Tag: Gaza
Thousands flee for cover as Israel raids Gaza
Thousands of Palestinians fled their homes in neighbourhoods of eastern Gaza City on Tuesday, carrying bags of clothes, pillows and…
Israel hits Gaza, quits Cairo talks after rocket fire
Israel hauled its negotiators back from talks in Cairo and warplanes hit Gaza Tuesday after Palestinian rockets smashed into the…
Fate of Gaza truce in balance as midnight deadline looms
Negotiators in Cairo were pushing Israel and the Palestinians to put a decisive end to weeks of bloodshed in Gaza…
Israel warns on security as Gaza truce talks resume
Israel warned Sunday it would refuse any long-term truce deal that failed to satisfy its security needs as Gaza ceasefire…
Months needed to repair facilities in Gaza – UN
United Nations humanitarian chief Valerie Amos said Sunday on a visit to Iran that it will take months to repair…
All Israeli troops have left Gaza
Israel has withdrawn all its forces from the Gaza Strip, wrapping up a ground operation launched on July 17, a…
Ban Ki Moon condemns Gaza school shelling: ‘madness must stop’
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned the shelling of another UN school in Gaza Sunday, calling it “a…
Israel to continue Gaza assault ‘as long as necessary’ – PM
Israel will keep up its military campaign in the Gaza Strip for as long as needed and with as much…
Egypt truce plan ‘real chance’ to end Gaza clashes – Sisi
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Saturday an Egyptian truce plan provides a “real chance” to end the Gaza conflict,…
Israeli strikes kill dozens across Gaza
Israeli bombardments early on Wednesday killed “dozens” of Palestinians in Gaza, including at least 16 at a UN school, medics…
5 Israeli soldiers killed in and around Gaza
The Israeli army said five of its soldiers have been killed in and around the wartorn Gaza Strip on Monday.…
Ban urges Israel, Hamas to build on Gaza calm
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged Israel and Hamas to build on a lull in fighting in Gaza…
Boy, 4, killed by Israeli tank fire in Gaza
Israeli tank fire killed a four-year old boy in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday, the first death since the…
Muslims mark sombre Eid in bloodied Gaza
The end of a month of fasting was supposed to be a time to celebrate for Abeer Shamali. But instead,…
Hamas chief: We cannot coexist with occupiers
Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal demanded Israel lift its blockade of Gaza and warned that Palestinians cannot coexist with their neighbors…
Israel resumes Gaza attacks after rocket fire
The Israeli army said Sunday it is resuming its raids on Gaza by land, sea and air after Hamas continued…
Shell fire kills Israeli soldier near Gaza Strip
Israel’s army said Sunday that one of its soldiers was killed near the Gaza Strip, taking to 43 the number…
Paris police fire tear gas as Gaza protesters defy rally ban
Riot police fired tear gas in Paris on Saturday as tensions rose at a 5,000-strong pro-Palestinian rally that went ahead…
Israel extends temporary truce as Gaza toll tops 1,000
Israel on Saturday approved a four-hour extension of a temporary truce in Gaza, Israeli television said, after the Palestinian death…
Top diplomats call for extension to 12-hour Gaza truce
US Secretary of State John Kerry and top diplomats from Europe and the Middle East gathered in Paris Saturday called…
At least 76 bodies retrieved from Gaza rubble after truce
The bodies of at least 76 Palestinians were recovered from the rubble across the Gaza Strip in the first few…
Israel and Hamas declare 12-hour Gaza truce
The Israeli military and the militant Palestinian Hamas were set on Saturday to start a 12-hour ceasefire at 8:00 a.m.…
Israel agrees 12-hour Gaza ceasefire
Israel has announced a unilateral 12-hour ceasefire in Gaza starting on Saturday morning, a US official said. “Israel has agreed…
Pregnant woman among dead as Gaza toll hits 815
Israeli fire on Gaza killed a pregnant woman and a senior Islamic Jihad figure Friday, taking the Palestinian death toll…
Gaza toll hits 798 as 15 killed at UN shelter
Fifteen people were killed Thursday when Israeli fire hit a UN shelter in Gaza, as the Palestinian toll in the…
Sisi defends Egypt’s Gaza peace efforts
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday defended Egypt’s role in trying to broker a Gaza truce between Israel and Hamas,…
UN, US call for immediate truce as Gaza toll tops 500
The UN Security Council called for an “immediate ceasefire” as Israel pressed on with a blistering assault on Gaza on…
Over 60 dead as Israel batters Gaza’s Shejaiya
More than 60 Palestinians were killed Sunday as Israeli forces pounded northern Gaza, sending thousands more fleeing in terror in…
Thousands march for Gaza in London, clashes in Paris
Parts of central London were brought to a standstill on Saturday as thousands of pro-Palestinians marched in protest against Israel’s…
46 Palestinians, 2 Israeli troops die as Gaza conflict escalates
Israel’s operation against Hamas saw one of its bloodiest days on Saturday, with 46 Palestinians killed in Gaza and two…