Gaza siege

IOF attacks young men protesting blockade east of Gaza

Tuesday-23-May-2017

The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Monday evening violently attacked Palestinian young men rallying on the eastern border of the Gaza Strip to protest the tight blockade imposed on the impoverished enclave.

UN: Gaza suffers from dire humanitarian situation due to power crisis

Sunday-21-May-2017

UN humanitarian coordinator in the occupied Palestinian lands Robert Piper said that Gaza has been experiencing a severe humanitarian crisis since mid-April after its power plant shut down its Turbines due to lack of fuel supplies.

Gaza travel agencies declare failure of Umrah season for the 3rd year

Saturday-20-May-2017

Awad Abu Madkour head of Hajj and Umrah travel agencies society in Gaza Strip announced the failure of Umrah season for the third year in a row due to the closure of Rafah border crossing.

Warnings of acute water crisis in Gaza Strip

Sunday-14-May-2017

The Water and Natural Resources Authority in the Gaza Strip warned on Sunday of a major shortage in drinking water as a result of the frequent power cuts.

Gaza: Citizens rally to mark Nakba protest Gaza siege

Sunday-14-May-2017

Thousands of Palestinian citizens on Saturday evening participated in a massive march staged in Gaza City to commemorate the 69th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba (catastrophe) and denounce the ongoing blockade on the Gaza Strip.

Gaza: Ahrar Movement stages sit-in against blockade

Saturday-13-May-2017

The Palestinian Ahrar Movement on Saturday afternoon organized a popular sit-in in Khan Younis city in protest at the economic blockade on the Gaza Strip and in solidarity with the hunger-striking prisoners in Israeli jails.

Ramallah health ministry deprives Gaza of medicines and baby milk

Wednesday-10-May-2017

The Palestinian health authorities in Gaza have affirmed that the health ministry in Ramallah has stopped sending medicinal supplies and baby milk to the besieged enclave.

“Omen of Anger” rallies sweep Gaza in support for hunger strikers

Tuesday-2-May-2017

Thousands of Palestinians took to Salah al-Din Street east of the blockaded Gaza Strip calling on the Israeli occupation authorities to acknowledge prisoners’ rights and on Mahmoud Abbas to step down.

Women rally in Gaza against blockade

Tuesday-2-May-2017

The Hamas Movement’s women sector staged a sit-in on Monday outside the European Gaza Hospital in Khan Younis province south of the Gaza Strip in protest at the inhumane blockade imposed on the population for about 10 years.

Hamas factions work together to confront Abbas’s pressures on Gaza

Friday-28-April-2017

The Hamas Movement has affirmed it is working together with other Palestinian factions to form a comprehensive national movement to confront the new measures taken by Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas against the Gaza Strip.