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FILE -In this Oct. 7, 2018 file photo, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem. On Sunday, Oct, 21, 2018, Netanyahu postponed the planned demolition of a West Bank hamlet to allow time for a negotiated solution with its residents. Israel has come under heavy criticism, with major European countries urging it to avoid the demolition of Khan al-Ahmar. The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor recently said such a move could constitute a war crime. (Abir Sultan/Pool via AP, File)

Netanyahu: If not for Israel, Hamas would topple Abbas

By ARON HELLER - Associated Press

In this Monday, Oct. 22, 2018 photo, Taghreed Abu Teer, recalls being held by Hamas authorities for 11 days and interrogated under “humiliating circumstances” for her activities with the rival Fatah movement during an interview with The Associated Press at a relative's home in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. In a report released Tuesday, the New York-based watchdogHuman Rights Watch accused Palestinian authorities in the West Bank and Gaza Strip of crushing dissent through routine torture, arbitrary arrest and other tactics. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Human Rights Watch: Palestinians crush dissent with torture

By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH - Associated Press

Gazans scale back protest along Israeli frontier

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Israeli soldiers walk past tanks in a gathering point near Israel Gaza border, Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Protesters gather on Gaza frontier, Israeli fire wounds 77

By FARES AKRAM - Associated Press

Mourners carry the body of Palestinian Naji Zaanin, 25, who was killed in a morning Israeli airstrike, into the family home during his funeral in town of Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)

Egyptian mediators step up truce efforts with Israel, Hamas

By FARES AKRAM - Associated Press

In this image made from video, police inspect the damage to a building from a rocket, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018, in Beersheba, Israel. The Israeli military says a rocket fired from Gaza made a direct hit on a home in southern Israel. Its the first rocket attack against Israel in months and the first that hit an Israeli home in Beersheba since the 2014 war between Israel and Gazas militant Hamas rulers. (KAN via AP)

Gaza rocket hits home in Israel; military strikes back

By Aron Heller - Associated Press

A man watches a house that was hit by a missile fired from Gaza Strip, in the city of Beersheba, southern Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. A medical service said a woman and her three children, whose home was struck, were being treated for shock after they fled to their shelter upon being awoken by warning sirens. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Israel retaliates on Hamas targets in Zeitoun, Tel Al-Hawa

By Laura Kelly - The Washington Times

Israeli defense minister: Now’s the time to strike Hamas

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Palestinian carry the body of Mohammed Abbas, 21, who was killed by Israeli troops during Friday's protest at the Gaza Strip's border with Israel, into the family home during his funeral in Gaza City, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Israel warns Hamas of ‘painful’ strikes if protests go on

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A Palestinian protester hurls stones towards Israeli troops during a protest at the Gaza Strip's border with Israel, Friday, Oct. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

The Latest: Mourners hold funerals for 7 killed in Gaza

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A Palestinian protester hurls stones towards Israeli troops during a protest at the Gaza Strip's border with Israel, Friday, Oct. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Palestinians bury woman killed in West Bank, 7 slain in Gaza

By IMAD ISSEID and FARES AKRAM - Associated Press

Israeli trucks carrying diesel fuel enteri Kerem Shalom cargo crossing on the Israel Gaza border, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. Qatar has agreed to buy fuel to restart the only power plant in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, a top United Nations official said Tuesday, triggering accusations by the Palestinian Authority running the rival government in the West Bank that this will perpetuate the militants' control of the isolated enclave. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Israeli fire kills 6 Palestinians at Gaza protest

By FARES AKRAM - Associated Press

Palestinian protesters run for cover from teargas fired by Israeli troops during a protest on the beach at the border with Israel near Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Monday, Oct. 8, 2018.(AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

UN official: Qatar to buy fuel for Gaza’s only power plant

By FARES AKRAM - Associated Press

Palestinian protesters run for cover from teargas fired by Israeli troops during a protest on the beach at the border with Israel near Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Monday, Oct. 8, 2018.(AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Israeli fire wounds 11 Palestinians at Gaza protest

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Relatives of 12-year-old Palestinian boy, Fares Sersawi, who was killed by Israeli troops on Friday's protest at the Gaza Strip's border with Israel, mourn over his body at the family home during his funeral in Gaza City, Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Israel places new restrictions on Gaza after protests

By FARES AKRAM - Associated Press

An Israeli tank is seen near the in Israel and Gaza border, Israel, Friday, Oct. 5, 2018. The Israeli military said Thursday it was bolstering its forces along the Gaza border ahead of another expected explosive Hamas-orchestrated protest. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

2 Palestinians, including teenager, killed in Gaza protest

By FARES AKRAM - Associated Press

Palestinians run for cover from teargas fired from Israeli troops during a protest at the Gaza Strip's border with Israel, Friday, Oct. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

3 Palestinians, including teenager, killed in Gaza protest

By FARES AKRAM - Associated Press

Palestinian protesters hurl stones during a demonstration at the entrance of Erez border crossing between Gaza and Israel, in the northern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Israel to bolster forces along Gaza border amid protests

By ISABEL DEBRE - Associated Press

A painting adorns a wall at a closed United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) school during a general strike by UN staff, in Gaza City, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

UN agency withdraws Gaza international staff after protests

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Gaza medics say Israeli fire wounds dozens of protesters

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