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As Gaza fighting continues, both sides voice fears about a land war

Gaza Strip

The olive orchards and wheat fields lining the Gaza Strip border with Israel were always sparsely populated, but on Monday the area was a virtual no-man’s land. Fearing an Israeli ground invasion of the coastal strip, hundreds of families have fled.

 

Qatari ruler enters Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip

First head of state to visit the Palestinian territory since Islamist Hamas militants seized control there 5 years ago.

 

Militants attack U.N. Gaza summer camp

Masked gunmen attacked a U.N.-run summer camp for children on Sunday after militants in the Gaza Strip accused the United Nations of promoting immorality in the religiously conservative enclave controlled by Hamas Islamists.

 

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