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        <title>Despite Tehran&#8217;s reluctance, Abbas says he will visit &#8216;sister&#8217; Iran</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/despite-tehrans-reluctance-abbas-says-he-will-visit-sister-iran/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2015 19:24:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Palestinian leader says trip will strengthen ties, week after Iranian official says Tehran has rejected repeated requests</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/despite-tehrans-reluctance-abbas-says-he-will-visit-sister-iran/">Despite Tehran&#8217;s reluctance, Abbas says he will visit &#8216;sister&#8217; Iran</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Israel denies holding truce talks with Hamas</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2015 17:29:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>PMO: 'There have been no meetings with Hamas, not directly, not through another country and not through intermediaries'</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-denies-holding-truce-talks-with-hamas/">Israel denies holding truce talks with Hamas</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>After baby killed in arson, Hamas urges lone-wolf attacks on Israelis</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-arson-hamas-urges-lone-wolf-attacks-on-israelis/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2015 10:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>PA foreign minister demands international travel ban on Jewish settlers in wake of 'terrorist crime'</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-arson-hamas-urges-lone-wolf-attacks-on-israelis/">After baby killed in arson, Hamas urges lone-wolf attacks on Israelis</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Hamas has ‘more bargaining chips,&#8217; says senior official</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-has-more-bargaining-chips-says-senior-official/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2015 15:41:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Khaled Mashaal]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Denying reports of negotiations with Israel, Gaza terror group's foreign policy chief hints at additional captives</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-has-more-bargaining-chips-says-senior-official/">Hamas has ‘more bargaining chips,&#8217; says senior official</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Israel announces punitive measures for Palestinians after stabbing</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-announces-punitive-measures-for-palestinians-after-stabbing/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2015 22:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Muhammed Abu Khdeir]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Entry into country for residents of assailant's home town annulled, as are hundreds of passes to fly abroad through Israeli airport</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-announces-punitive-measures-for-palestinians-after-stabbing/">Israel announces punitive measures for Palestinians after stabbing</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Hamas praises &#8216;heroic&#8217; stabbing, but avoids responsibility</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-praises-heroic-stabbing-but-avoids-responsibility/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2015 18:15:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Muhammed Abu Khdeir]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>18-year-old assailant Yasser Tarwa shown on terror group's website brandishing its paraphernalia </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-praises-heroic-stabbing-but-avoids-responsibility/">Hamas praises &#8216;heroic&#8217; stabbing, but avoids responsibility</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Time to negotiate with Israel, says Hamas journalist</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/time-to-negotiate-with-israel-says-hamas-journalist/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2015 18:19:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Mustafa Sawwaf claims Gaza group has left Palestinian cause at a nadir; Hamas not a partner, says incoming Israeli Foreign Ministry chief</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/time-to-negotiate-with-israel-says-hamas-journalist/">Time to negotiate with Israel, says Hamas journalist</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>&#8216;Cement for rebuilding Gaza diverted to terror tunnels&#8217;</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/cement-for-rebuilding-gaza-diverted-to-attack-tunnels/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2014 06:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Hamas bolstering its capabilities and coming up with new strategies in the wake of the war, reports say</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/cement-for-rebuilding-gaza-diverted-to-attack-tunnels/">&#8216;Cement for rebuilding Gaza diverted to terror tunnels&#8217;</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Hamas reconstructing damaged Gaza attack tunnel</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-reconstructing-damaged-gaza-terror-tunnel/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2014 13:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Al-Qassam Brigades used a humanitarian ceasefire during Operation Protective Edge to start digging, commander admits </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-reconstructing-damaged-gaza-terror-tunnel/">Hamas reconstructing damaged Gaza attack tunnel</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>IDF raids Palestinian newspaper offices</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-raids-palestinian-newspaper-offices/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2014 14:40:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Troops order Al-Ayyam headquarters in Ramallah to stop printing and distributing Hamas papers</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-raids-palestinian-newspaper-offices/">IDF raids Palestinian newspaper offices</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Hamas nearly struck Ashkelon by mistake in June</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-nearly-struck-ashkelon-by-mistake-in-june/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2013 17:17:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Military intelligence source describes Gaza rulers' efforts to increase the range and accuracy of their locally made rockets</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-nearly-struck-ashkelon-by-mistake-in-june/">Hamas nearly struck Ashkelon by mistake in June</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Gaza tunnels reopen as rain abates</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/gaza-tunnels-reopen-as-rain-abates/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 14:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Smuggling resumes amid criticism due to high civilian death-toll</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/gaza-tunnels-reopen-as-rain-abates/">Gaza tunnels reopen as rain abates</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Hamas bars EU observers from border crossing with Egypt</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-bars-eu-observers-from-returning-to-border-crossing-with-egypt/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 03:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Rafah is a 'Palestinian-Egyptian crossing only, and there is no place for foreigners in it,' Gaza parliamentarian says</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-bars-eu-observers-from-returning-to-border-crossing-with-egypt/">Hamas bars EU observers from border crossing with Egypt</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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