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The kidnapping of three Israeli teens rekindled hostilities between Israel and Palestinian militants.
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Alleged Would-Be Assassin Slain by Israeli Cops
Jerusalem was on high alert after the attempted assassination of an Israeli activist followed by the fatal shooting of the Palestinian suspect.
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Hamas Civil Servants Receive Long-Awaited Wages
Some 24,000 civil servants hired by Hamas, many of whom have not received a full salary in almost a year, received a long-awaited payment Wednesday.
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'Too Long': Malala Donates $50,000 for Gaza Schools
Malala Yousafzai is donating $50,000 to help rebuild U.N. schools damaged during the recent conflict in Gaza.
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White House: No Crisis With Israel After Reported Insult
The Obama administration said there was no crisis in relations with Israel despite reports an official called Benjamin Netanyahu a "chickenshit."
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U.S. Slams Israel Housing Construction Plan
Andrea Mitchell
The Obama Administration on Wednesday condemned Israel's announcement that it was constructing 2,500 controversial new housing units.
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Taliban Suicide Bombers Kill 7 in Kabul
At least 15 people were also wounded in the attacks carried out in Kabul on Wednesday, government officials said.
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Abbas Accuses Israel of 'Rampant and Rising Racism'
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas blasts Israel during his speech before the UN General Assembly, accusing it of racist views and actions to try and control the Palestinian people.
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Kids Haunted by 'Blood and Death' Return to School
Laura Dean, GlobalPost Correspondent
On the first day of school in Gaza City, children in uniforms flooded the streets.
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Charles Dharapak / Pool via Reuters, file
Will Palestinians Turn Backs on U.S. and Embrace U.N.?
It's a busy week in Mideast diplomacy, book-ended by Israel-Hamas talks about a border deal for Gaza and the Palestinian president's U.N. speech.
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Gaza Buried Under Four Million Tons of Rubble: Group
The war in Gaza left up to 4 million tons of rubble that cannot be removed without around $30 million in aid, an environmental group says.
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Free at Last: Militants Release U.N. Peacekeepers
The U.N. said in a statement: "All the 45 peacekeepers are in good condition and will proceed back to Camp Foar for medical assessment."
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ATEF SAFADI / EPA, file
Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian in Refugee-Camp Raid
Israel's military spokeswoman said the man was shot and killed while trying to throw an explosive device at soldiers.
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Archaeologists Race to Save Syrian Landmarks
In a country like Syria, monuments that have stood for millennia can be counted among the casualties of war — and locals are working to save them.
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Obama Heads to NATO Summit Amid ISIS Crisis
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U.S. Rebukes Israel Over West Bank Land Appropriation
"We urge the government of Israel to reverse this decision,” a State Department official said in Washington,
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Pressure Mounts for Obama to Come Up With ISIS Strategy
Kristen Welker
Critics say President Obama should come up with a strategy to combat ISIS and do it quickly.
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Terrorist Groups Actively Recruit U.S. Residents
Ron Allen
Militant groups have long targeted Minneapolis for recruiting, seeking angry and disillusioned young men. Now, they’ve expanded their search to include women.
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Aaron Favila / AP
'The Greatest Escape': U.N. Peacekeepers Flee Militants
All of the Filipino peacekeepers safely escaped after being surrounded by Syrian rebels in the Golan Heights, the Philippine military said Sunday.
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Ariel Schalit / AP
Some Trapped U.N. Peacekeepers Rescued in Golan
U.N. officials said the other Filipino peacekeepers remained trapped by the militants.
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Peacekeepers Detained in Syria Reported Safe: U.N.
The U.N. said it had been reassured that the Fijian peacekeepers were detained for their own safety as fighting intensified in Syria.
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New Militant Attack on U.N. Peacekeepers in Golan Heights
Syrian rebels holding dozens of Fijian U.N. peacekeepers hostage attacked Filipino troops in the Golan Heights on Saturday, Philippine officials said.
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Obama on ISIS: 'We Don't Have a Strategy Yet'
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Reports: Second American Killed Fighting For ISIS
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Tank Backdrops Wedding Portraits in Israel
Israeli couple Noga and Moshiko Siho, have their wedding photo taken in an army staging area on the Israeli Gaza border, near Kibbutz Yad Mordechai, Israel, on Wednesday.