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Donors pledge aid to rebuild Gaza

International donors pledged hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to rebuild the battered Gaza Strip on Sunday and urged Israel and the Palestinians to renew peace efforts. Gas-rich Qatar led the way at a donors conference in Cairo with a promise of $1 billion in aid to the coastal[…]

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DIRCO minister concludes Gaza conference

International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane concluded her visit to Cairo, Egypt on Sunday, her department said. She was representing South Africa at the International Donors’ conference on Palestine, titled “Reconstructing Gaza”, spokesman Clayson Monyela said in a statement. “During the ministerial segment of the conference, minister Nkoana-Mashabane stated that South[…]

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Israel-Hamas talks tackle Gaza blockade

Negotiators in Cairo have addressed the issue of the Israeli Gaza blockade, as the clock ticks down to the 2100 GMT deadline that will end a current 72-hour truce. By that time on Wednesday, Israeli and Palestinian negotiators in the Egyptian capital must have either agreed on a permanent ceasefire,[…]

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Flotilla set to break Gaza blockade

A group of human rights organizations said Tuesday they are organizing a flotilla of vessels that will attempt to breach Israel’s blockade of Gaza later this year. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition said it plans to sail to Gaza “during 2014.” It did not specify how many vessels would participate, but[…]

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