Gaza siege

Two generators re-operated at Gaza power plant

Saturday-16-September-2017

The Gaza Strip Electricity Company on Saturday morning re-operated two main generators at the Gaza's sole power plant following the entry of Egyptian fuel supplies into the besieged enclave.

Three injured in clashes with IOF on Gaza border areas

Friday-15-September-2017

Three Palestinians were injured on Friday evening in clashes with the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) near the eastern borders of the Gaza Strip.

Sinwar: We are keen on bridging the rift in the Palestinian arena

Thursday-31-August-2017

Hamas chief in Gaza Yahya al-Sinwar has reiterated his Movement’s keenness on achieving the national reconciliation and ending the division.

UN chief: Gaza enduring most dramatic humanitarian crises in years

Wednesday-30-August-2017

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed for large-scale humanitarian aid to Gaza on Wednesday in his first visit to the blockaded territory as U.N. chief and ordered the immediate release of $4 million from the world body's emergency relief fund.

Gaza livestock market: High supply and empty pockets

Wednesday-30-August-2017

For the first time ever sacrificial livestock markets in the Gaza Strip are experiencing very low demands despite the high supply due to the tightened blockade and the latest punitive measures launched lately by the Palestinian Authority on the enclave.

Hamas welcomes Guterres visit to Gaza asks him to lift the siege

Tuesday-29-August-2017

Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas welcomed the visit paid by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to the besieged Gaza Strip and perceived the visit as a key indication of the important role of Gaza Strip in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Mezan: 15 Gazans died after being denied treatment abroad

Tuesday-29-August-2017

Nearly 15 Gazan patients have died since the beginning of 2017 after the Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) refused to issue them the necessary permits to receive treatment abroad according to human rights statistics on Tuesday.

The Independent: 96% of Gaza’s water supply is unsafe

Saturday-26-August-2017

The Independent British newspaper said that "An incredible 96 per cent of Gaza’s water supply is unsafe to drink as its only aquifer is contaminated by sewage and the coastal enclave’s three desalination plants are in effect offline".

Khudari asks UN to establish Gaza emergency fund

Friday-25-August-2017

MP Jamal al-Khudari head of the Popular Committee against the Siege asked the UN to launch Gaza emergency fund in order to overcome the deterioration of the humanitarian conditions in the blockaded Gaza Strip due to the decade-long Israeli siege on the coastal enclave and the aggravating crises.

Power shortage threatens water services in Gaza

Wednesday-23-August-2017

Director general of water department at Gaza municipality Maher Salem on Wednesday said that the lack of electricity has severely affected the municipality's basic facilities such as water wells and sewage treatment plants.