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Meet the female boxers knocking out stereotypes in Gaza

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Israel

Gaza celebrates a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinians

There were celebrations in the streets of Gaza on Saturday night as an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire brought hopes of peace after five days of bloodshed in which 33 Palestinians and two Israelis have died in air strikes and rocket attacks.

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Israel-Gaza: Ceasefire agreed upon after five days of fighting

The escalation in violence has seen around 33 people dead in five days of clashes

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Israeli and Palestinian militants trade deadly fire over Gaza

Gaza's health ministry said seven people were killed Wednesday, a day after Israeli strikes on the Palestinian territory left 15 dead.

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WATCH: Aftermath of Israeli air strikes in Gaza Strip

The Gaza Strip is reeling after Israeli air strikes killed 12 people, including women and children.

Israel

Israel kills Palestinians suspected of shooting British-Israeli women

Israeli forces have killed three Palestinian men it suspected were involved in a shooting that killed a British-Israeli woman and her two daughters.

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Muslims celebrate the festival of Eid al-Fitr after the end of Ramadan

Muslims around the world began the festival of Eid al-Fitr with prayers and visits to family graves, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

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Orthodox Christians take part in the "Holy Fire" ritual in Jerusalem

Orthodox Christians gathered at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Saturday to celebrate the ancient ritual of the Holy Fire.

Nature

From wasteland to wetlands: Nature’s comeback in the Gaza Strip

A €46 million project is trying to rehabilitate Palestine's Wadi Gaza, raising hopes that what was once destroyed can be restored.

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Jewish worshippers pray at Jerusalem's Western Wall

Thousands of Jewish worshippers gathered on Sunday at Jerusalem’s Western Wall, the holiest place where Jews can pray, for a mass priestly benediction prayer service for Passover.

Israel

Israeli police raid Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque for a second night

Israeli police raid Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque for the second night in a row - sparking international outrage and condemnation.

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WATCH: Palestinian worshippers gather for Ramadan iftar at Al-Aqsa

Palestinian Muslim worshippers break their fast at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound, the third-holiest site in the Islamic World.

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Muslims in Jerusalem celebrate first day of Ramadan

Thousands of Muslims have gathered in Jerusalem's Old City to celebrate the beginning of Ramadan.

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Palestinian Muslims gather on the West Bank preparing for Ramadan

After one of the most deadliest starts to the year in the region Palestinians on the West Bank gather in preparation for the start of the holy month of Ramadan

Italy

Israel pushes for increased gas exports to Italy

Netanyahu raised the possibility of Israel creating an additional liquified natural gas terminal in Cyprus.

Israel

Tens of thousands of Israelis join anti-government protests

Critics say measures introduced by the new hard-line government would weaken the Supreme Court, limit judicial oversight and grant more power to politicians. Protesters say that would undermine democracy.

West Bank

Israel to 'strengthen' settlements amid rising tensions

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday announced a series of punitive steps against the Palestinians, in response to a pair of shooting attacks that killed seven Israelis and wounded five others.

Israel

Gunman opens fire Jerusalem synagogue

A gunman opened fire outside an east Jerusalem synagogue Friday night, killing at least seven people and wounding four before police shot him, officials said.

Israel

Palestinian gunman wounds two more in another Jerusalem attack

On Friday, a Palestinian gunman killed seven after opening fire in front of a synagogue on Shabbat, the Jewish day of rest, one day after Israeli troops killed nine Palestinians.

West Bank

Rockets fired from Gaza towards Israel after deadly West Bank raid

Rockets were fired by Gaza militants overnight as tensions soared following an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank that killed nine Palestinians, including at least seven militants and a 61-year-old woman.