Gaza

Netanyahu: Abbas is suffocating blockaded Gaza

Wednesday-10-October-2018

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is responsible for the calamitous situation in the besieged Gaza Strip claiming Israel is working to ease conditions in the enclave in order to prevent an escalation.

Barhoum: Hamdallah’s government repeatedly tells lies about Gaza

Wednesday-10-October-2018

Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum has accused the government of Rami al-Hamdallah in Ramallah of repeatedly issuing statements that tell lies and deceive the public opinion about the Gaza Strip.

Qatar to support fuel supplies for Gaza’s power plant

Friday-5-October-2018

Under an agreement drawn up in recent weeks Qatar will finance the purchase of fuel for Gaza’s power plant.

Merkel: Germany is making efforts for Israel-Gaza deal

Friday-5-October-2018

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that Germany is "making efforts" to advance an Israel-Gaza deal though she said she did not wish to elaborate on those efforts.

UNRWA staff in Gaza on strike for 2nd day over infringed rights

Wednesday-3-October-2018

Gaza-based staff from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine refugees have been on a general strike for the second day protesting employee downsizing and the suspension of multiple services.

Qatar asks for int’l intervention to curb Israel’s crimes in Gaza

Saturday-29-September-2018

Qatar’s ministry of foreign affairs has called on the international community to intervene to curb Israel’s ongoing crimes in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Israel army cordons off West Bank Gaza crossings for Jewish holiday

Friday-28-September-2018

The Israeli occupation army announced its decision to close off access roads to the West Bank and the Gaza Strip as of midnight on Saturday until predawn time on Monday to mark the Jewish Sukkot holiday.

Haneyya calls for listening to Palestinian people’s voice

Wednesday-26-September-2018

Head of Hamas’s political bureau Ismail Haneyya has called on the world to listen to the voice of the Palestinian people and their sacrifices and work on ending their suffering.

Israeli official: Abbas taking advantage of dire crises gripping Gaza

Friday-21-September-2018

Israel’s military Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot warned the Security-Cabinet at the beginning of the week that there is a more than moderate chance that a violent conflagration could erupt in the West Bank adding that the US decision to choke the Palestinians of financial funds is counter-productive for Israel and could inflame matters in the area.

Azzam: PA balked truce agreement efforts over Gaza

Wednesday-19-September-2018

Senior Islamic Jihad official Nafed Azzam has affirmed that the efforts to reach a truce agreement between Gaza and Israel are still ongoing adding that Egypt insists on addressing all outstanding issues in the Palestinian arena.