Gaza violence dents peace hopes
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depends on whether they can rein in militants, who killed five Israeli soldiers in Gaza in an attack on Sunday. drew missile strikes in a swift reprisal and dimmed hopes for an end to decades of conflict in the post-Arafat era.
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Palestinian militants are seeking revenge Friday, pounding Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip with mortars. The violence flared up after a top Hamas militant was killed in an Israeli airstrike.
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The new U.N. Mideast envoy called Wednesday for the restoration of the Palestinian Authority's unity, conceding it won't be easy after the "appalling violence" in Gaza between Hamas and Fatah.
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After a recent surge of violence in and around the Gaza Strip, Israel and the Palestinians moved gingerly today toward reinstituting an often-broken cease-fire.
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BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip -- Despite promises from Hamas leaders that their victory over rival Fatah forces has ushered in an era of security for the Gaza Strip, residents expressed more concern than hope yesterday about the future of their impoverished coastal territory.
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JERUSALEM, Dec. 17 â After a day of rallies and violent clashes in Gaza between supporters of Hamas and Fatah, with both sides trying to send messages of strength following a presidential order for early elections, leaders called for calm this evening.
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TONY EASTLEY: Since the death last month of Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat there&#39;s been a relative lull in violence against Israeli forces in the occupied territories.
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Israel will slow a planned pullback  from West Bank cities because of Gaza violence that has frayed  a de facto cease-fire and raised doubts Palestinians can keep  militants in check, officials said on Tuesday.
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An Israeli-Palestinian truce is shaken as a Palestinian girl is shot dead and Hamas retaliates with mortar fire.
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GAZA CITY -- Ignoring a truce and Arab mediation offers, Hamas and Fatah fighters exchanged gunfire in upscale beachfront neighborhoods yesterday, and Hamas gunmen threatened to attack high-rise buildings unless residents force rival snipers off their rooftops.
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Gaza&#039;s transformation into a battlefield is a tale of lost opportunity and clashing visions.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Victory by an advocate of  non-violence in Palestinian presidential elections stirred  hopes Monday for new peace talks, but Israel demanded the  Palestinians move first by cracking down on militants.
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Palestinian gunmen exchanged gunfire in the Gaza Strip early Sunday, killing one person and wounding seven in the latest flare-up of violence between the rival Hamas and Fatah groups which underscores the fragility of their power-sharing deal.
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One month after Yasser Arafat's death, realignments on both sides of the Palestinian-Israeli divide are raising fragile hopes for a mutual retreat from four years of fighting.
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The Gaza violence has forced the United Nations to suspend most of its relief operations for Palestinians trapped in the middle. How the fighting is affecting education and aid.
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While Gaza was mostly calm during the day, several previous cease-fires have broken down.
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Palestinian gunmen rained mortar and  rocket fire into Israeli settlements in Gaza on Thursday  despite new President Mahmoud Abbas's formal truce declaration  at a summit that revived Middle East peace hopes.