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SANAA, Yemen | Cease-fire in Yemen's port goes into force after fighting

SANAA, Yemen | Cease-fire in Yemen’s port goes into force after fighting

SANAA, Yemen — Yemeni officials say intense fighting erupted between government-allied forces and Shiite rebels at the Red Sea port city of Hodeida shortly before a U.N.-brokered cease-fire took effect.

The officials say artillery shelling and heavy machine gun fire shook districts in the south and east of the strategic city late Monday as the two sides declared their intention to observe the…

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JERUSALEM | The Latest: Israeli defense minister resigns over Gaza truce

JERUSALEM | The Latest: Israeli defense minister resigns over Gaza truce

JERUSALEM — The Latest on the cease-fire between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers (all times local):

1:15 p.m. Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman says he is resigning in protest over the cease-fire reached with Gaza militants.

Lieberman’s resignation Wednesday significantly weakens Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition government and could bring about an early election.

Liebe…

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JERUSALEM | After cease-fire, Israel captures Gaza assailant on border

JERUSALEM | After cease-fire, Israel captures Gaza assailant on border

JERUSALEM— The Israeli military says it has shot at and captured a Palestinian who approached the Gaza perimeter fence and hurled grenades into Israel.

Wednesday’s incident marked the first unrest since Hamas and other militant groups in Gaza accepted an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire to end two days of intense fighting with Israel that had pushed the sworn enemies to the brink of another war.

The…

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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip | Cease-fire takes hold between Israel and Hamas

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip | Cease-fire takes hold between Israel and Hamas

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Hamas and other militant groups said Tuesday they had accepted an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire to end two days of intense fighting with Israel that had pushed the sworn enemies to the brink of a new war.

The sudden announcement brought relief to a region that had been paralyzed by hundreds of Palestinian rocket attacks in southern Israel and scores of Israeli airstrikes on…

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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip | Gaza militant groups say in a joint statement they have accepted an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Gaza militant groups say in a joint statement they have accepted an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire.

By Associated Press

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