Hamas-Controlled Gaza Celebrates Morsi Victory with Little Hope
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Media Line
by Omar Ghraieb - June 20, 2012 - 12:00am

Loud speakers attached to mosques across the Gaza Strip rang out with happiness news of Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammad Morsi’s victory in Egypt’s presidential run-off election. Gazans appeared to be elated as word of the victory by the Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party standard-bearer spread throughout Gaza. 

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Israel kills Gaza militant on 3rd day of fighting
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters
by Dan Williams - June 20, 2012 - 12:00am

Israel killed a Gaza militant on Wednesday as a surge of fighting across the border of the Palestinian enclave entered a third day despite what Egypt said were its efforts to broker a truce. The militant, a Palestinian belonging to one of Gaza's fringe Islamist Salafi networks, died and a comrade was wounded in an air strike on their motorcycle in southern Rafah, near Gaza's frontier with the Egyptian Sinai, medical officials said.

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Hamas Military Wing Accepts a Cease-Fire
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times
by Isabel Kershner - June 20, 2012 - 12:00am

JERUSALEM — The military wing of Hamas, the Islamic group that governs Gaza, announced late Wednesday that it was committed to an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire to end three days of fighting with

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Hamas signals ready for truce after Israel kills 2
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters
June 20, 2012 - 12:00am

Gaza militants said on Wednesday they were ready to sign up to an Egyptian-brokered truce to end three days of cross-border fighting after Israeli air strikes killed a Palestinian militant and a 14-year-old boy. In a statement, the militant wing of the Islamist Hamas group in control of Gaza said: "Responding to the Egyptian efforts, we and the armed resistance announce our commitment to stop this round of confrontation as long as the occupation stops this aggression."

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Hamas fires four rockets from Gaza into Israel
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Avi Issacharoff, Yanir Yagna - June 19, 2012 - 12:00am

The military wing of Hamas fired four rockets toward Israel overnight Monday, which landed in open areas and caused no casualties. Hamas claimed responsibility for the act. The rocket fire marks an unusual move for the group, which has been avoiding launching rockets toward Israel for many months now. Following the attack, communities near the Gaza border were put on heightened alert. The residents were given instructions to remain at a close distance to a bomb shelter.

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Hamas claims responsibility for rocket fire into Israel
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post
June 19, 2012 - 12:00am

Hamas on Tuesday took responsibility for at least some of the rocket fire aimed at Israeli civilians Monday night, stating that it was responding to the killing of Palestinians in recent days. The IAF killed four Palestinian terrorists in the last 24 hours, at least two of whom were members of the Islamic Jihad terrorist group.

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Hamas claims responsibility for rocket fire into Israel
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post
June 19, 2012 - 12:00am

Hamas on Tuesday took responsibility for at least some of the rocket fire aimed at Israeli civilians Monday night, stating that it was responding to the killing of Palestinians in recent days. The IAF  four Palestinian terrorists in the last 24 hours, at least two of whom were  of the Islamic Jihad terrorist group.

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Israel Weighs Response After Attacks by Hamas
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times
by Fares Akram, Isabel Kershner - June 19, 2012 - 12:00am

Hamas, the Islamic militant group that governs here, fired barrages of rockets into southern Israel on Tuesday after a break of more than a year during which the group largely adhered to an informal cease-fire. By evening, Israel had issued a stern warning that it was examining all possible responses, signaling the potential for a sharp escalation in the area.

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Gazans welcome claim of Islamist victory in Egypt
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press
by Ibrahim Barzak - June 18, 2012 - 12:00am

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Monday welcomed the claim of a Muslim Brotherhood victory in Egypt's presidential election, distributing sweets, praising God and expressing hope for a new era of warm relations between Gaza and Egypt. Gaza, a small, densely populated territory, borders Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. The strip's ruling militant Hamas group is a local offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood and draws inspiration from the Egyptian organization.

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Former Palestinian Prisoners Describe Life on the Outside
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from As-Safir
by Amjad Semhan - June 18, 2012 - 12:00am

After 20 to 30 years of detention, how does a released Palestinian prisoner live his life? What kind of psychological situation does he face? After all those years, does he believe that he still has a future?

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