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Kidnapped Italian Activist Found Dead in Gaza

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- The body of an Italian activist was found hanged in a Gaza apartment just hours after he was abducted by an al-Qaida-inspired group, Hamas said early Friday, in the first kidnapping of a foreigner since the militant Hamas overran the coastal strip nearly four years ago. Hamas officials said police...

Hamas, Israel Negotiating Cease-Fire [VIDEO]

Hamas Gov't Official Appeals to Israeli Public for Cease-Fire

JERUSALEM -- A senior Hamas government official in Gaza has gone on Israel Radio to make a rare direct appeal to the Israeli public for a halt in the current round of fighting. Hamas' deputy foreign minister, Ghazi Hamad, told the radio station Sunday that the group would cease its attacks on southern Israel if Israel...

Israel Pounds Hamas Targets in Gaza for Third Day

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Israel pounded Hamas targets in Gaza with air strikes and tank shells Saturday, killing four militants, Palestinian officials said, as Palestinian missiles reached deeper into Israel in the most intense round of fighting since the Gaza war. In all, 18 Gazans have been killed and more than 65...

Israel Strikes Hard in Gaza After School Bus Hit

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Israeli aircraft and tanks pounded Gaza on Friday, killing seven Hamas militants and five civilians in a surge of fighting sparked by a Palestinian rocket attack on an Israeli school bus the day before. Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers seemed on the brink of another round of intense violence, just a...

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Hamas Bans Palestinian Version Of 'American Idol'

Organizers of the Palestinian version of "American Idol" said Thursday the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers have banned residents from participating in the popular reality show.

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02/09/12 Hamas drifting away from longtime patron Iran Source: Boston.com - Boston MA In this Friday, Sept. 23, 2011 file photo, Gaza's Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh speaks to the press after Friday prayers, in Gaza City.
02/09/12 Gaza man indicted for security offenses Source: Jerusalem Post - Israel The Southern District Attorney's Office served an indictment in the Beersheba District Court on Thursday afternoon, charging a Gaza man with a series of national security offenses.
02/09/12 Gaza uncovered Source: New Statesman Despite the general tenor and tension of such challenging times, it's not often these days that the arts seem to return to first principles, to questioning their own purpose and shaping of meaning, and the ways they operate within the world and its structures of power.
02/09/12 TPRF Issues Grant to Support Eye Care in the... Source: PR Newswire Aid to help treat 35,000 children to prevent blindness LOS ANGELES , Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With a gift of US$30,000 , The Prem Rawat Foundation (TPRF) continues to contribute to the cost of eye care for children in Gaza , the West Bank and East Jerusalem .
02/08/12 Hamas leaders in Gaza challenge deal on unity Source: Gulf Times Hamas's Gaza-based leadership challenged yesterday a Palestinian reconciliation deal signed by the Islamist group's political chief in exile and President Mahmoud Abbas of the rival Fatah movement.