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In video: Crisis in Gaza
IMEU, Jan 29, 2009

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Gaza farmers devastated by war
Al Jazeera English
Jan 29, 2009

The scale of the damage caused by Israel's war on Gaza continues to emerge. Palestinian agriculture officials estimate the cost to the strip's farming sector will be more than $200 million.

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Humanitarian aid trickles into Gaza
Al Jazeera English
Jan 28, 2009

Egypt has been quick to help send aid into Gaza, but rigorous controls imposed by officials at the Israeli-controlled Ouja crossing have held up food aid intended for the Palestinians.

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Time running out for two states?
60 Minutes
Jan 26, 2009

While negotiations have been going on for 15 years, hundreds of thousands of Jewish settlers have moved in to occupy the West Bank. Palestinians say they can't have a state with Israelis all over it, which the settlers say is precisely the idea.

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Doctors struggle to treat Gaza victims
Al Jazeera English
Jan 24, 2009

Prominent human rights groups have been blaming Israeli army tactics and use of illegal chemical weapons for the difficulty that doctors in Gaza are having in treating their patients.

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Israel's scorched earth policy
Al Jazeera English
Jan 20, 2009

Some Palestinians have accused Israeli soldiers of destroying their homes as they pulled back towards the border in the last 24 hours of their 22-day war on Gaza.

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House demolitions kill families in Gaza
Al Jazeera English
Jan 19, 2009

Israeli forces demolished the house of the Sammouni family in Gaza City after ordering them to remain in it for safety. Twenty-seven members of the family died and another 90 Gazans remained trapped under the rubble.

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Gaza doctor's tragedy caught on Israeli TV
Al Jazeera English
Jan 18, 2009

Palestinian doctor Ezzeldeen Abu al-Aish was giving Israel's Channel 10 his daily account from inside the war zone in Gaza when three of his daughters were killed in an Israeli attack.

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No place safe for Gazans
Al Jazeera English
Jan 16, 2009

Mosques, hospitals, schools and homes have been hit as the Israeli air raids in Gaza City become more intense.

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Intense clashes erupt in Gaza City
Al Jazeera English
Jan 13, 2009

Fierce clashes have erupted in densely-populated areas of east Tuffah and Jabaliya in the Gaza Strip and on the outskirts of Gaza City as the offensive entered its 17th day.

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West Bank residents fear for Gazan relatives
Al Jazeera English
Jan 12, 2009

Many West Bank Palestinians are watching the Israeli assault on the people of Gaza helplessly, separated from family members trapped in the Gaza Strip.

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Protests against Gaza war held around the world
Al Jazeera English
Jan 9, 2009

Friday has seen many protests and demonstrations taking place throughout the Middle East and elsewhere in the world, as ordinary people express their opposition to Israel's ongoing offensive in Gaza.

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Doctor decries Israeli attacks on Gaza
CBS News
Jan 7, 2009

Mads Gilbert, a Norwegian doctor in Gaza, tells Sky News that the number of civilians injured and killed in Gaza proves that Israel is deliberately attacking the population.

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Israeli shells massacre Palestinians at UN schools in Gaza
Al Jazeera English
Jan 7, 2009

The United Nations has called for an independent investigation after a third UN school has been has been hit by an Israeli strike, killing 43 people and injuring 150.

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Waiting to treat Gaza's wounded
Al Jazeera English
Jan 6, 2009

At the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza, medical teams are lining up to help the injured and suffering in Gaza, bringing with them medical supplies and equipment; many of the doctors are still not being allowed into the Gaza Strip.

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Gazans flee homes and seek refuge in UN schools
Al Jazeera English
Jan 5, 2009

As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens, many families are being displaced. About 13,000 people have fled their homes and are staying at UN schools because of Israel's continuing assault on Gaza.

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Gaza hospital struggles to cope with casualties
Al Jazeera English
Jan 5, 2009

According to the United Nations, at least 507 Palestinians have been killed, and more than 2,400 injured since Israel began its offensive in Gaza. Sherine Tadros reports from the epicentre of Gaza's struggle to survive - its main hospital.

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Living in fear in Gaza City
Al Jazeera English
Jan 3, 2009

The heavy Israeli aerial bombardment and threat of a ground offensive has forced Gazans to remain indoors for safety. Al Jazeera's Sherine Tadros spent the evening with one family in Gaza City to see how they're surviving.

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Nowhere to run for those trapped in Gaza
Al Jazeera English
Dec 30, 2008

Palestinian families are wondering whether they will become the next target after four days of Israeli air raids on the Gaza Strip. As Al Jazeera's Sherine Tadros reports, there are few places to hide, and civilian casualties continue to rise.

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Damaged Gaza aid boat docks in southern Lebanon
Al Jazeera English
Dec 30, 2008

A boat carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza has arrived in Lebanon after being turned back by the Israeli navy. The Dignity set off from Cyprus on Monday carrying three tons of emergency and medical supplies.

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Israel pounds Gaza for a third consecutive day
Al Jazeera English
Dec 29, 2008

Israeli jets are again bombing targets in the Gaza Strip. The air assault is now into a third day. Warships have also been involved in the attacks, shelling the area around Gaza's port. The death toll has risen to more than 350 with close to 2,000 injured.

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Palestinian UN Observer responds to Gaza attacks
The Associated Press
Dec 28, 2008

The Palestinian representative to the UN said on Saturday that there was no justification for the Israeli attack on security sites in Hamas-ruled Gaza on Saturday, that killed at least 230 people, and injured hundreds more.

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Gaza's hospitals struggle with casualties
Al Jazeera English
Dec 28, 2008

Gazan civilians are being sent to hospitals which are working on a makeshift basis due to poor medical supplies amid the Israeli siege on the territory. Services are struggling to cope with the hundreds of dead and injured civilians.

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Israel launches air strikes on Gaza
The Associated Press
Dec 27, 2008

Israeli warplanes retaliating for rocket fire from the Gaza Strip pounded dozens of security compounds across the Hamas-ruled territory in unprecedented waves of airstrikes Saturday, leaving over 200 Palestinians dead and more than 400 injured.


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