Gaza

Rafah crossing reopened before stranded Gazans for 2nd day

Tuesday-7-March-2017

The Egyptian authorities re-opened on Tuesday morning the Rafah border-crossing with Gaza as part of a three-day exceptional opening.

59% of families in Gaza from war-torn zones enduring abject poverty

Tuesday-7-March-2017

More than 59% of families who returned to the blockaded Gaza Strip fleeing war-torn zones in the Arab world are living under extreme poverty a study showed.

Israeli army ends limited incursion into east of Gaza

Tuesday-7-March-2017

The Israeli occupation army on Monday withdrew its armored vehicles and bulldozers following a small-scale incursion into eastern border areas of the embattled Gaza Strip.

Palestinian factions call for halting security coordination

Monday-6-March-2017

Palestinian factions called in separate statements on Monday for halting security coordination with Israeli occupation authorities and protecting Palestinians in response to the Israeli crime of assassinating Basel al-Araj in al-Bireh city at dawn today.

Israel plans to build artificial island off Gaza

Monday-6-March-2017

Israeli Haaretz newspaper disclosed that Israeli transportation and intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz announced that he is working to advance plans to build an artificial island off the coast of Gaza.

Limited Israeli incursion east of Deir al-Balah

Monday-6-March-2017

Israeli army vehicles launched on Monday a limited incursion east of Deir al-Balah city in the central Gaza Strip.

Palestinian children fly kites in solidarity with Japan

Monday-6-March-2017

Hundreds of UNRWA school students on Sunday flew kites in the sky of Khan Younis town in the southern Gaza Strip to mark the sixth anniversary of Japan earthquake and tsunami that killed thousands of Japanese people.

Rivlin: We are working to return bodies of Goldin and Shaul

Sunday-5-March-2017

Reuven Rivlin the president of Israel said on Sunday that efforts are under way to return the bodies of the Israeli soldiers Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul held by the Palestinian resistance in the Gaza Strip.

Hunger strike in Gaza in solidarity with prisoners

Sunday-5-March-2017

Dozens of Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip joined on Sunday a one-day hunger strike in solidarity with hunger striking prisoners in Israeli jails: Mohammad al-Qiq and Jamal Abu Al-Lail.