Gaza siege

Gaza power station runs third turbine to retain four-hour program

Saturday-1-July-2017

The Palestinian energy and natural resources authority in the Gaza Strip on Saturday decided to operate the third turbine at the power station to compensate for the electricity supply shortage after Egypt’s cross-border lines ran into trouble again.

Youth petition calls for saving Gaza patients

Saturday-1-July-2017

Palestinian youth groups rallied on Friday in front of the houses of the Palestinian Authority (PA) president Mahmoud Abbas and the prime minister in Gaza calling for lifting the Israeli siege imposed on the Gaza Strip and ending the punitive measures waged by the PA against Gaza.

Institutions in Europe condemn depriving Gazan children of treatment

Friday-30-June-2017

Dozens of Palestinian institutions in Europe have strongly condemned depriving the sick children in Gaza of their right to medical treatment.

Gaza ministry: Cancer patients entered critical stage

Friday-30-June-2017

The Ministry of Health in Gaza expressed on Friday its deep concern over the lives of dozens of patients with blood diseases and cancer.

Khudari asks PA government to provide medicines for Gaza hospitals

Friday-30-June-2017

Head of the Popular Committee against the Siege MP Jamal al-Khudari said on Friday that the vital sectors in the Gaza Strip must be kept outside the circle of political disputes.

Child dies in Gaza after being denied treatment abroad

Wednesday-28-June-2017

The child Yousuf al-Agha died of kidney failure on Wednesday evening after the Palestinian Authority (PA) refused to transfer him abroad for treatment.

Euro-Med warns of deterioration of humanitarian conditions in Gaza

Wednesday-28-June-2017

The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor warned in a memorandum on Tuesday of an unprecedented deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Gaza due to the suffocating impact of the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip in place for more than 11 years.

Health Ministry: Two other toddlers might die in coming hours

Wednesday-28-June-2017

Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza Strip held the Palestinian Authority (PA) accountable for the death of three babies earlier Tuesday after denying them urgent treatment warning that two other toddlers might face the same fate in the coming hours.

Paid shipments of Egyptian diesel arrive in Gaza

Saturday-24-June-2017

The Petroleum Authority in the Gaza Strip said the Egyptian authorities allowed the entry of 700000 liters of local diesel on Friday to the besieged territory to be used by the commercial sector.

Gaza’s wastewater flows into nearby settlements

Friday-23-June-2017

Local councils of the Israeli settlements near the Gaza Strip warned on Friday of an imminent environmental disaster in the region if electricity continues to be cut off in the Gaza Strip.