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In this Sept. 12, 2018, photo, Raed Abu Khader, right, holds a wet cloth on the forehead of his 12-year-old son Mohammed in Gaza City. Mohammed was shot in the leg at one of the demonstrations on Gaza strip's border with Israel. Ever since Hamas launched demonstrations in March against Israel's blockade of Gaza, children have been a constant presence in the crowds. Since then, U.N. figures show that 948 children under 18 have been shot by Israeli forces and 2,295 have been hospitalized, including 17 who have had a limb amputated. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

For Palestinian children in Gaza, an education in conflict

By TODD PITMAN - Associated Press

In this combination of 10 photos taken on Sept. 19, 2018, Palestinians shot in the legs during demonstrations at the Gaza strip's border with Israel pose as they await treatment at a Gaza City clinic run by MSF (Doctors Without Borders). Israeli forces deployed along the volatile border have fired live rounds at rock-throwing Palestinian protesters since demonstrations began in March against Israel's long-running blockade of Gaza. Israeli snipers have targeted one part of the body more than any other: the legs. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

In Gaza protests, Israeli troops aim for the legs

By TODD PITMAN - Associated Press

Palestinian women hurl stones at Israeli troops during a protest at the Gaza Strip's border with Israel on May 4, 2018. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)

US fails to win UN condemnation of Hamas militants in Gaza

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Officials: 18 wounded in Gaza border protest

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

US circulates UN resolution that would condemn Hamas rockets

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

FILE-- In this Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018. file photo, Japanese pianist Kaoru Imahigashi plays the piano during a concert to mark the debut of Gaza's only grand piano after it was rescued from conflict, at a theater nestled in the Palestinian Red Crescent Society's building in Gaza City. Palestinian businessman Saed Herzallah has seized Gaza Strip's only grand piano, claiming he owns the instrument, just days after it made its public debut. (AP Photo/Adel Hana, File)

Days after concert, Gaza’s grand piano seized by merchant

By FARES AKRAM - Associated Press

Japanese pianist Kaoru Imahigashi plays the piano during a concert to mark the debut of Gaza's only grand piano after it was rescued from conflict, at a theater nestled in the Palestinian Red Crescent Society's building in Gaza City, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018. The only grand piano in the Gaza Strip is debuting to the public for the first time in over a decade after its restoration. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

After rescue, Gaza’s only grand piano makes public comeback

By FARES AKRAM - Associated Press

Japanese pianist Kaoru Imahigashi plays the piano during a concert to mark the debut of Gaza's only grand piano after it was rescued from conflict, at a theater nestled in the Palestinian Red Crescent Society's building in Gaza City, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018. The only grand piano in the Gaza Strip is debuting to the public for the first time in over a decade after its restoration. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

After rescue, Gaza’s only grand piano makes public comeback

By FARES AKRAM - Associated Press

Palestinians: 14 injured in calmer Gaza border protest

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, file photo, a Palestinian who was injured during a protest stands after sunset near the Gaza Strip's border with Israel, east of Gaza City. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

In Gaza every week, more protests and a rising casualty toll

By Todd Pitman - Associated Press

In this Friday, Sept. 14, 2018 photo, a boy rides his bike as Palestinians gather during a protest at the Gaza Strip's border with Israel, east of Gaza City. Eight months after demonstrations against Israel’s long blockade of Gaza began, the casualty toll keeps rising, and there is no end in sight. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Gaza’s fatal ritual: relentless protests, steady casualties

By TODD PITMAN - Associated Press

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Boot Hamas from Gaza

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

AP cameraman shot during Gaza protest

By Associated Press - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018. Netanyahu says he will take over temporarily as defense minister as early elections still loom. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) ** FILE **

Israel avoids early elections as coalition is kept intact

By Tia Goldenberg - Associated Press

Israeli protesters hold flags and chant slogans during a demonstration against the cease-fire between Israel and Gaza's Hamas in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

The Latest: Hamas abides by cease-fire, restrains protests

Associated Press

Israeli protesters hold flags and chant slogans during a demonstration against the cease-fire between Israel and Gaza's Hamas in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Netanyahu’s main coalition partner pushes for early election

By KARIN LAUB - Associated Press

Israeli protesters hold flags during a demonstration against the cease-fire between Israel and Gaza's Hamas in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. Israel's defense minister on Wednesday abruptly resigned to protest a new cease-fire with Hamas militants in Gaza, throwing the government into turmoil and pushing the country toward an early election. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Days after cease-fire, Gaza border demonstrations to resume

By FARES AKRAM - Associated Press

Palestinians survey a destroyed residential building hit by Israeli airstrikes, in Gaza City, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

The Latest: Group says strikes damaged dozens of Gaza homes

Associated Press

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Equivalent is fair

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Israeli tanks move near the Israel Gaza border, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

After cease-fire, Israel captures Gaza assailant on border

By Aron Heller - Associated Press