Tag: Israel
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…
Hamas executes ‘collaborators,’ Israeli child killed
Hamas executed 18 alleged collaborators in Gaza City on Friday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed harsh retribution for…
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…
US accuses Israel of targeting kin of murdered Palestinian teen
The United States on Wednesday charged Israel had targeted members of a Palestinian family whose teenaged son was kidnapped and…
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…
Israeli strike kills wife, child of Gaza military chief – Hamas
An Israeli air strike on Gaza City killed the wife and infant daughter of elusive Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif,…
US blames Hamas for Gaza truce collapse
The United States blamed rocket fire from Gaza for a breakdown in indirect talks between Israel and Palestinian authorities on…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…