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Smoke rises over Gaza City after an Israeli strike, Friday, Aug. 8, 2014, as Israel and Gaza militants resumed cross-border attacks after a three-day truce expired. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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Palestinian Hamas security guards stand near an Egyptian watch tower on the border with Egypt in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, July 5, 2013. (AP /Hatem Moussa)
Resumption of ties with Hamas would be “premature”: Egyptian official
Ramallah, Asharq Al-Awsat—As diplomatic efforts to secure a permanent ceasefire in Gaza enter their third day, many predict that the ongoing indirect talks between the Palestinians and Israelis—mediated by Cairo—could lead to the resumption of ties between the...Caption:
A handout photo released by the Palestine Authority of President Mahmoud Abbas chairing a meeting of the Political Committee of the Palestinian leadership in Ramallah on July 29, 2014. (EPA)
Egypt demands unified Palestinian position on ceasefire: official
Ramallah, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Egyptian government has called on the Palestinian Authority and Hamas to unify their stance on the Egyptian-sponsored ceasefire initiative to end the fighting in Gaza ahead of a forthcoming meeting in Cairo. A senior Palestinian official,...Caption:
Israeli security officers make their ways past buring tires as at least 10,000 Palestinian protesters marching against Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip clash with Israeli soldiers and border police at the Israeli Qalandiya checkpoint, between Jerusalem and Ramallah, on 25 July 2014. (AFP/Abbas Momani)
Opinion: Palestinians need more negotiators, not arms
Not long ago, perhaps less than a decade ago, I was one of those Iranians who viewed the Palestinians as terrorists and opportunists. As somebody who was born and raised in Iran, I can confidently tell you that this view is prevalent; there are many Iranians who...Caption:
A relative mourns during the funeral of Rani Abu Tawila, a Palestinian who was killed in an Israeli attack, on July 18, 2014 in Gaza city. Israel warned it could broaden a Gaza ground assault aimed at smashing Hamas’s network of cross-border tunnels, as it stepped up attacks that have killed more than 260 Palestinians. […]