Gaza siege

Solidarity events with Gaza in Tunisia Nigeria

Saturday-11-March-2017

The global campaign to break the siege on Gaza organized a sit-in in the Tunisian city of Jedlian in solidarity with Palestinian children in the besieged Gaza Strip and in protest at Gaza siege in light of the deterioration of humanitarian conditions.

Eight Palestinian workers rescued after tunnel collapse

Wednesday-8-March-2017

Eight Palestinian workers were rescued on Wednesday morning after they were trapped in a collapsed commercial tunnel on the Palestinian-Egyptian borders since last night.

Poultry farmers in Gaza pay war and siege bill

Wednesday-1-March-2017

The atmosphere at a Gaza poultry farm at the border town of Juhir Al-Deek sounds semi-urban. All elements of nature surround some 70000 chickens enabling Palestinian farmer Mohammed Sadi Shamaly 66 from putting these chickens on the production line again after the Israeli war machine had destroyed his farms.

Israel prevents entry of 500 kinds of goods into Gaza

Sunday-26-February-2017

The head of the Popular Committee against the Siege Jamal al-Khudari said on Sunday that the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) increased the number of goods denied access to the Gaza Strip to 500 to tighten the blockade imposed on the Strip since 2006.

Egyptian army detonates Gaza tunnel kills three workmen

Saturday-25-February-2017

Three Palestinian workmen died and five others suffered injuries at dawn Saturday when the Egyptian army detonated a commercial tunnel they were inside in Rafah area south of the embattled Gaza Strip.

Gaza: Shin Bet asks for cellphones in exchange for medical treatment

Friday-24-February-2017

The Shin Bet Israel’s internal intelligence started recently to ask Gaza patients who need to enter the occupied Palestinian territories for medical treatment to hand over their cellphones during their interviews as a condition for allowing them in.

Khudari lauds position of European lawmakers on Gaza siege

Thursday-23-February-2017

Palestinian lawmaker Jamal al-Khudari has hailed the delegation of the European Parliament that was prevented by Israel on Thursday from entering the Gaza Strip for their position against the Israeli blockade on the impoverished enclave.

Khudari: 500 economic facilities in Gaza reduced their business

Monday-20-February-2017

Jamal al-Khudari the head of the Popular Committee against the Siege said on Monday that more than 500 economic facilities trimmed their business in Gaza due to the blockade and the Israeli policy pursued at the crossings and against merchants while a quarter million workers are currently unemployed.

Gaza: IOA revoked about 2000 travel permits for businessmen

Sunday-19-February-2017

The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) canceled about 2000 permits issued for the travel of Gazan merchants and businessmen through the Beit Hanoun (Erez) border crossing between January 2016 and February 2017.