Israeli blockade

UN expert: Situation in Gaza alarming due to power reductions

Friday-16-June-2017

The humanitarian situation in Gaza is deteriorating to unprecedented levels as new reductions in the already extremely limited power supply have been announced a United Nations expert has warned.

Youths slam international apathy regarding Israeli siege on Gaza

Monday-5-June-2017

The Youth Movement to Break the Siege on Gaza declared Monday “a day of escalation” to protest the Israeli blockade and the apathy maintained by the international community.

Jerusalemite merchants impoverished by Israeli “tax war” blockade

Tuesday-30-May-2017

As Palestinians gear up to celebrate holy Ramadan the Israeli blockade and crackdowns slapped on Occupied Jerusalem continue to mar life for civilians as it does for merchants.

Int’l campaign to break Israeli siege on Gaza kicks off in Malaysia

Friday-21-April-2017

A rally was staged by the International Campaign to Lift the Siege on Gaza outside the headquarters of the Malaysian government in Kelantan.

Int’l joggers join Nablus marathon in defiance of Israeli checkpoints

Friday-14-April-2017

A so-called “In-Between Checkpoints” marathon was staged in the northern occupied West Bank province of Nablus on Friday in protest at the Israeli checkpoints and cordons enforced around Palestinian towns and villages.

Khudari: 60000 Gazans homeless as reconstruction goes at snail’s pace

Wednesday-28-December-2016

Head of the popular anti-siege committee MP Jamal al-Khudari said Tuesday that Gazans have been grappling with abject living conditions due to 2014 Israeli war and the slow pace of the reconstruction process.

Gazans sound distress signals over upshots of Israeli blockade

Tuesday-27-December-2016

A rally was staged in Gaza on Tuesday in protest at the apathy maintained by the international community as regards the tough Israeli siege.

40 modern cars allowed access into blockaded Gaza in 1st such move

Sunday-18-December-2016

The Egyptian authorities on Saturday evening allowed the access of modern cars into the blockaded Gaza Strip via the Egyptian-run Rafah border crossing.

PCHR: Israel tightened its siege on Gaza last month

Friday-25-November-2016

The Palestinian Center for Human Right (PCHR) said that Israel unprecedentedly tightened its blockade on the Gaza Strip last month and imposed more restrictions on the movement of goods and citizens at border crossings.

EU diplomats urge Israel to lift siege on Gaza

Wednesday-9-November-2016

Senior European diplomats on Tuesday demanded that Israel end its blockade on the coastal enclave of Gaza after living conditions have become appalling in the territory.