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A Palestinian woman reacts upon seeing her destroyed house in Beit Hanoun town, which witnesses said was heavily hit by Israeli shelling and air strikes during an Israeli offensive, in the northern Gaza Strip August 1, 2014. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

As families in Gaza return to homes with no roof, no water and no power, a wedding gives a rare reason to celebrate.

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By Irit Hakim: "On 7th September 2013, we – the members of Combatants for Peace, went to the Palestinian town of Anata to demonstrate against the demolition of 17 homes..."

 

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March 2013: By Shireen Ahmed - "In previous years, women had run alongside men to raise money for the United Nations Relief Works Agency (UNRWA)..."

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By Irit Hakim - "Jo Berry’s father was killed in the IRA Brighton Bombing in 1984. In November 2000, she met Pat Magee, the man responsible for her father’s death...."

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May 2012: By Irit Hakim - "The Tel Aviv Nablus Group of Combatants for Peace erected a Peace Tent at a Palestinian village under threat of demolition..."