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Unexplained explosions kill 5, wound 20 in Gaza

AP — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:10:00 +0000

A powerful explosion ripped through a car on a busy Gaza City beach Friday night, killing a Hamas field commander and three other people, security officials said.It was the third unexplained blast of the day in this coastal territory after a...

Gaza officials: 2 bombs explode in Gaza City

AP — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:21:02 +0000

Gaza security officials say two bombs went off in Gaza City early Friday, killing one man.It is not immediately clear who was behind the attacks.The first explosion took place just after midnight outside a cafe. The cafe has been hit twice in the...

Gaza City power plant shut down reducing electricity supply

AP — Sun, 11 May 2008 18:01:09 +0000

Gaza City residents faced closed bakeries, stalled elevators and no water on Sunday after the ruling Hamas shut down the territory’s only power plant, saying it ran out of fuel supplied by Israel.Israel charged that Hamas was creating an...

Slain cameraman mourned; fresh violence kills 3 Palestinians

AP — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:23:45 +0000

Thousands of Palestinians marched through Gaza City on Thursday at the funeral procession of a cameraman killed while covering a day of fighting that killed 20 Palestinians and three Israeli soldiers.Three Gaza militants who tried to carry out a...

Israeli Attacks Kill 4 in Gaza Strip

AP — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:02:04 +0000

Israeli troops backed by aircraft and tanks clashed with Palestinian militants firing mortars and machine guns near Gaza’s former international airport Sunday, killing three gunmen and a civilian, health officials said.More than 20 people...

Islamic Jihad Activist, Family Killed

AP — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 07:00:39 +0000

A powerful blast went off in the house of a senior Islamic Jihad activist Friday, killing him, his wife, three sons and three neighbors, medics and an Islamic Jihad spokesman said.Islamic Jihad claimed Israeli warplanes struck the home of Ayman...

6 Dead in Gaza Blast

AP — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:57:31 +0000

A powerful blast went off in the house of a senior Islamic Jihad activist Friday, killing him, his wife and daughter, along with three neighbors, medics and an Islamic Jihad spokesman said.Islamic Jihad claimed Israeli warplanes struck the home of...

6 Killed in Gaza Blast; 40 Hurt

AP — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:08:36 +0000

A powerful blast went off at the house of a senior Islamic Jihad activist Friday, killing him and five others, medics and a spokesman for the group said.At least 40 people were hurt, including nine who were in critical condition, Health Ministry...

Medics: 4 Killed in Gaza Blast; 40 Hurt

AP — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:49:50 +0000

A blast went off in the house of a senior Islamic Jihad activist Friday, killing at least four people and wounding 40, medics and Hamas police said.Islamic Jihad said Israel targeted the house of Ayman Atallah Fayed in an airstrike, but Hamas...

Explosion in Gaza Kills 1, Wounds 30

AP — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:37:29 +0000

An explosion Friday in the house of an Islamic Jihad activist killed at least one person and wounded 30, Hamas police and medics said.Islamic Jihad spokesman Abu Hamza said the house was hit in an Israeli airstrike. Hamas security officials said...