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Palestinians: 4 killed, 13 wounded in Gaza Strip

Last updated Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 9:38am

JERUSALEM -- A Palestinian health official says an Israeli military strike killed four people and wounded 13 others in the Gaza Strip.

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7 Palestinians wounded in clash with Israeli army

The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, March 7, 2011 - 11:55am

JERUSALEM -- Palestinians say Israeli soldiers intervening in a clash between West Bank residents and Jewish settlers have opened fire, wounding seven Palestinians.

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Man on donkey killed after firing at Israeli troops

The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 10:44am

JERUSALEM -- A Palestinian man opened fire at an Israeli guard post in the West Bank on Thursday and soldiers returned fire, killing him, the military said.

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Palestinians: Israeli troops mistakenly kill man

The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, January 7, 2011 - 10:38am

HEBRON, West Bank -- Israeli troops mistakenly shot and killed a 65-year-old Palestinian man Friday during a predawn raid to arrest a Hamas militant in the West Bank, Palestinian officials said.

Omar Kawasmeh lived on a different floor of the same building, according to security and rescue officials in the city of Hebron.

They spoke on condition of anonymity because no official announcement was made.

Associated Press television footage showed a bloodstained bed and shell casings in the man's bedroom.

In a statement, the Israeli military said it "regrets

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Diplomats: US offered incentives for freeze

Ian Deitch, The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, November 13, 2010 - 6:09pm

JERUSALEM -- The U.S. has offered Israel an incentive package to reinstate a moratorium on West Bank settlement building in an effort to revive stalled peace talks with the Palestinians, diplomatic sources said late Saturday.

The sources said the deal stipulates that Israel would stop settlement construction for 90 days in the West Bank. The moratorium would not apply to east Jerusalem. The U.S. will not ask Israel to extend the new moratorium when it expires. The sources spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue.

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East Jerusalem housing approval irks Palestinians

Aaron Heller, The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, October 15, 2010 - 3:04pm

JERUSALEM -- Israel has ended its unofficial building freeze in east Jerusalem, giving the green light for hundreds of new homes in Jewish neighborhoods of the traditionally Arab sector of the city -- and dealing another potential blow to U.S.-led efforts to salvage peace negotiations.

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