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Palestinian demonstrators burn tires as they clash with Israeli troops during the protest against the U.S. announcement that it no longer believes Israeli settlements violate international law., at checkpoint Beit El near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019, (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Palestinian Authority, Hamas, Fatah agree on election proposal

By Asma' Jawabreh - Special to The Washington Times

Israeli aircraft hit Hamas site after rocket fire from Gaza

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In this Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, photo, Mohammed al-Shenbari demonstrates to balance objects using what he calls a mix of mind and body, in the yard of his home in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip. The 24-year-old self-taught Palestinian artist says he can balance almost any object. A fitness and bodybuilding coach, al-Shenbari says his healthy lifestyle helped him slowly develop &quot;the great focus&quot; required to balance the objects. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

Gaza man masters rare skill of balancing art

By HATEM MOUSSA - Associated Press

Israeli military says rocket launched from Gaza

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Illustration on the containment of PIJ by Israel by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Palestinian Islamic Jihad provokes Israel and finds itself a lonely combatant

By Clifford D. May

Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during a friendly soccer match between Brazil and Argentina at King Fahd stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Nov. 15, 2019. (AP Photo)

Lionel Messi in Israel despite rockets and boycott threats

By ARON HELLER - Associated Press

Israel strikes Hamas targets after 2 rockets fired from Gaza

By FARES AKRAM - Associated Press

An explosion caused by Israeli airstrikes is seen in Gaza City, early Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. Israeli aircraft struck Islamic Jihad targets throughout the Gaza Strip on Wednesday while the militant group rained scores of rockets into Israel for a second straight day as the heaviest round of fighting in months showed no signs of ending. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

New Gaza rockets disrupt Israel, Islamic Jihad cease-fire

By Fares Akram and Tia Goldenberg - Associated Press

An explosion caused by Israeli airstrikes is seen in Gaza City, early Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. Israeli aircraft struck Islamic Jihad targets throughout the Gaza Strip on Wednesday while the militant group rained scores of rockets into Israel for a second straight day as the heaviest round of fighting in months showed no signs of ending. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

The Latest: Israel resumes strikes on Gaza after rocket fire

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Palestinians chant angry slogans as they carry the body of Islamic Jihad commander, Bahaa Abu el-Atta, who was killed with his wife by an Israeli missile strike on their home, during his funeral in Gaza City, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

The Latest: Palestinians say new Israeli airstrike kills 5

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Firefighters deploy after a factory hit by a rocket caught fire in Sderot, southern Israel , Israel, Tuesday, Nov. 12m 2019. Israel has killed a senior Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza in a rare targeted killing that threatened to unleash a fierce round of cross-border violence with Palestinian militants. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Israel vows to keep hitting militants as 18 killed in Gaza

By Fares Akram and Aron Heller - Associated Press

Palestinians check the damage of a house targeted by Israeli missile strikes in Gaza City, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. The Israeli military says it has struck a Gaza City house, targeting a commander from the Islamic Jihad group in a resumption of pinpointed killing. The Iranian-backed Palestinian group confirmed Tuesday that Bahaa Abu el-Atta, it's north Gaza Strip commander, was killed. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Israeli airstrike kills Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza home

By Fares Akram and Aron Heller - Associated Press

Firefighters deploy after a factory hit by a rocket caught fire in Sderot, southern Israel , Israel, Tuesday, Nov. 12m 2019. Israel has killed a senior Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza in a rare targeted killing that threatened to unleash a fierce round of cross-border violence with Palestinian militants. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Israeli strikes on Palestinian Islamic Jihad spark missile barrage

By Seth J. Frantzman

Palestinians chant angry slogans as they carry the body of Islamic Jihad commander, Bahaa Abu el-Atta, who was killed with his wife by an Israeli missile strike hit his house early morning, during his funeral in Gaza City, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

AP Explains: A look at the Islamic Jihad movement in Gaza

By ILAN BEN ZION and FARES AKRAM - Associated Press

Rockets are launched from Gaza Strip to Israel, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. Israel killed a senior Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza early Tuesday in a resumption of pinpointed targeting that threatens a fierce round of cross-border violence with Palestinian militants.(AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

The Latest: 8 die as Israeli planes hit Gaza

Associated Press

A man checks a car damaged iby shrapnel from a missile fired from Gaza Strip in Sderot, Israel, Friday, Nov. 1, 2019. Palestinian militants in Gaza fired barrages of rockets into southern Israel Friday, causing damage to a house and shattering nearly a month of calm across the volatile border. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

1 dead as Israel hits Gaza after rockets fired across border

By FARES AKRAM - Associated Press

Israeli military strikes Gaza after rocket attack

Associated Press

Families of Palestinians held in jails in Saudi Arabia, hold placards in Arabic that some read, &quot;Release our sons in Saudi prisons, and No for the policy of isolation and torture for the prisoners in Saudi jails&quot; during a protest, in front of the International Committee of the Red Cross office, in Gaza, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Gazans call on Saudi Arabia to free imprisoned relatives

By Associated Press - Associated Press

In this Sept. 25, 2019 photo, a Palestinian woman waves a national flag during a alternative protest organized by activist Ahmed Abu Artima near the separation fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel, east of Gaza City. Gaza’s Hamas rulers are facing a rare and growing chorus of criticism, with little to show after 18 months of mass protests along the Israeli border organized by the Palestinian militant group. Gazans are increasingly questioning the high number of casualties and lack of success in lifting the Israeli blockade. Against this backdrop, Artima has launched his own peaceful version of the protest. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

With little to show, Gazans question mass border protests

By FARES AKRAM - Associated Press

Gaza officials say Palestinian killed by Israeli gunfire

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