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Gaza archaeologists find 'complete' Roman-era cemetery

Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Researchers in the northern Gaza Strip have unearthed dozens of Roman-era tombs at a site discovered earlier this year during construction work, the Palestinian enclave's Islamist rulers Hamas announced Monday.

AFP

Gaza's firefighters ill-equipped to contain deadly blazes

Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Standing on his street in Gaza, Alaa Habboub looked on in horror as flames engulfed his neighbours' home and screams rang out from the inferno that would claim 21 lives.

AFP

Israel dismantles unused Gaza crossing to extend barrier

Bulldozers are dismantling a commercial crossing point on the eastern side of Gaza City after Israel decided to extend a security barrier at the location of the long-defunct terminal

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Gaza fishermen rejoice at finally fixing their boats

Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Wearing sky blue overalls near Gaza's port, technician Mohammed Jerboa celebrates the chance to finally repair fishing boats after a 15-year Israeli ban on vital materials.

AFP

Israel strikes Gaza after rocket fired from enclave

Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - The Israeli air force said it had carried out overnight air strikes against sites of the Islamist movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip after a rocket was fired from the Palestinian enclave towards Israeli territory.

AFP

Gaza beekeepers who survived blockade struggle with unstable climate

This time, it wasn't the bulldozers or the bullets, but the rain and the wind. Weather kept the bees confined to their hives in the spring, when they should have been out foraging for nectar.

Reuters

Fans across the Middle East celebrate historic World Cup moment

From cafes in Erbil to pubs in Istanbul and stadiums in Gaza City, fans gathered as the World Cup kicked off in Qatar.

Al Jazeera

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Fire at Gaza home kills 21: officials

Jabalia (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - A large fire that ripped through a home north of Gaza City where fuel was being stored killed at least 21 people including seven children on Thursday, official and medical sources said.

AFP

Film festival gives Gazans a rare taste of the movies

Film buffs in the Gaza Strip, who for decades have been deprived of going to the movies due to the destruction of cinemas during bouts of unrest in the enclave, are enjoying a rare chance to see a slate of films on the big screen.

Reuters

Egypt mediates talks to develop Gaza offshore gas

Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - As Israel and Lebanon moved to resolve a dispute involving offshore gas fields, Egypt has been working with Israeli and Palestinian officials to unlock natural gas production off Gaza's coast.

AFP

Hamas revives ties with Syria, ally of Israel's foe Iran

Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - The Palestinian Islamist armed group Hamas that rules Gaza is reviving relations with the Iran-backed regime in Damascus after a decade-long rupture sparked by the outbreak of Syria's bloody civil war.

AFP

Gaza struggles to accommodate the living and the dead as population grows

In the densely populated Gaza Strip, a battle for space is pitting the living against the dead as homeless squatters settle in the area's cemeteries while authorities grapple with the growing demand for new housing.

Reuters

Tired of power cuts, blockaded Gaza turns to solar

Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Palestinians living in the Israeli-blockaded enclave of Gaza have long endured an unstable and costly electricity supply, so Yasser al-Hajj found a different way: solar power.

AFP

'Worry and fear': Incessant Israeli drones heighten Gaza anxiety

Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Gaza teenager Bissam says she has trouble sleeping and concentrating as the buzzing sound of Israeli military drones above the crowded Palestinian enclave drives her to distraction.

AFP

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Harsh living conditions aggravate Gaza burn injuries

Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - With bandages wrapped around his head and body, Attia al-Sawafiri was lying in the burns unit of a Gaza hospital, waiting for his first skin graft.

AFP

Arafat's nephew blasts 'totalitarian' Palestinian president

Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - A year after fleeing the West Bank, a nephew of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has returned to Gaza and is challenging his uncle's embattled successor, 86-year-old president Mahmud Abbas.

AFP

Hamas warns over Jewish visits to flashpoint Jerusalem mosque

Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Hamas threatened "repercussions" over Jewish visits to Jerusalem's super-sensitive Al-Aqsa mosque compound, in a warning issued Thursday, days before the start of the Jewish high holidays when visitor numbers increase.

Reuters

Sandwiches and a safe space: a Gaza restaurant run by women, for women

A Palestinian woman has realised her dream of becoming a chef in the male-dominated Gaza Strip thanks to a new eatery where she heads an all-female staff looking after an all-female clientele.

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Power cuts melt Gaza's ice cream stocks as heatwave boosts demand

Lengthy power cuts in the Gaza Strip have melted stocks of ice cream, forcing shops to stop selling it just when a heatwave has boosted demand.

WEKU

Palestinians grow frustrated with militants in Gaza, and a rift could be forming

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.

AFP

Islamic Jihad accuses Israel of reneging on Gaza truce terms

Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - The leader of Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad in Gaza accused Israel on Thursday of reneging on its commitments under a truce that ended a flare-up earlier this month.

AFP

Gaza women seek outdoors escape on summer nights

Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - From card games to horse rides, women in Gaza are spending their summer nights outdoors to seek solace from daily hardships in the Palestinian enclave.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Gaza Family Destitute After Father Killed in Air Strike

Shadi Khail, a scrap collector in the Gaza strip, was killed during Israeli air strikes this month, leaving his mother, wife and two children destitute. "He said he was going to collect plastic and sell it and get diapers and milk for the boy. He was never back," his wife,…

Reuters

Gaza family destitute after father killed in air strike

Shadi Khail, a scrap collector in the Gaza strip, was killed during Israeli air strikes this month, leaving his mother, wife and two children destitute.

AFP

Islamic Jihad faces tough questions after Israeli strikes

Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - More than a week since Israeli air strikes smashed into a Gaza Strip highrise, local resident Said Bessia pointed to a hole punched through concrete where a missile killed an Islamic Jihad commander.

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