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Gaza, Israel: They call this a truce

While Egypt continues to mediate a truce between the Gaza Strip and Israel, both sides continue their attacks, considering each assault "retaliation" for the other side's volley.
A Palestinian schoolgirl walks past the scene of an Israeli air strike on a building in Gaza City October 27, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem - RC1879C7A810
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Egypt mediated a truce between the Gaza Strip and Israel on Oct. 27. The next night, Israeli airstrikes killed three teens in the Gaza town of Qarara.

Palestinians in Gaza took to the streets demanding that Palestinian military factions avenge the deaths of the boys, identified as Khaled Saeed, 14; Muhammad al-Satari, 13; and Abdul Hamid Abu Dhaher, 13.

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