World news about “The Gaza Strip” published by euronews.
Hamas leader on Syria and the EU The European Union’s policy towards Gaza and the Palestinian Authority’s attitude to the conflict in Syria are just two of the topics raised in an interview… 10/05/2012
Consequences of conflict According to UNICEF, in countries torn apart by armed conflict, 39 million primary school children do not go to school – and tempting them back into the… 19/04/2012
Palestinian PM Fayyad on water and Israel Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, has been talking to euronews about water and the part it has played in the conflict with Israel. He was attending… 15/03/2012
Israel-Gaza violence escalates – nocomment Israeli airstrikes killed two Palestinian militants and a schoolboy in the Gaza Strip on Monday as Palestinian rocket squads barraged southern Israel, in… 12/03/2012
UN chief Ban Ki-moon’s convoy attacked in Gaza Protesters in Gaza have given a hostile welcome to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, battering his convoy as it crossed into the Strip. Some threw… 02/02/2012
Haniyeh visit strengthens Hamas ties with Turkey Turkey’s relations with Gaza’s Hamas leadership have grown closer with a visit by the Palestinian territory’s prime minister Ismail Haniyeh. In Istanbul he… 02/01/2012
Gazans mark 3rd anniversary of Israeli offensive – nocomment People in Gaza City marked the third anniversary of the start of an Israeli offensive against Gaza by painting of wall murals illustrating the conflict. 28/12/2011
Army graduation ceremony in GazaPalestinians watch a graduation ceremony for Hamas’ security force recruits in Gaza City. REUTERS/Ismail Zaydah 27/12/2011
Israeli strike on Gaza kills Hamas policeman – nocomment Residents of northern Gaza assessed damage caused by an Israeli air strike that killed a Hamas policeman overnight. 15/11/2011
Joy in Gaza as hundred of prisoners are freed – nocomment Gaza Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh greets returning prisoners freed by Israel. 18/10/2011
Hamas: Palestinian reconciliation before UN recognition To discuss the decision of the Palestinian authority to ask for recognition of a Palestinian state at the United Nations, and the consequences of such a… 21/09/2011
US & EU head to Israel with UN vote looming With just five days to go before the Palestinians present their demand for statehood before the UN, America and Europe are engaged in a diplomatic push to… 14/09/2011
Israel: Gilad Shalit birthday demonstration – nocomment Demonstrators block humanitarian aid trucks from entering Gaza during rally marking captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit’s 25th birthday. Shalit was captured… 28/08/2011
Activists gesture from the “Freedom Flotilla II”Activists gesture from the “Stefano Chiarini” ship, which is part of the “Freedom Flotilla II”, during a demonstration against the Greek authorities’ ban on… 02/07/2011
Hunger strikes and protests mark Palestinian Prisoners’ DayPalestinians have marked an annual day of solidarity with the thousands of their own people languishing in Israeli jails. Thousands of people joined protests… 17/04/2012
Easter celebrations mixed with hope and fear in the Middle EastThe Middle East has been the focus of Easter celebrations. In the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, Orthodox… 08/04/2012
Palestinian woman ends hunger strike after 43 daysA Palestinian woman held in detention in Israel has ended a 43-day hunger strike and agreed to be deported to Gaza. Hana Shalabi was arrested by Israeli… 30/03/2012
Children wounded in Gaza after Israeli air strikesIsraeli war planes carried out new air strikes on Gaza on Sunday night. Medics say three people were killed including a 12-year-old boy. Witnesses said one… 12/03/2012
Israeli strike ‘kills Palestinian boy’ in new Gaza assaultA 12-year-old Palestinian boy has been killed in a third successive day of Israeli strikes on Gaza, according to local medical sources. Another person was… 11/03/2012
Israel launches deadly air strikes on Gaza StripIsraeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip have killed up to 12 Palestinians, mostly militants, in the worst flare-up of violence along the restive border in… 10/03/2012
Israeli raid on Gaza kills oneIn Gaza the clearing up operation is underway following Israeli airstrikes in different parts of the coastal enclave. One man has been killed and four… 12/02/2012
Hamas and Fatah, 25 venomous yearsHamas was founded during the First Palestinian Intifada uprising, in 1987, stemming from the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. The aim stated in its founding… 06/02/2012
Ashton calls for new Middle East peace driveThe EU’s foreign policy chief has made a fresh bid to restart direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. Negotiators from the two sides have… 25/01/2012
Israelis and Palestinians finally meet againInternational mediators have accompanied Israeli and Palestinian officials as they met for the first time in over a year. The get-together took place in… 04/01/2012
