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Palestinians grow frustrated with militants in Gaza, and a rift could be forming

11:15am August 26, 2022

by Fatma Tanis

Most Gazans support resistance against Israel and Hamas and Islamic Jihad still do have a following, though some Gazans are frustrated with the groups. Analysts see a rift forming between them.

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Youssef Al-Kurd waits to be seen for his heart disease at Shifa Hospital in Gaza.

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A 70-year-old man in Gaza needed open heart surgery. It was a race against time

5:51pm July 07, 2022

NPR journalists followed Youssef Al-Kurd and his family for months as they begged for the medical care that could save his life.

Palestinian workers clean dirt off sweet potatoes to prepare them for export to the West Bank.

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A biblical rest from farming in Israel could help Gaza's growers. They are waiting

8:00am December 26, 2021

by Daniel Estrin

For Orthodox Jews during a yearlong agricultural sabbath, Israel pledged to lift some restrictions on produce from the Gaza Strip. Palestinian farmers in Gaza are wondering what's taking so long.

Faysal Shawa's warehouse was damaged in the 2014 conflict. Shawa and employees maintain no connection to Hamas.

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Gaza Wants To Rebuild, But Ensuring Funds Don't Go To Hamas Is Slowing The Process

2:20pm June 23, 2021

by Becky Sullivan

The Gaza Strip needs major reconstruction after the Israeli military hit buildings and infrastructure. Experts say the U.N.-backed process of vetting projects ends up increasing costs and delays.

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Police arrest a man after a group of pro Israelis got into a fight with protesters and activists condemning Israel and supporting Palestinians on May 18, 2021 in New York City.

PHOTOS: Across The U.S., People Protest The Violence In Gaza And Israel

3:25pm May 19, 2021

by Jason Breslow

From Dearborn, Mich., to the gate of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, to the Federal Building in Los Angeles, protesters expressed their anguish and anger at the fighting and its toll.

People inspect the rubble of a residential building that was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on Sunday.

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Israeli Strikes Kill Dozens, Topple Buildings In Gaza City

12:37pm May 16, 2021

by The Associated Press

The Gaza Health Ministry says at least 42 people died Sunday and more than 50 people were wounded. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attacks were continuing at "full force."

A ball of fire erupts from a building housing various international media, including The Associated Press, after an Israeli airstrike on Saturday in Gaza City. AP staffers and other tenants safely evacuated the building after the Israeli military telephon

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Israeli Airstrike Flattens Building Housing AP And Other Media In Gaza City

4:57pm May 15, 2021

by Dustin Jones

A dozen journalists and freelancers were evacuated from the AP offices in the 12-story building before it crumbled to the ground. AP said the military has long known the building housed journalists.

Palestinians inspect their destroyed houses Friday following overnight Israeli airstrikes in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip.

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Netanyahu Vows Israel Isn't Done As Rockets And Clashes Ramp Up

5:29pm May 14, 2021

Some of the most intense attacks hit the Gaza Strip on Thursday night. But the clashes also brought large protests in the occupied West Bank — where at least 10 people reportedly died.

Jacob Simona stands by his burning car during clashes with Israeli Arabs and police in the mixed Jewish-Palestinian city of Lod, Israel, on Tuesday.

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'Creating The Enemy Of The Future': How 2 Palestinians See The Clash With Israel

3:53pm May 14, 2021

by Bill Chappell

"This kind of escalation intensifies the hate, helps the radicals," an analyst who lives in Gaza says as Israel and Hamas launch attacks at each other.

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In Gaza City on Wednesday, Palestinians inspect a vehicle destroyed by an Israeli airstrike after the bodies of its passengers and driver were retrieved.

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'It's Against All Of Us': Israel-Hamas Violence, As Seen From The Ground

8:47pm May 12, 2021

A father and his teenage daughter who were Palestinian citizens of Israel were killed early Wednesday in a rocket attack launched by militants in Gaza.

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