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By Steven Erlanger / The Bulletin
December 8, 2012
RAFAH, Gaza Strip — The long exiled leader of the militant group Hamas, Khaled Mashaal, entered Gaza for the first time Friday, a symbolically powerful visit that sought to reinforce Hamas’ contention that it was victorious in its eight-day violent clash with Israel.
For Mashaal, 56, whom the....
