Gaza siege

Eid al-Adha brings joy to the hearts of children

Monday-20-August-2018

Children in the Gaza Strip are waiting impatiently for Eid al-Adha where joyful celebrations take place in the streets of Gaza which witness offering sacrifices as followed by the Muslim tradition.

Hamas: Gaza sanctions belies Fatah’s position on deal of the century

Monday-20-August-2018

Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said that Fatah’s insistence on starving the Gaza population retaining the sanctions on them and not severing its security ties with the Israeli occupation state contradicts its claims about rejecting the US-backed deal of the century.

Activists rally against Gaza sanctions at PLO headquarters in Ramallah

Monday-20-August-2018

Palestinian activists who recently launched a campaign calling for lifting Gaza sanctions staged a protest on Sunday at the headquarters of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in Ramallah city.

MP Khudari: Beit Hanoun closure threatens lives of patients

Monday-20-August-2018

MP Jamal al-Khudari head of the Popular Committee against the Siege has strongly denounced Israel’s closure of the Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing in northern Gaza saying that the patients referred to hospitals in the occupied territories are the most affected by such measure.

Cairo talks to be resumed after Eid al-Adha

Sunday-19-August-2018

Palestinian factions' delegations to Egypt returned to Gaza on Sunday morning following a round of talks and consultations in Cairo that lasted for about a week.

IOA closes Beit Hanoun crossing with Gaza

Sunday-19-August-2018

The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) partially closed the Beit Hanoun (Erez) border crossing in the Gaza Strip on Sunday morning at the behest of Israeli war minister Avigdor Lieberman.

New flotilla sets off from Gaza in protest at 12-year siege

Saturday-18-August-2018

A new flotilla of ships left Gaza on Saturday evening toward the northern sea border in a bid to break the 12-year-long Israeli blockade on the Palestinian territory.

Khudari: Per capita daily income in Gaza is $2

Wednesday-15-August-2018

Head of the Popular Committee Against the Siege MP Jamal al-Khudari on Tuesday said that Gaza's per capita daily income if there is any is $2 which is the lowest in the world.

Los Angeles Times: Israeli sanctions against Gaza to be relaxed

Tuesday-14-August-2018

Los Angeles Times website said Monday that two days of “complete clam” on the border between Israel and Gaza have led Israeli army minister Avigdor Lieberman to consider easing sanctions recently imposed on the besieged coastal enclave.