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Israeli tanks take up positions along the border with the Gaza strip, on Israel-Gaza Border, Tuesday, May 29, 2018. The Israeli military said three soldiers were wounded by fire from the Gaza Strip on Tuesday. Tensions have soared over the past two months as the Palestinians have held mass protests along the Gaza-Israel frontier. Israeli fire has killed more than 100 Palestinians and wounded thousands at the protests since March. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Red Cross to send surgeons to Gaza to treat gunshot victims

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Smoke raise flowing an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City, Tuesday, May 29, 2018. Israeli jets bombed Gaza hours after militants from the territory on Tuesday fired more than 25 mortar shells toward communities in southern Israel in what appeared to be the largest single barrage since the 2014 Israel-Hamas war. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Gaza’s Hamas rulers say cease-fire reached with Israel

By Fares Akram - Associated Press

Israeli police officers guarded a playground near the Israel and Gaza border last month after Gaza militants fired more than 25 mortar shells toward communities in the south. The Israeli military said it appeared to be the largest single barrage fired since the 2014 Israel-Hamas war. (Associated Press)

Israeli jets bomb Gaza after mortar shells fired from strip

By ARON HELLER - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, May 22, 2018 photo, Hamed al-Shaer, 34, waits for a permit to cross the border to Egypt. in Khan Younis, in the Gaza Strip. Egypt has opened Rafah for the duration of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, temporarily easing a border blockade of Gaza it has enforced, along with Israel, for the past 11 years. But thousands of people hoping to travel are on a waiting list, a backlog accumulated over long periods of Rafah closures, and Egyptian border officials are processing them at an excruciatingly slow pace. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

In Gaza, border opening brings relief and anxiety

By FARES AKRAM - Associated Press

Israeli Supreme Court rejects challenge to open-fire rules

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Israeli military hits Hamas sites in Gaza after infiltration

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Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki speaks during a press conference at the International Criminal Court on Tuesday, May 22, 2018. The Palestinian foreign minister asked the International Criminal Court on Tuesday to open an immediate investigation into alleged Israeli crimes committed against the Palestinian people. (AP Photo/Mike Corder)

Palestinians ask ICC for ‘immediate’ probe against Israel

By Mike Corder - Associated Press

Illustration on Hamas' goals towards Israel nby Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

For Hamas and its allies, the worse the better

By Clifford D. May

Mahmoud Abbas comes into the meeting with President Trump very unpopular among Palestinians, who view their leadership as corrupt and are as pessimistic as the Israelis about the prospects for a peace deal. (Associated Press/File)

Mahmoud Abbas replacement unclear as Palestinians fear leadership vacuum

By Asma' Jawabreh and Jacob Wirtschafter — Special to The Washington Times

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan salutes a rally in solidarity with Palestinians before an extraordinary summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, May 18, 2018. Turkey has called on Muslim nations to stand with Palestinians and to work to stop countries joining the United States in relocating their Israeli embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.(Presidential Press Service/Pool via AP)

At OIC, Muslim nations condemn Israel and U.S., call for unity

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY - Associated Press

Israel says its planes bombed militant targets in Gaza

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The United Nations Security Council observes a moment of silence for those killed during the deadly violence along the Israel-Gaza border before a meeting to discuss the situation, Tuesday, May 15, 2018, at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) ** FILE **

Calls for investigation, but no consensus at UN Gaza meeting

By JENNIFER PELTZ - Associated Press

A relative of a Palestinian killed during a protest on the border with Israel mourns over his body in a morgue in Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip, Monday, May 14, 2018. Israeli soldiers shot and killed dozens of Palestinians during mass protests along the Gaza border on Monday. It was the deadliest day there since a devastating 2014 cross-border war and cast a pall over Israel's festive inauguration of the new U.S. Embassy in contested Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)

Israel faces diplomatic fallout after dozens killed in Gaza

By FARES AKRAM and KARIN LAUB - Associated Press

A Palestinian woman walks through black smoke from burning tires during a protest on the Gaza Strip's border with Israel, Monday, May 14, 2018. Thousands of Palestinians are protesting near Gaza's border with Israel, as Israel prepared for the festive inauguration of a new U.S. Embassy in contested Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

The Latest: Israeli military sends aid to Gaza

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Palestinian protesters burn tires during a protest on the Gaza Strip's border with Israel, Monday, May 14, 2018. Thousands of Palestinians are protesting near Gaza's border with Israel, as Israel prepared for the festive inauguration of a new U.S. Embassy in contested Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

The Latest: Gaza Health Ministry releases latest death toll

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In this photo combination, Palestinians protest near the border of Israel and the Gaza Strip, left, and on the same day dignitaries, from left, Sara Netanyahu, her husband Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Senior White House Advisor Jared Kushner, and U.S. President Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka Trump, applaud at the opening ceremony of the new U.S. embassy in Jerusalem on Monday, May 14, 2018. Netanyahu praised the inauguration of the embassy as a "great day for peace," as dozens of Palestinians have been killed in Gaza amidst ongoing clashes. (AP Photo)

Jerusalem embassy opening marred by violent protests

By Seth J. Frantzman

Israeli Arab Knesset members and left wing activists participate in protest against the opening of the new US embassy in Jerusalem, during the embassy's official inauguration ceremony, Monday, May 14, 2018. Amid deadly clashes along the Israeli-Palestinian border, President Donald Trump's top aides and supporters on Monday celebrated the opening of the new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem as a campaign promised fulfilled. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Long odds for peace as Trump roils Mideast with embassy move

By JOSH LEDERMAN and MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

Riders from the Samson Riders, an Israeli motorcycle club, arrive on a road leading to the new U.S. Embassy during a group ride from the old embassy in Tel Aviv, ahead of the official opening, in Jerusalem, Sunday, May 13, 2018. On Monday, the United States moves its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the holy city at the explosive core of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and claimed by both sides as a capital. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

The Latest: OIC condemns US embassy move to Jerusalem

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Members of pro-Islamic NGO IHH and other groups holding Turkish and Palestinian flags stage a rally following Friday prayers in Istanbul, Friday, May 11, 2018 to protest the US decision to relocate its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem. The embassy is moving from Tel Aviv in line with President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. The placard in Turkish reads: &quot; Jerusalem belongs to the Muslims.&quot;(AP Photo/Erhan Demirtas)

The Latest: Bolton says Jerusalem embassy will aid peace

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A sign on a bridge leading to the US Embassy compound ahead the official opening in Jerusalem, Sunday, May 13, 2018. Monday's opening of the U.S. Embassy in contested Jerusalem, cheered by Israelis as a historic validation, is seen by Palestinians as an in-your-face affirmation of pro-Israel bias by President Donald Trump and a new blow to frail statehood dreams. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem shows Trump pro-Israel bias, Palestinians say

By Karin Laub and Mohammed Daraghmeh - Associated Press