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Mohammed Deif: The one-eyed Hamas chief in Israel's crosshairs - BBC News

  1. Mohammed Deif: The one-eyed Hamas chief in Israel's crosshairs  BBC News
  2. Israel, Egypt hold high-level talks on ceasefire, rebuilding Gaza | TheHill  The Hill
  3. I'm a Palestinian American and my dad is older than the oppressive state of Israel  USA TODAY
  4. Biden's behind-the-scenes approach to the Israel/Gaza problem was an effective approach  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  5. Accepting Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state is the path to true peace: Timothy F. Wuliger  cleveland.com
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