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Relatives of Lian al-Shaer, a 10-year-old Palestinian girl, mourn during her funeral ceremony in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Aug. 11. Lian died of injuries sustained during the violence between Israel and Islamic Jihad.

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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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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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Palestinian volunteers and municipal workers clear the rubble of the Hanadi compound, recently destroyed by Israeli strikes, in Gaza City's Rimal district, on May 25, 2021.

For Americans With Family In Israel And Gaza, The Conflict Hit Home — And Still Does

7:14am May 27, 2021

by Connor Donevan

Many stayed in constant touch with their loved ones during the hostilities. And despite the ceasefire, their fears and feelings about a conflict thousands of miles away are still raw.

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Sheryl Olitzky (left) and Atiya Aftab founded the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom in 2010. It has since grown to more than 150 chapters across the U.S. and in Berlin.

Mideast Violence Tests The Relationships That Interfaith Groups Work Hard To Build

5:00am May 26, 2021

by Deena Prichep

The fighting between Israel and Hamas is straining U.S. interfaith groups, even during the cease-fire. They've lost some members because of the pressure. But others are forging ahead.

A Palestinian man sells balloons on Friday in Gaza City in front of the Al-Shuruq building, which was destroyed by an Israeli air strike.

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The Bombing Has Stopped, But Pain And Destruction Remain In Gaza City

6:14pm May 21, 2021

Fully intact buildings stood right next to where others had been flattened. Families walked together in the streets, dressed-up in fancy clothes to visit relatives for Eid.

A Palestinian woman sits with her son in front of her destroyed house in the town of Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip, to which she returned following a cease-fire reached after an 11-day war between Gaza's Hamas rulers and Israel.

World Leaders Call For Long-Term Resolution Of Gaza Conflict Following Cease-Fire

10:02am May 21, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

After 11 days of the worst fighting in the region since 2014, global leaders called for both sides to resolve the long-standing conflict to achieve lasting peace.

Palestinian children walk past the rubble of a house hit by Israeli airstrikes this week in Beit Lahyia in the northern Gaza Strip.

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In Gaza, Families Have Huddled At Home, Hoping For A Warning Before An Israeli Strike

6:47pm May 20, 2021

by Ruth Sherlock

For a week and a half, Gazans have taken cover in their stairwells and other parts of the house, eating canned foods and hoping they can run out in time — if an airstrike warning comes.

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A fire rages at sunrise in the city of Khan Yunis following an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip early on May 12.

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Timeline: Israel-Hamas Fighting Takes A Dire Toll With No End In Sight

4:31pm May 19, 2021

Israel and the Palestinians are again locked in bitter fighting. Here is a look at some key events in the conflict over the past decade and a half.

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.

Israeli artillery fires toward the Gaza Strip from a position at the Israeli-Gaza border near Sderot on Wednesday.

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Biden Tells Netanyahu He Expects Israel To Significantly De-Escalate By Today

3:04pm May 19, 2021

by Jackie Northam

As the battle between Israel and Hamas enters its 10th day, President Biden pressed Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to de-escalate the fighting "on the path to a ceasefire," the White House says.