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Hamas fighters patrol a street in Gaza. AFP

ExclusiveHamas secretly elects new Gaza chief and fills political bureau vacancies

Names of those elected to be withheld until the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement begins

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Israel says Bulgarian diplomat set to head US-proposed Gaza Board of Peace

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‘Lost’ generation of Gazan children at risk of a decade without education

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Israeli ban on international aid groups 'a disaster for Gaza’s children'

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Four Palestinians killed in Israeli strike in southern Gaza

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Doctors Without Borders urges Israel to let it operate in Gaza

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US pledges $2 billion for UN humanitarian aid as Donald Trump warns agencies must 'adapt or die'

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Gaza’s medical system ‘in freefall’ as Israeli restrictions persist despite ceasefire

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