenuous cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian armed groups in the Gaza Strip to the far larger West Bank proved elusive Sunday as Israel's security cabinet decided against doing so and the governing Hamas movement withdrew from negotiations on the matter.
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JEBALIYA, Gaza Strip -- The Palestinian prime minister said yesterday that militants were prepared to stop firing rockets at Israel if it would halt all military action in Palestinian territories. Israel rejected the offer, saying it would respond positively only to a total truce.
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The Palestinian president urges Gaza militants to end "absurd" rocket attacks that are impeding peace efforts.
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A senior Hamas leader indicated today that the militant group is halting attacks on Israelis while the Palestinians prepare to choose a new leader, the latest sign of change following the death of Yasser Arafat.
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Palestinian militant groups behind rocket attacks on Israel signaled softer terms for a truce on Friday, but Israel renewed strikes on Gaza targets, including a guardhouse outside the home of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh.
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A senior Hamas leader said Thursday launching homemade rockets at southern Israel would stop only if Israel halts its military operations.
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Israel began restricting fuel shipments to the Gaza Strip on Sunday, ostensibly in retaliation for rocket attacks on its territory, according to European Union and Palestinian sources.
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GAZA CITY -- Hamas hardened its stance yesterday after a new barrage of Israeli airstrikes killed five militants, saying it would not consider a truce and calling for more attacks on Israel.
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Israel would like to sever its  remaining connections with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip  after militants blasted open the territory's border with Egypt,  a top Israeli defence official said on Thursday.
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RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Hamas Islamists called on Egypt on Saturday to open its border crossing with the Gaza Strip to let more than 2,000 Palestinians return to their homes from the annual haj pilgrimage in Mecca.
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Israel's defense minister decided Thursday to launch a large-scale military operation in the Gaza Strip to stop Palestinian rocket fire on Israeli border towns, an Israeli radio station reported.
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Israel wants to cut its links with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip after militants blasted open the territory's border with Egypt in defiance of an Israeli blockade, Israel's deputy defence minister said on Thursday.