Governance of the Gaza Strip

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EU Court Upholds Hamas Terror Listing

The European Union's top court on Wednesday upheld the bloc's decision to put Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on...

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Gaza May Already Be ‘unlivable’

The Gaza Strip may already be "unlivable", a United Nations official warned Tuesday, after a decade of Hamas rule and a...

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Power Hit In Hamas-Run Gaza As Rivals ‘stop’ Payments

Power supplies haven taken a fresh hit in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, with authorities Saturday accusing the rival...

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Hamas Says Egypt Ready To Help Gaza

Hamas leader Ismail Haniya said Wednesday recent talks in Egypt could lead to improving the humanitarian suffering in...

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Stigma Keeps Drug Addicts Quiet In Gaza Strip

After Umm Mazen found her husband shivering in his bed and complaining of a migraine, he confessed he was addicted to...

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Gaza Restarts Power Station As Egypt Fuel Eases Crisis

The Gaza Strip's sole power station has been fired up again, the energy authority in the Palestinian enclave said...

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UN Says Gazans Being Held Hostage To Palestinian Feud

The United Nations said Wednesday that Gazans were being held hostage to Palestinian political infighting, warning that...

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UN Says Gazans Being Held Hostage To Palestinian Feud

The United Nations said Wednesday that Gazans were being held hostage to Palestinian political infighting, warning that...

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Israeli and International Groups Warn of Looming Gaza Disaster

Israeli and international NGOS joined the UN on Wednesday in warning of a "total collapse" in Gaza if Israel goes ahead...

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Israeli and International Groups Warn of Looming Gaza Disaster

Israeli and international NGOS joined the UN on Wednesday in warning of a "total collapse" in Gaza if Israel goes ahead...

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Gaza Strip In Peril As Hamas Marks Decade In Power

Hamas this week marks 10 years since taking power in Gaza with the Palestinian enclave at risk of conflict and facing...

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Israel To Reduce Gaza Power, Feeding Fears of Unrest

Israel will reduce electricity supplies to the Gaza Strip after funding cuts by Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, an...

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Gaza Power Shortage To Worsen As Israel Reduces Supply

Israel will reduce electricity supplies to the Gaza Strip after funding cuts by Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, a...

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Ismail Haniya Elected New Political Chief of Hamas

Ismail Haniya has been elected as the new leader of Hamas's political bureau, according to the Palestinian movement's...

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Hamas Seen Facing Long Path To End Isolation Despite New Policy

Hamas has softened its stance on Israel after long calling for its destruction, but the Palestinian movement must do...

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Gaza Power Cuts Causing Humanitarian Crisis

Constant fuel shortages and insufficent infrastructure have brought about a "humanitarian crisis" for Palestinians in...

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Gazans Create Own Limo From Five Different Cars

A Gazan firm has found a way to add style to weddings in the Palestinian enclave despite being unable to import a...

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UN Agency Suspends Gaza Missions After Hamas Restrictions

A United Nations political agency suspended its missions to Gaza Friday after the Hamas authorities in the Palestinian...

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Hamas Partially Reopens Gaza Crossing After Assassination

Hamas authorities partially reopened the crossing between the Gaza Strip and Israel Monday, after a one-day closure...