Gaza siege

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.

Palestinian women take part in Int’l Conference in Sudan

Wednesday-15-February-2017

Palestinian women on Wednesday took part in the 7th General Conference of the International Islamic Women’s Union in Sudan.

Health ministry: Israel prevents entry of anesthetic gas into Gaza

Tuesday-7-February-2017

The Ministry of Health in Gaza said on Tuesday that the Israeli occupation authorities deliberately prevented passage of nitrous gas which is used as an anesthetic for the third time in one month.

Turkish delegation arrives in Gaza to discuss power crisis

Sunday-5-February-2017

A Turkish delegation arrived in Gaza on Sunday via Beit Hanoun crossing to discuss the power crisis plaguing the besieged enclave for years.

Khudari: Restrictions on the entry of products paralyze economy

Tuesday-31-January-2017

MP Jamal al-Khudari head of the Popular Committee against the Siege said that Israeli Occupation Authority (IOA) increases the list of products banned from entering the besieged Gaza Strip on a semi-daily basis.

Popular Int’l Committee hails rapprochement between Egypt and Gaza

Saturday-28-January-2017

The Popular International Committee for Supporting Gaza has welcomed the recent rapprochement between Egypt and the Gaza Strip and the renewed opening of the Rafah border crossing for several days.

A martyr who foiled Israeli intelligence plots

Tuesday-24-January-2017

Some might accept spying for the enemy under certain conditions but this very notion does not exist in Ahmed Shubair’s dictionary.

European campaign to launch events in Europe in protest at Gaza Siege

Monday-23-January-2017

The European Campaign to Lift the Siege on Gaza launched a series of events in a number of European capitals and big cities in protest at the continuation of the Israeli siege on Gaza in coincidence with its 12th anniversary.

Khudari: Gaza reconstruction slow 60% of homes still damaged

Sunday-22-January-2017

Jamal al-Khudari head of the Popular Committee against the Siege said that Gaza reconstruction process is very slow revealing that 60% of the Palestinian homes damaged in the Israeli 2014 offensive on Gaza Strip are still in ruins and that 60000 Palestinians are still homeless.