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Fatah accuses Hamas rivals of detaining 500 members in Gaza

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, attends a Christmas midnight mass at Saint Catherine's Church, in the Church of the Nativity, traditionally recognized by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, Pool)

Hamas officials: Palestinian speaker barred from Ramallah

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Relatives of 16 year-old Palestinian Mohammed Jahjouh, who was shot and killed by Israeli troops during a protest at the Gaza Strip's border with Israel, mourn at the family home during his funeral in Gaza City, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

The Latest: Hamas says dissolving parliament invites chaos

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Palestinian president to dissolve parliament, Hamas irate

By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH and FARES AKRAM - Associated Press

Masked gunmen of the al-Qassam brigades, the military wing of Hamas, raise their hands as they stand in front of a huge poster showing a mock attack on a bus, during a mass rally marking the 31st anniversary of the founding of Hamas, an Islamic political party, that currently rules in Gaza, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018, in Gaza city. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Tens of thousands rally in Gaza to mark Hamas anniversary

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Israeli soldiers stand at the scene of an attack near the settlement of Givat Assaf in the West Bank, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. A Palestinian gunman opened fire at a bus stop outside a West Bank settlement on Thursday, shooting at soldiers and civilians and killing at least two Israelis before fleeing, the military and Israel's rescue service said. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)

The Latest: Palestinian police end Hamas’ West Bank protest

By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH and ISABEL DEBRE - Associated Press

Israeli soldiers stand at the scene of an attack near the settlement of Givat Assaf in the West Bank, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. A Palestinian gunman opened fire at a bus stop outside a West Bank settlement on Thursday, shooting at soldiers and civilians and killing at least two Israelis before fleeing, the military and Israel's rescue service said. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)

Israeli army kills Palestinian in West Bank clashes

By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH and ISABEL DEBRE - Associated Press

People attend the funeral of a baby who died after being prematurely delivered after her mother Shira Ish-Ran was wounded in a shooting attack near Ofra settlement in the West Bank last Sunday, in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Heidi Levine)

The Latest: Israeli PM vows to ‘settle the score’ of attacks

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In this Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, file photo, Palestinians inspect a vehicle that was destroyed in an Israeli raid that killed seven Hamas Palestinian militants, including a local Hamas commander, late Sunday, east of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Adel Hana, File)

Palestinians offer new details of Israel’s botched Gaza raid

By Fares Akram and Mohammed Daraghmeh - 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

Israel predicts win for UN resolution condemning Hamas

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Nasser Suliman, head of military judiciary, announces during a press conference that the military court sentenced to death six men convicted of collaborating with Israel, at the Hamas military judiciary building in Gaza City, Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Hamas sentences 6 to death for collaborating with Israel

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US circulates UN resolution that would condemn Hamas rockets

By EDITH M. LEDERER - 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

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

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Boot Hamas from Gaza

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

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

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Equivalent is fair

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

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

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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