Tag: Palestine
Britain ‘extremely concerned’ by Gaza deaths
British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Saturday he was “extremely concerned” about the loss of life in Gaza, where…
Death toll rises to 112 on Day 5 of Gaza campaign
Seven Palestinians were killed in several Israeli air strikes early Saturday, raising the death toll in five days of violence…
Israel strikes on Gaza kill 12, hurt 80
Israeli strikes on Gaza killed 12 people on Tuesday and wounded 80 others, the emergency services said, as the military…
Jewish extremists held over Palestinian teen’s murder
Israeli police have arrested a group of Jewish extremists in connection with the kidnap and murder of a Palestinian teenager…
Clashes spread over Palestinian teen ‘burnt alive’
A Palestinian teenager whose abduction and murder caused violent protests was burned alive, autopsy reports show, as clashes over the…
11 injured in Gaza raids, rockets strike Israeli houses
Eleven Palestinians were wounded Thursday when Israel pounded targets in Gaza as militants kept up a volley of cross-border fire,…
63 Palestinian prisoners suspend hunger strike
Sixty-three Palestinian prisoners have suspended the hunger strike which they have observed in Israeli jails since late April, one of…
65 Palestinians arrested as Israel search for kidnapped teens
Israeli troops arrested 65 Palestinians overnight, most of whom were freed in a 2011 prisoner swap, as they scoured the…
Palestinians demand US response to Israel settlement move
The Palestinians demanded Thursday that Washington take “serious steps” against Israeli settlement building, after the Jewish state announced plans to…
Yasser Arafat not poisoned, say French scientists
French experts have ruled out a theory that Yasser Arafat was killed by poisoning and believe he may have died…
Obama sets off for first Israel tour
US President Barack Obama was on his way to Israel Wednesday for the first time, hoping to ease past tensions…
11 die as abnormal weather blasts Middle East
Abnormal storms which for four days have blasted the Middle East with rain, snow and hail have left at least…
Israel kills Palestinian joy by new home plans
Israel revealed plans on Friday to build 3,000 settler homes in east Jerusalem and the West Bank in response to…
Palestine bids to change status at UN
(AFP) – Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said on Saturday he will make a bid on September 27 to obtain non-member…