Gaza siege

Israel detains 2000 trucks going to Gaza

Wednesday-18-July-2018

Head of the Popular Committee against the siege MP Jamal al-Khudari said that Israel has been detaining and banning over 2000 trucks carrying goods from entering the Gaza Strip through Karm Abu Salem crossing after it had been closed completely.

Israeli gunboats attack fishermen in Gaza waters

Wednesday-18-July-2018

Israeli gunboats on Wednesday morning attacked Palestinian fishermen and their boats off the coast of the besieged Gaza Strip.

Israel plans to strangle Gaza economically

Wednesday-18-July-2018

The Popular Committee Against the Siege has warned of an Israeli plan to take further steps to strangle the Gaza Strip economically.

Mladenov asks Israel to stop targeting Gazan children

Sunday-15-July-2018

The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov called on Israeli authorities to halt targeting the children of Gaza.

Birawi warns of Israel’s decision to impound Gaza flotilla ships

Thursday-12-July-2018

Zaher al-Biraw Head of the International Committee for Breaking the Siege said that the Jerusalem court’s decision to confiscate 2 Norwegian ships planning to sail to Gaza is a serious unprecedented step that legitimizes Israeli piracy in international waters.

Euro-Med warns of recent Israeli measures against Gaza

Thursday-12-July-2018

Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor on Wednesday sent urgent letters to the European Union (EU) ambassadors in the Palestinian territories informing them of the disastrous consequences of Israel's decision to tighten the blockade on Gaza.

Gaza Agriculture Ministry bans import of Israeli fruits

Wednesday-11-July-2018

Gaza's Ministry of Agriculture on Wednesday decided to ban the importation of Israeli fruits through Karem Abu Salem commercial crossing in response to an Israeli decision to stop importing vegetables from besieged Gaza.

Israeli navy attacks Freedom Ship 2 arrests passengers

Tuesday-10-July-2018

Israeli navy forces attacked on Tuesday Freedom Ship 2 arrested eight passengers on board and transferred them to a military base in Ashdod Port.

Islamic Jihad: Tightening blockade war declaration

Tuesday-10-July-2018

Islamic Jihad movement on Monday said that the Israeli government's decision to tighten blockade on Gaza is a "declaration of war".

Anti-siege flotilla sets sail from Gaza port

Tuesday-10-July-2018

Freedom Flotilla II carrying activists patients and some injured Gazans has set sail from Gaza's seaport marking a new attempt to break Israel's crippling blockade on the enclave.