Gaza

Israel recruits 1500 workers to speed up construction of Gaza wall

Thursday-9-March-2017

The Israeli government decided to recruit over 1000 foreign workers in order to speed up the construction of a separation fence around the blockaded Gaza Strip.

Hayya denies delegating him to follow up gov’t committee

Thursday-9-March-2017

Member of Hamas’s political bureau Khalil al-Hayya has categorically denied that he was assigned to follow up the high government administrative committee in the Gaza Strip.

IOF fires at Gaza fishermen farmers

Wednesday-8-March-2017

The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) attacked Wednesday morning Palestinian farmers along Gaza borders and fishermen sailing within the Palestinian territorial waters with gunfire.

Hamas slams government’s new claims about Gaza electricity problem

Wednesday-8-March-2017

The Hamas Movement has said that what came in the recent statement released by the government of al-Hamdallah about not enabling it to run the electricity sector in Gaza reflected “its mindset and its persistence in its exposed and disappointing policies.”

13 buses allowed to pass through Rafah crossing

Tuesday-7-March-2017

The Egyptian authorities on Tuesday evening locked the Rafah border crossing with Gaza after they opened it in the morning as part of an exceptional three-day opening.

Sit-in in Gaza in solidarity with female captives

Tuesday-7-March-2017

Ministry of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs along with Women Affairs Ministry organized on Tuesday a solidarity sit-in with Palestinian female captives in Israeli jails on the International Women's Day which coincides on March 08.

Haneyya receives South African ambassador in Gaza

Tuesday-7-March-2017

Deputy political bureau chairman of Hamas Ismail Haneyya received on Tuesday a South African envoy in his office in Gaza.

Adwan: Egypt started to facilitate entry of goods to Gaza

Tuesday-7-March-2017

Director of Rafah border crossing in Gaza Hisham Adwan said that Egypt recently allowed and facilitated the entry of goods and construction materials to the Gaza Strip applauding the new Egyptian attitude towards the Strip.

Karm Abu Salem to be closed on Sunday due to Jewish holidays

Tuesday-7-March-2017

Director of Karm Abu Salem crossing Munir al-Ghalban said that Israeli occupation authority (IOA) informed the companies working at the crossing that it will be closed on Sunday March 12 because of Jewish holidays.