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Palestinians transport bags of cement through smuggling tunnels under the Gaza-Egypt border in Rafah AFP, Mohammed Abed
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Egypt rejects Hamas free trade zone proposal

Presidential spokesman confirms there is no plan for a free trade agreement…

Joel Gulhane Joel Gulhane
French ambassador to Israel Christophe Bigot (L), recently-freed Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit (C) and his father Noam AFP/File, Jack Guez
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Hamas urges Barca-Real boycott if Shalit attends

"We call on all Muslim, Arab and Palestinian media not to broadcast…

Daily News Egypt Daily News Egypt
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men praying on the beach in the coastal city of Tel Aviv during the ritual of Tashlich, which is performed one day before the Day of Atonement or Yom Kippur AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ
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Israel imposes 48 hour border closure for Yom Kippur

Gaza and West Bank borders closed for Yom Kippur but humanitarian and…

Luiz Sanchez Luiz Sanchez
Palestinian relatives of Anis Abu al-Aynin attend his funeral in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip on 20 September An Israeli strike on Gaza killed two people, whom Palestinian officials described as border guards, but Israel said it had thwarted an attack in the advanced planning stage AFP PHOTO / SAID KHATIB
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Two Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike

Israel claims those killed terrorists, Hamas claims border patrol

Basil El-Dabh Basil El-Dabh
Economic restrictions put into place by the Israeli government encourage a thriving black market trade, a Palestinian truck carrying goods smuggled through tunnels leaves the Gaza-Egypt border in Rafah (File photo) AFP PHOTO/ SAID KHATIB
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World Bank blames occupation for suffering Palestinian economy

PA faces multimillion dollar budget gap

Daily News Egypt Daily News Egypt
Ismail Haniya (right) head of the Hamas government in the Gaza Strip, meeting with Egyptian Premier Hisham Qandil in Cairo AFP PHOTO / ISMAIL HANIYA'S OFFICE
EgyptPolitics

Gazan delegations arrive in Cairo

Border issues at centre of talks

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Friends of killed Italian Vittorio Arrigoni stand inside the grounds of the military court building which belongs to the Hamas movement in Gaza City AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED ABED
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Pro-Palestinian activist’s killers jailed

Over a year after he died, Arrigoni’s family sees justice

Hend Kortam Hend Kortam
Palestinian protesters throw stones at police attempting to control the streets surrounding the municipality in the southern city of Hebron on 10 September after demonstrators hurled stones at the building AFP PHOTO / HAZEM BADER
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Protests and strikes against recession in Palestine

PM promises to reduce prices by cutting salaries of ministers and officials

Nouran El-Behairy Nouran El-Behairy
Israeli boy inspects the damage after a rocket fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip hit a house in the southern Israeli town of Netivot on 9 September AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ
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Israel claims 70,000 Hezbollah rockets aimed at it

Israel claims the Lebanese militant group has multiplied its stockpiles since 2006…

Rana Muhammad Taha Rana Muhammad Taha
A man carries a Palestinian child to be treated for wounds on 10 September at the Al-Najjar hospital in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip AFP PHOTO/ SAID KHATIB
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Rockets and air raids exchanged between Gaza and Israel

Raids on the Gaza Strip in response to rockets fired into Israel

Hend Kortam Hend Kortam