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Hamas fighters patrol a street in Gaza. AFP

ExclusiveHamas secretly elects new Gaza chief and fills political bureau vacancies

Names of those elected to be withheld until the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement begins

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Israel says Bulgarian diplomat set to head US-proposed Gaza Board of Peace

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Doctors Without Borders urges Israel to let it operate in Gaza

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US pledges $2 billion for UN humanitarian aid as Donald Trump warns agencies must 'adapt or die'

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