Tag: Gaza
UN envoy says Gaza ‘on the brink’
Rocket fire this week across the border between Gaza and Israel shows how close the region is “to the brink…
UN rights chief urges Israel to stop excessive use of force in Gaza
Israel must stop the excessive use of force by its security forces along the Gaza border and must hold to…
Palestinians protest against U.S. Jerusalem recognition plan
Hundreds of Palestinians demonstrated in Gaza city Wednesday against a possible move by the U.S. to change the status quo…
After 2,000 years, Christians in Gaza disappearing
Dim lighting and candles softly illuminate decorative tapestries as the smell of incense fills the air and the harmonic sound…
Israel closes Gaza border crossings after rocket fire
Israel has closed two border crossings with Gaza, the army said on Sunday, after a rocket fired from the Palestinian…
Hamas rules out direct talks with Israel
Hamas’s former Gaza prime minister Ismail Haniya on Saturday said the militant Islamic Palestinian group would not hold any direct…
Israeli kids back to school after tense summer
Over 2 million Israeli children went back to school on Monday after a summer spent by many in bomb shelters…
Gaza children left orphaned by bloody war
“She will call me Daddy and Mummy,” insisted 11-year-old Amir Hamad, cradling his infant sister in his arms after the…
Israeli raid kills mother, 3 children in north Gaza
An Israeli air strike killed a mother and three children from the same family in northern Gaza on Sunday, medics…
Netanyahu: Gaza offensive to continue as long as necessary
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his ministers on Sunday that the military campaign against Gaza militants would continue until…
Israel air strike kills two after Egypt calls talks
An Israeli air strike killed two Palestinians in Gaza Sunday as militants kept up rocket fire, a day after an…
Israeli air strike wounds 40 in Gaza City
A powerful Israeli air strike levelled a house in Gaza City late Friday, wounding 40 Palestinians, local emergency services said.…
Israeli strikes kill senior Hamas commanders in Gaza
Israeli warplanes assassinated three top Hamas commanders in southern Gaza on Thursday, inflicting a heavy blow on the movement’s armed…
Hamas says military chief alive, calling shots in Gaza war
Hamas said on Wednesday its military commander Mohammed Deif was alive and still calling the shots in the ongoing war…
Egypt urges Israelis, Palestinians to resume Gaza talks
Egypt on Wednesday called on Israelis and Palestinians to resume negotiations, expressing its “profound regret at the breach of the…