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Health officials: Israeli fire kills 15-year-old Palestinian

By Associated Press - Associated Press

Medics and relatives move a wounded youth, who was shot by Israeli troops during a protest at the Gaza Strip's border with Israel, into the treatment room of Shifa hospital in Gaza City, Friday, April 5, 2019. Thousands of Palestinians thronged to the perimeter fence between Israel and the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip Friday for a protest as the weekly event entered a second year. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Thousands protest at Israel-Gaza fence amid cease-fire deal

Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2018 file photo, a Palestinian woman carries a Palestinian flag during a protest at the Gaza Strip's border with Israel. Hamas controls Gaza more tightly than ever, despite unprecedented domestic unrest and its failure to significantly weaken Israel's chokehold of the territory after a year of weekly anti-blockade rallies along their shared frontier. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)

Hamas tightens grip on Gaza, fails to break Israel blockade

By KARIN LAUB and FARES AKRAM - Associated Press

Israeli soldiers take positions on the Israel and Gaza border during a Palestinian protest, Saturday, March 30, 2019. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have rallied at points near the Israeli border to mark the first anniversary of weekly protests in the Gaza Strip, as Israeli troops fired tear gas and opened fire at small crowds of activists who approached the perimeter fence. At least one Palestinian was killed and 24 protesters were wounded by live fire, according to Palestinian medical officials. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Israel, Hamas take first steps toward Gaza cease-fire deal

By ISABEL DEBRE - Associated Press

Israeli soldiers sit on top of mobile artillery near the border with Gaza, in southern Israel, Wednesday, March 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Gaza officials say Palestinian man killed by Israeli troops

By FARES AKRAM - Associated Press

Israeli soldiers sit on top of mobile artillery near the border with Gaza, in southern Israel, Wednesday, March 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

The Latest: Rockets fired from Gaza into Israel

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Israeli soldiers deploy on the Israel and Gaza border during a Palestinian protest, Saturday, March 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Rockets from Gaza Strip hit Israel; 4 die at border protest

By FARES AKRAM - Associated Press

A Palestinian boy searches for their family's belongings amid the rubble of a destroyed building near a Hamas security building that was destroyed in an Israeli airstrike late Monday, in Gaza City, Wednesday, March 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Cease-fire talks continue ahead of Gaza anniversary rally

By FARES AKRAM and ISABEL DEBRE - Associated Press

Israeli soldiers sit on top of mobile artillery near the border with Gaza, in southern Israel, Wednesday, March 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

The Latest: Israel military beefs up presence on Gaza border

Associated Press

Israeli soldiers sit on top of mobile artillery near the border with Gaza, in southern Israel, Wednesday, March 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Egyptian cease-fire mediators shuttle between Israel, Gaza

By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH and ILAN BEN ZION - Associated Press

Israeli soldiers work near their tanks at a gathering area near the Israel-Gaza border, in southern Israel, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned home from Washington on Tuesday, heading straight into military consultations after a night of heavy fire as Israeli aircraft bombed Gaza targets and the strip's militants fired rockets into Israel. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

The Latest: Egypt mediators in Gaza for talks with Hamas

Associated Press

Israeli soldiers work near their tanks at a gathering area near the Israel-Gaza border, in southern Israel, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned home from Washington on Tuesday, heading straight into military consultations after a night of heavy fire as Israeli aircraft bombed Gaza targets and the strip's militants fired rockets into Israel. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Egyptian mediators rush to Gaza Strip as cease-fire holds

By ARON HELLER - Associated Press

A police officer inspects the damage to a house hit by a rocket in Mishmeret, central Israel, Monday, March 25, 2019. An early morning rocket from the Gaza Strip struck a house in central Israel on Monday, an Israeli rescue service said, in an eruption of violence that could set off another round of violence shortly before the Israeli election. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

The Latest: Israeli aircraft bomb Hamas militant targets

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President Donald Trump listens as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House in Washington, Monday, March 25, 2019. Trump signed an official proclamation formally recognizing Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Benjamin Netanyahu Israel election tested by Gaza violence, united opposition

By Seth Frantzman — Special to The Washington Times

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks on a video from Israel to the 2019 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference, at Washington Convention Center, in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Hamas reveals weak spot in Netanyahu re-election campaign

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

An explosion caused by Israeli airstrikes is seen from the offices of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, in Gaza City, Monday, March 25, 2019. Israeli forces on Monday struck targets across the Gaza Strip in response to a surprise rocket attack from the Palestinian territory, as the military beefed up troops and rocket-defense systems in anticipation of a new round of heavy fighting with the Islamic militant Hamas group. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Gaza tense after Israel, Hamas exchange heavy fire overnight

By Aron Heller and Fares Akram - Associated Press

Damage to a house hit by a rocket is seen in Mishmeret, central Israel, Monday, March 25, 2019. An early morning rocket from the Gaza Strip struck a house in central Israel on Monday, wounding several people, an Israeli rescue service said, in an eruption of violence that could set off another round of violence shortly before the Israeli election. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

The Latest: Israel hits Gaza Strip targets after rocket fire

Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2016 file photo, Palestinian masked members from the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, a military wing of Hamas, ride a vehicle carrying a Qassam--A rocket during a rally in Rafah refugee camp, Gaza Strip. Over the years, the Islamic militant Hamas group has built up a large arsenal of rockets and missiles that have evolved from rudimentary short-range projectiles into powerful weapons capable of striking virtually anywhere in Israel. (AP Photo/Adel Hana, File)

Hamas has developed a vast arsenal in blockaded Gaza

By FARES AKRAM - Associated Press

Damage to a house hit by a rocket is seen in Mishmeret, central Israel, Monday, March 25, 2019. An early morning rocket from the Gaza Strip struck a house in central Israel on Monday, wounding several people, an Israeli rescue service said, in an eruption of violence that could set off another round of violence shortly before the Israeli election. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israel mobilizes after Gaza rocket attack, escalation looms

By Aron Heller - Associated Press

Rare protests erupt against Hamas’ 12-year rule over Gaza

By FARES AKRAM - Associated Press