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FLASHBACK – U.N. Chief Says Israel Is Blocking Most Gaza Aid

The United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, repeated Tuesday his demand that Israel allow significantly more humanitarian aid into the beleaguered Gaza Strip,...

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Israel boards Gaza-bound ships, 15 dead – reports

About 15 people were killed on Monday when the Israeli navy intercepted a convoy of aid ships that activists were trying to sail to the Gaza Strip, Israel’s Channel...

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Up to 16 reported killed as Israel disrupts Gaza humanitarian effort

Up to 16 people have been killed and about 30 injured after Israeli boats allegedly attacked a flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, reports Al...

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Israel Navy takes control of Gaza aid flotilla; 2 activists killed

Israel Navy troops clashed with pro-Palestinian activists aboard a six-ship aid flotilla sailing for the Gaza Strip after the activists ignored Israeli orders to...

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Lieberman: Gaza flotilla ‘violent’

Foreign minister says ‘there is no humanitarian crisis in Strip,’ calls fleet of aid ship en route to Gaza ‘an attempt at violent propaganda against...

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PA asks Arab, regional countries to bar Freedom Flotilla from sailing for Gaza

An informed source reported Tuesday that the Palestinian Authority (PA) in Ramallah asked a number of Arab and regional countries to prevent the arrival of the...

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Report: Several Palestinians killed at Gaza border after clash with Israeli forces

JERUSALEM (BNO NEWS) — At least four Palestinians were reportedly killed after a clash with Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) at the Gaza border on Tuesday morning....

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Blockade means clothes ordered for Gaza arrive two years late and ruined by damp

Nearly three years into Israel’s economic blockade of the Gaza Strip, 20 shipping containers of clothes and shoes – stuck in storage in Israel for the past...

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Israel allows UN chief Ban EU’s Ashton to enter Gaza

Israel said on Monday that it has authorised a visit to the Gaza Strip by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton through...

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EU’s Ashton wants to visit Gaza amid push for peace talks

EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton said Saturday she hopes to get into the Palestinian Gaza Strip during a Middle East trip this month, as Europe pushes for...

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Las Vegas Monorail Will Remain Open on New Years Eve When the Strip Is Closed to Vehicle Traffic

While Sin City is hosting several hundred thousand revelers on New Year’s Eve, the Las Vegas Monorail will continue to transport people from one end of the...

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