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Kerry calls for resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks

​U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced Sunday additional 212 million U.S. dollars in assistance to Palestinian people as an international donor conference for rebuilding Gaza opened in Cairo.

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Israeli PM slams militant Islamists in address to UN

​Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday lashed out at militant Islamists in a speech at the United Nations, saying Palestinian militant group Hamas and the Islamic State (IS) "share a fanatical creed".

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Israeli army storm West Bank refugee camp, killing 1 Palestinian: medics

A Palestinian was shot dead early Wednesday when an Israeli army force stormed a Palestinian refugee camp near Ramallah in the West Bank, medics said.

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Reconstructing Gaza linked to full unity gov't performance: official

​A senior Palestinian official said on Tuesday that the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip is linked to giving full performance and authority to the Palestinian unity government formed in June.

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Breakthrough made in Gaza truce talks

​An important breakthrough has emerged in indirect Palestinian-Israeli negotiations on a durable ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, a source in Islamic Hamas movement said on Monday.

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Breakthrough made in Gaza truce talks: Hamas source

​ An important breakthrough has emerged in indirect Palestinian-Israeli negotiations on a durable ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, a source in Islamic Hamas movement said on Monday.

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Egypt holds on in pushing for Gaza truce talks

​Egypt on Wednesday called on Israelis and Palestinians to resume indirect talks mediated by Cairo, after the ceasefire in Gaza has been breached late Tuesday, foreign ministry said in a statement.

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Israeli occupation must end to achieve peace: chief negotiator

Israeli occupation on the Palestinian territories must end in order to achieve sustainable peace between the two as well as in the region, Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat told on Sunday.

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Israel accepts 72-hour truce

​Israel accepted the Egyptian proposal to conduct another 72-hour ceasefire starting from Monday at 1:00 a.m. local time, an Israeli official said.

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Nephew of Hamas chief killed in Israeli air strike in Gaza

The nephew of Hamas movement's top leader in the Gaza Strip Ismail Haneya was killed together with five Palestinians in an Israeli air strike on northern Gaza city on Saturday afternoon, officials said.

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Australia's Jerusalem remarks under fire

A top Palestinian diplomat in Australia said on Wednesday that Canberra would not be punished by trade sanctions from the Islamic countries if there are no more inflammatory words about the status of Jerusalem.

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Palestine to move on with oil plan in West Bank despite Israeli objections

The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) decided that it will carry forward an oil exploration plan in the West Bank despite Israel's rejections, a senior Palestinian government official said on Wednesday.

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Israel uses massive operation to topple unity gov't: Palestinian analysts

The main purpose of the ongoing Israeli military operation in the West Bank is to undermine the new-born Palestinian unity government by weakening the Islamic Hamas movement, Palestinian analysts said on Sunday.

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Obama affirms U.S. commitment to Palestinian-Israeli peace

The president of the United States, Barack Obama, has affirmed Washington's commitment to the establishment of a Palestinian state living in peace alongside the state of Israel, local media reported Thursday.

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Increasing deaths of Palestinians raise fears of violence escalation

Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian civilian in the West Bank on Tuesday morning, triggering widespread condemnation from Palestinian leaders, as a sharp uptick in violence between Israel and the Palestinians has killed at least six people in the West Bank and Gaza in the last 24 hours, officials said.

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Obama to host Palestinian president on March 17

U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the White House on March 17, the White House said Thursday.

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Gaza's "Apollo" statue remains hidden from the public

The Hamas authorities in Gaza have kept a Bronze sculpture believed to be a statue of the Greek God " Apollo" in a secret location since a Palestinian fisherman found it last August buried under waters in a central Gaza beach, Hamas officials said Sunday.