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Israel extends Palestinians' Gaza fishing zone

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel on Tuesday expanded the distance it permits Gaza fishermen to head out to sea, restoring a limit it cut in half two months ago in response to rocket fire from the Palestinian enclave.Full story

Taste of outside world: Smugglers sneak KFC into Gaza

  The demand for KFC in the Gaza strip has led one company to beat the Israeli blockade by smuggling the fast food through tunnels from Egypt. NBC’s Annabel Roberts reports.

U.N. aid agency suspends Gaza distribution over riot at HQ

GAZA (Reuters) - The main U.N. humanitarian agency for Palestinians said on Thursday it was suspending operations in the Gaza Strip after demonstrators angered by aid cutbacks stormed its headquarters. Full story

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  Gaza students create talking trash can

A group of students in Gaza are building trash cans that thank people after they toss their garbage. TODAY.com's Alex Witt reports.

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