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This picture taken from west of Jabalia in the Gaza Strip shows smoke rising after explosions carried out by the Israeli army inside the Green Line, northeast of Beit Lahia on Wednesday. AFP

Israel accuses Hamas of ceasefire breach after explosion in Gaza wounds soldier

Militant group says bombs left behind by the military caused the blast

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Israeli Defence Minister walks back claims that troops will 'never leave' Gaza

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Speaking from Tel Aviv, Lindsey Graham told NBC News that Hamas is 'consolidating power'. Reuters

Hamas 'absolutely not' disarming, Lindsey Graham says

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US, Qatar, Egypt, Turkey call for restraint in Gaza after Miami talks

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Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, greets children on his visit to the Holy Family parish in Gaza city. AFP

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem visits Gaza's only Catholic church

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Israeli army kills six displaced Palestinians in Gaza despite ceasefire

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Famine reversed in Gaza but hunger crisis remains acute

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Caravans in Gaza could make temporary displacement permanent, warn aid groups

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Gaza’s hidden crisis: inside the struggle for physical rehabilitation after war

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Palestinians living in a tent in a makeshift camp on Gaza city's beach in the middle of winter. AP Photo

Caravans in Gaza could make temporary displacement permanent, warn aid groups

Winter has heightened the need for better shelter for residents living in tents

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Famine reversed in Gaza but hunger crisis remains acute

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Lebanon says civilian return to villages must come before broader Israel talks

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Egypt says gas deal with Israel is 'purely commercial'

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EditorialIsrael and Egypt's energy deal is important but issues remain

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An oil platform in Israel's offshore Leviathan gas field on September 1, 2021. Energy deals shorn of underlying political and territorial disputes would boost co-operation. AP

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Such co-operation would be routine were Israel to end its occupation of Palestine, something that prevents the prosperity of the region from coming to fruition

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