Tag: Hamas
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…
Israel army strikes Gaza ‘terror sites’
The Israeli army carried out strikes on militant targets in the Gaza Strip after rocket attacks by Palestinians at the…
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Israel has withdrawn all its forces from the Gaza Strip, wrapping up a ground operation launched on July 17, a…
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…
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,…
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…
Hamas claims rockets fired at Israel after truce
Hamas said it fired several rockets at Israel from the Gaza Strip late Saturday, after a 12-hour humanitarian ceasefire in…
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…
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…
Al Jazeera’s Gaza Bureau Attacked
Journalists working with cable TV, Al Jazeera, have come under gun fire attack in Gaza where war is raging between…
France defends ban on pro-Gaza rally after violence
France’s prime minister on Sunday defended a controversial decision to ban a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Paris that went ahead anyway…
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…
Toll in Gaza hits 337 on day 12 of war
Israeli air strikes and shelling killed more than 25 people across Gaza on Saturday, among them children, raising the toll…
Israel tank fire kills 5 in Gaza, including baby
Israeli tank fire killed five people in the Gaza Strip, including a five-month-old baby, early on Friday, medics said. Emergency…
3 Gaza mortar shells hit Israel after ceasefire
Three mortar shells fired from Gaza hit southern Israel on Thursday, the army said, just over two hours after a…
Israel, Hamas agree new truce
An Israeli official said Thursday the Jewish state had agreed a ceasefire with Hamas that will begin at 0300 GMT…
Israel warns Gazans to flee as campaign intensifies
Israel urged 100,000 Gazans to flee their homes on Wednesday, but the warning was largely ignored despite an intensification of…
Hamas closes border crossing with Israel
Hamas said Tuesday it has closed the Erez border crossing due to Israeli shelling, in a move that stranded a…
Israel accepts Egypt’s Gaza truce proposal
Israel’s security cabinet on Tuesday accepted an Egyptian ceasefire proposal, a government spokesman said, after a week of the deadliest…
Israel to weigh Egypt Gaza truce, Hamas says no deal
Israel said Tuesday it would weigh an Egyptian truce proposal for Gaza, which has US backing, but Hamas appeared to…
3 rockets downed over Tel Aviv, Hamas says fired on airport
Three Gaza rockets were shot down over the Tel Aviv area on Friday as Hamas militants claimed they had fired…