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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)

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

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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)

Israel mobilizes after Gaza rocket attack, escalation looms

By Aron Heller - 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)

The Latest: Israel hits Gaza Strip targets after rocket fire

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

By FARES AKRAM - Associated Press

UN Mideast envoy condemns Hamas crackdown on street protests

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Hamas detains rights workers as it disperses Gaza protests

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Gazans protest Hamas tax hikes for a second day

By FARES AKRAM - Associated Press

An explosion caused by Israeli airstrikes is seen on Gaza City, early Friday, Friday, March 15, 2019. Israeli warplanes attacked militant targets in the southern Gaza Strip early Friday in response to a rare rocket attack on the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, as the sides appeared to be hurtling toward a new round of violence. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Israel-Gaza fighting ebbs; Gaza rockets reportedly a misfire

By Josef Federman and Fares Akram - Associated Press

Hamas cracks down on Gaza protests over cost of living

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An explosion caused by Israeli airstrikes is seen on Gaza City, early Friday, March 15, 2019. Israeli warplanes attacked militant targets in the southern Gaza Strip early Friday in response to a rare rocket attack on the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, as the sides appeared to be hurtling toward a new round of violence. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

The Latest: Israeli military accuses Hamas of firing rockets

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An explosion caused by Israeli airstrikes is seen on Gaza City, early Friday, March 15, 2019. Israeli warplanes attacked militant targets in the southern Gaza Strip early Friday in response to a rare rocket attack on the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, as the sides appeared to be hurtling toward a new round of violence. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Israel strikes Gaza targets following Tel Aviv rocket attack

By JOSEF FEDERMAN and FARES AKRAM - Associated Press

CORRECTION: IT IS THE UMRA, OR MINOR PILGRIMAGE, NOT THE HAJJ - A Palestinian Muslim pilgrim waits for a bus en route to the Rafah border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt before leaving for the umrah, or minor pilgrimage, to the holy city of Mecca, in Gaza City, Saturday, March 2, 2019. Gazan residents resumed the umrah pilgrimage, that can be undertaken at any time of the year, after nearly five years of an Egyptian ban. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Gazans resume minor pilgrimage after years of Egyptian ban

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