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Palestinian Allegedly Kidnapped by Israel Indicted as Hamas Member

JERUSALEM -- Israeli prosecutors today indicted a Palestinian engineer dubbed "the father of the rockets" on charges of helping the Islamist Hamas movement develop rockets in Gaza. In a mysterious case that has riveted Israel, Dirar Abu Sisi says he was kidnapped during a visit to Ukraine in February and moved secretly to...

Israeli Airstrike Kills 2 Gaza Militants

JERUSALEM -- Israeli aircraft struck a Palestinian rocket squad in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing two militants as the military prepared to activate a new defense system to shoot down incoming rockets. Islamic Jihad, a militant group that frequently attacks Israel, confirmed two members were killed in the airstrike,...

Gaza Militants Rocket Israel, Drawing Reprisals

JERUSALEM -- Israeli aircraft struck the Gaza Strip on Thursday in response to militant rocket and mortar attacks, stoking concerns that a grave new round of hostilities will fill the vacuum left by an impasse in Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking. Two years of relative calm have been unraveling in recent weeks with acts of...

Newest Exchange Between Gaza Militants, Israel Leaves 1 Dead

JERUSALEM -- Gaza militants barraged southern Israel with rockets and mortars Wednesday, drawing retaliatory Israeli airstrikes in an escalation of the gravest hostilities in the area since Israel went to war in the Palestinian territory two years ago. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed decisive action...

Israeli Military Strike Kills 4, Injures 13 in Gaza Strip

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- An Israeli military strike aimed at Palestinian militants missed its target Tuesday, killing three children and their uncle and wounding 13 other family members as they played soccer in their backyard in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials said. Adel Hana, AP Palestinians carry a body...

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06/03/12 7 Wounded in Israeli Airstrike on Gaza Strip Source: Voice of America (VOA) A series of Israeli airstrikes Sunday on the Gaza Strip has wounded seven people.
06/01/12 Responding to rocket fire, IAF aircraft target Gaza... Source: Israel Defense Forces Terrorists fire rockets at IDF soldiers from the Gaza Strip, IAF targets responsible launching squad.
06/01/12 IDF soldier, Palestinian militant killed in exchange... Source: Haaretz An Israel Defense Forces soldier and a Palestinian militant were killed in an exchange of fire on the Israel-Gaza border on Friday morning.
06/01/12 Israeli soldier, Gaza gunman killed in border clash Source: AlertNet An Israeli soldier and a gunman from the Gaza Strip were killed in a rare border clash on Friday, the army said in a statement.
05/31/12 32,741 tons of goods entered Gaza last week Source: Israel Defense Forces Last week (May 20 to May 26), 1,227 trucks carrying 32,741 tons of goods entered the Gaza Strip from Israel through land crossings.