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Israel Airstrikes Follow Gaza Rockets After West Bank Raid

Israel Airstrikes Follow Gaza Rockets After West Bank Raid

A day after an Israeli raid in the West Bank resulted in at least 11 Palestinians being killed and over 100 injured on Wednesday, militants in Gaza fired rockets into Israel. In response, Israel's military conducted airstrikes reportedly targeting a weapons manufacturing site belonging to Hamas.

Israeli Forces Kill Five Palestinians in Jericho Raid

Israeli Forces Kill Five Palestinians in Jericho Raid

Five Palestinian militants linked to the armed branch of Hamas were killed on Monday during an Israeli army raid in Jericho's large Aqabat Jabr refugee camp in the West Bank — an area in which the Islamic group governing the Gaza Strip is less prominent.

Israel Launches Air Raids on Gaza After Intercepting Rocket Fire

Israel Launches Air Raids on Gaza After Intercepting Rocket Fire

The Israeli military said it struck Gaza early on Thursday after intercepting Palestinian rocket fire earlier in the evening, saying it targeted a rocket production workshop run by the Palestinian militant group Hamas. No casualties were reported on either side.

UK Archives: GW Bush Ordered CIA to Find Replacement for Arafat

UK Archives: GW Bush Ordered CIA to Find Replacement for Arafat

Recently-released British documents reveal that former US Pres. George W. Bush ordered the CIA to search for a replacement for Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat a few months after he entered the White House. This was concurrent with the second Intifada ramping up in 2001.

Blinken Meets With Netanyahu, Urges Calm

Blinken Meets With Netanyahu, Urges Calm

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken continued his brief visit to the Middle East on Monday by meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and publicly calling for Israel and Palestine to 'take urgent steps to restore calm, to de-escalate,” as tensions have recently flared.