Showing posts with label Gaza Strip. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gaza Strip. Show all posts

Sunday, February 18, 2018

2 Wounded in Gaza as Israel retaliates for explosion injuring 4 soldiers

Israel retaliates for explosion injuring 4 soldiers
Two Palestinians were wounded Saturday in the Gaza Strip in Israeli attacks that followed an explosion on the border that wounded four of the soldiers patrolling the area.

Saturday, December 9, 2017

Saturday, November 18, 2017

Rafah crossing : Egypt opens Gaza border for first time since unity deal

Rafah crossing
Egypt opened its largely sealed border with Gaza Saturday for the first time since a reconciliation agreement saw the Palestinian Authority take control of the crossing from Hamas.

Monday, October 30, 2017

Israël dit avoir fait exploser un tunnel entre Gaza et son territoire, trois Palestiniens tués

tunnel entre Gaza et Israël
Trois Palestiniens ont été tués et plusieurs autres blessés lundi dans le bombardement par Israël d'un tunnel reliant la bande de Gaza au territoire israélien, selon un nouveau bilan du ministère de la santé du Hamas, mouvement contrôlant l'enclave palestinienne.

Saturday, August 12, 2017

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

ECJ rules Hamas to remain on 'terror' list

The European Union's Court of Justice (ECJ)
The European Union's Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that Hamas, the Palestinian political organisation, should remain in the bloc's "terror" list, referring the case back to lower court.

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Israeli PM Slams EU for Imposing Conditions for Closer Integration

Brussels opposes the Israeli settlement of the West Bank and considers the territory the domain of the Palestinians
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday harshly criticized Brussels for considering peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians as a precondition for the rapprochement between the country and the bloc.

Sunday, July 9, 2017

Power hit in Gaza after lack of fuel payment to Egypt

Power supplies have taken a fresh hit in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip with authorities accusing the rival Palestinian Authority of blocking fuel payments to Egypt from going through banks.

Monday, June 19, 2017

Israel begins reducing power to Gaza, fulfilling Palestinian Authority request

Israel began reducing electricity to the Gaza Strip on Monday, fulfilling a request from the Palestinian Authority to pressure Hamas from controlling the region.

Saturday, May 13, 2017

Saturday, May 6, 2017

Egypt Reopens Rafah Crossing with Gaza in One Direction for 3 Days

Egypt reopened the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip for three days starting on Saturday to allow hundreds of stranded Palestinians to return home, officials said.

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Israeli PM: Political agreement with Hamas unfeasible

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said the notion of reaching a political settlement with Gaza-based resistance movement Hamas was unfeasible.

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

US seeks end to U.N. rights council's "obsession" with Israel

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is reviewing its participation in the U.N. Human Rights Council, seeking reform of its agenda and an end to its "obsession with Israel", a senior U.S. official said Wednesday.

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Fatah and Hamas to form unity government

The Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority (PA) has agreed to form a unity government with rival organisation Hamas, Al Jazeera has learned.

Monday, October 24, 2016

Ex-negotiator Nabil Shaath: Palestinians should wake up from 'peace dreams'

The peace process with Israel should be declared dead and Palestinians should wake up from their "peace dreams," former Palestinian chief negotiator Nabil Shaath said in an interview.

Friday, October 7, 2016

Women's Gaza flotilla activists deported from Israel

Twelve of the thirteen women who attempted to breach Israel's naval blockade on Gaza have been deported Friday, Israel's interior Ministry said, with the final activist to leave the country later in the day.

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Israeli Navy makes 'uneventful' interception of women's Gaza flotilla

The Israeli Navy on Wednesday intercepted an all-female flotilla carrying over a dozen women activists from 13 different countries attempting to breach the sea blockade on the Gaza Strip, the military confirmed.

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Israel, Turkey 'very close' to appointing ambassadors: Turkish media

Israel and Turkey are "very close" to appointing ambassadors, Turkey's Haberturk TV reported Tuesday.

"We are very close to appointing representatives", the spokesman for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in an interview with Haberturk.

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Gaza-bound flotilla to set off from Barcelona

A new flotilla of international activists is scheduled to set off for the Gaza Strip from Barcelona on Wednesday evening, under the banner "Mujeres Rumbo a Gaza" (Women's Boat to Gaza), the Jerusalem Post reports.