Mideast escalation

The densely populated Gaza's 2.3 million residents have endured repeated bouts of war and air strikes before
Nowhere to go, Gazans prepare for Israeli assault
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A convoy of Israeli Armoured Personnel Carriers drives on a road near Israel's border with Lebanon
Is war spreading to second front?
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US dollar and Japanese yen
Dollar rises on flight to safety amid Mideast unrest
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Unexpected Hamas assault
Fight to recapture Israeli towns 'taking longer than expected'
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Buildings in Gaza have been flattened by Israel's air strikes
At least 493 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza
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Soldiers walk in front of an Israeli police station that was damaged during battles to dislodge Hamas militants who were stationed inside
Israel awakes in shock after Hamas fighters killed hundreds of Israelis
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Dead people strewn across a road following a mass-infiltration by Hamas gunmen in the Sderot area
Bloodbath in Israel, Gaza as surprise Hamas attack unleashes war
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Israel caught by surprise
At least 22 Israelis killed in Hamas attack
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A destroyed Israeli tank by Palestinian fighters
Hamas launches unprecedented full-scale attack on Israel
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Youths play football near shuttered shops during a Palestinian general strike in Jerusalems old city
General strike in West Bank to protest Israeli army operation
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The military operation is involving hundreds of Israeli troops
At least 8 Palestinians killed in Israeli operation in Jenin
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Islamic Jihad vows retaliation
Israeli forces kill two Palestinians in West Bank
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The violence was the latest in a long string of incidents involving deadly confrontations between Israeli soldiers and Palestinians in the West Bank
Israeli officer, 2 Palestinian militants killed in shootout
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Parents of 16-year-old Palestinian Qusai Hamamrah mourn over his body during his funeral in the village of Husan, north of Bethlehem
Israeli forces kill two Palestinians in West Bank raids
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The death is the latest in a wave of Israeli-Palestinian violence that has erupted in Ramadan
Mideast violence sees no sign of abating in Ramadan
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The ceasefire has been fragile but largely held since the 11-day war between Hamas and Israel in May
Egypt pushes for calm Gaza hostilities
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