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Israel allows gravel into Gaza for first time since Hamas takeover
The gravel shipment was part of the cease-fire deal brokered between Israel and Gaza last month, and may be followed with additional building materials.
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Focus
Analysis: For Hamas, a validationArmed resistance to Israel wins Hamas friends in the streets and among Arab neighbors.
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Ceasefire opens up deeper waters for Gaza's fishermen
For the first time in years Gazans can fish farther off their coast and catch more fish, thanks to the terms of a new ceasefire with Israel.
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Gaza truce holds as region steps back from brink
The Egyptian-mediated cease-fire is still in effect; Hamas calls the truce a victory, while reaction in Israel is mixed.
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Tentative ceasefire agreed between Hamas and Israel
A ground war may have been averted thanks to US pressure and Egyptian diplomacy. But how long the Gaza Strip ceasefire between Hamas and Israel will last is the question.
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As Hamas confronts Israel, its Arab support swells
The last time Israel went to war with Gaza, it didn't have to worry about regional diplomatic fallout. The Arab uprisings have changed that calculus.
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Gazans flee border areas, fearing Israeli ground invasion
But even inland areas are no haven as Israeli air strikes continue in Gaza. One strike today killed 11 civilians including six children in an attempt to kill a Hamas commander.
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Backchannels
For both Hamas and Israel, there are reasons to escalate (+video)For Hamas, a fear that capitulation will hurt their standing more than defiance. For Israel, it's a question of making good on public threats.
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Key test for Egypt's Morsi as Gaza conflict intensifies (+video)
Since taking office in June, Egypt's Islamist President Morsi has upheld Egypt's peace treaty with Israel and strictly controlled border crossings. Could the Gaza conflict change his calculus?
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In Gaza's smuggling tunnels, Egypt's interests trump Brotherhood ties
Egypt has closed some of Gaza's tunnels, causing economic pain and surprising some who expected more sympathetic policies because of ties between the two governments.
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Egypt continues pursuit of Sinai militants
With their statement, the Egyptian military is trying to counter a Salafi Muslim claim that the Sinai offensive was called off.
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Terrorism & Security
Egypt airstrikes in Sinai kill 20 'terrorists' in reprisal for attacks on military postsThe Aug. 5 attack on a border post in the Sinai has spurred an Egyptian military crackdown on the growing militant activity in the Sinai peninsula, which poses a challenge to Egypt's new leader.
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With 16 Egyptian soldiers murdered, Sinai is front and center for President MorsiThe murder of 16 Egyptian soldiers in the Sinai peninsula highlights long-simmering problems there. And now it's up to Mohamed Morsi and Egypt's politically powerful military to deal with it.
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Terrorism & Security
Sinai attack presents Egypt's Morsi with first security challenge (+video)A militant attack on Egyptian soldiers in the Sinai Peninsula yesterday left at least 16 people dead, the latest violent incident along the sensitive border with Israel and the Gaza Strip.
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Under Israeli blockade of Gaza, books are a rare, cherished commodity
Israel does not explicitly ban importing books to Gaza, but the blockade makes it extraordinarily difficult to do so. The shortage amounts to a kind of censorship, Gazans say.
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For region's Islamists, Morsi win in Egypt expands sense of the possible
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, which now controls both the presidency and much of parliament, has counterparts and allies across the region who are expecting President Morsi to bring change.
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Israeli air strikes kill 2 as violence escalates in Gaza
Israel and Hamas trade fire as a truce brokered earlier in the week falters. The Israeli air strike also wounded 30. It came following 150 rocket attacks on Israel this week.
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In Pictures: Gilad Shalit released
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Gilad Shalit's freedom marks a milestone
Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier was freed today after being held for more than five years in Gaza. Some 477 Palestinian prisoners were released at the same time.
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Backchannels
Did the Red Cross say there's no humanitarian crisis in Gaza?Technically, yes. But the Red Cross says chronic shortages create deplorable economic and medical conditions.
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Gaza flotilla renews debate on Israel's blockade
A flotilla of ships set to leave Greece for Gaza this week is reigniting arguments about the wisdom of Israel's trade restrictions to the Palestinian territory.
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In Pictures: Sneaky smugglers
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How one man turned Israel's Gaza blockade into a business opportunity
Ahmed Ramlawy's plastics company survived Israel's Gaza blockade by buying garbage at $395 a ton and turning it into products all Gazans need, like trash bags.
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Rachel Corrie trial continues in Israel, reviving controversial case
Rachel Corrie, a pro-Palestinian activist, was killed in March 2003 near the Gaza-Egypt border by an Israeli bulldozer. Her parents are suing the Israeli government for a symbolic $1.
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