Israeli strike kills alleged militant in Gaza StripIsraeli military forces have killed a man in the Gaza Strip, who was allegedly affiliated with al-Qaeda. It accused him of being involved in a plan to… 28/12/2011
Israel war crimes question festersConsuelo Maldonado, euronews: Gilles Devers, you are the spokesman for a group of lawyers who, in 2009, filed a complaint of war crimes against Israeli… 26/12/2011
Gaza still struggles three years after offensiveFlowers are one of the few things Gazans can export. After four and half years of the Israeli blockade and the partial destruction of Gaza’s industry in the… 26/12/2011
Abbas tells euronews about Fatah-Hamas common groundPalestinian rivals Fatah and Hamas may be getting closer to striking a unity deal, with Mahmoud Abbas telling euronews that common ground has been… 15/12/2011
Boost for Palestinians as flag is raised at UNESCOIt was an emotional Ramallah as Palestinians reacted to the raising of their flag above a United Nations building for the first time. Taking that seat as a… 13/12/2011
Palestinian flag raised over UNESCO headquartersIn an historic, symbolic and controversial act the Palestinian flag has been raised over a UN building for the first time. UNESCO, the world body’s… 13/12/2011
More cross border fire in GazaIsrael’s military claims to have responded to a rocket attack from Palestinian militants. They launched an air strike at what they described as a ‘terror… 14/11/2011
Israel intercepts Gaza-bound aid flotillaIsraeli marines have reportedly boarded an Irish-Canadian flotilla bound for Hamas-ruled Gaza. According to the pro-Palestinian International Solidarity… 04/11/2011
New aid flotilla nears Hamas-ruled GazaAn Irish-Canadian flotilla bound for Hamas-ruled Gaza in a bid to break the Israeli blockade and deliver aid is reportedly close to its destination. The… 04/11/2011
Mideast tensions erupt over Gaza killingsThere is renewed tension on the frontier between Israel and the Gaza Strip after a flare-up of violence over the weekend. Hundreds of Palestinians attended… 31/10/2011
Israel denies truce after cross-border violenceBoth Palestinian and Israeli families have been burying their dead in a recent upsurge in cross- border violence. Attempts by Egypt to broker a ceasefire… 31/10/2011
Hopes for truce between Islamic Jihad and IsraelThere are hopes for a ceasefire between Palestinian militants in Gaza and Israel after the Islamic Jihad group accepted an Egyptian-brokered truce. This… 30/10/2011
Gaza militants fire rockets at IsraelIn response to an earlier airstrike, Palestinian militants have fired rockets into southern Israel killing one person in Ashkelon. The attack came from… 30/10/2011
Islamic Jihad commander killed in Israeli strikeA commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad faction is dead after an Israeli strike in the Gaza Strip. Four other militants are also reported to have been… 29/10/2011
Palestinians take their first steps to freedomOn is his first day as a free man, Palestinian, Nafez Herez, had a chance to spend time with the son he has never met. A member of the Fatah movement had… 19/10/2011
Freed prisoners make emotional return to GazaScenes of jubilation as Palestinian prisoners arrive in Gaza. They may be thought of as terrorists in Israel but here they are seen as freedom fighters… 19/10/2011
Released Palestinian prisoners arrive in GazaWith a constant drumbeat filling the air in Gaza, Hamas was on hand to welcome the first of the released Palestinian prisoners with open arms. Of the 447… 18/10/2011
Captured soldier’s family meet Israeli PresidentThe family of a captured Israeli soldier, due to be released in a landmark swap deal, have been meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres. The meeting… 12/10/2011
Israeli soldier’s family celebrate his imminent releaseA symbolic day, with sadness mixed with happiness. Those are the words from the father of Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier due to be freed in a prisoner… 12/10/2011
Israel strikes a deal with Hamas over captive soldierGilad Shalit – the young Israeli soldier who was captured by Hamas five years ago – is on the brink of being released. There have been several false dawns… 12/10/2011
Hamas celebrates major coup over prisoner swapAs soon as Hamas confirmed they had made the deal to swap Gilad Shalit for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners ,there were celebrations in Gaza. The agreement… 12/10/2011
UN request met with joy by PalestiniansManhattan may have been shrouded in cloud, but the happiness of the Palestinian community shone through on the streets below. Some had hired boats to sail… 24/09/2011
Gaza reaction to Palestinian state bidAhead of Abbas’ speech, the militant group Hamas said Palestinians should liberate their land and not beg for recognition at the UN. Nevertheless after… 24/09/2011
Israeli-Palestinian truce shakyPalestinian deaths from Israeli air strikes and Palestinian rocket launchings from the Gaza Strip into Israel are threatening the truce which each side… 25/08/2011
Truce between Israel and Gaza StripIsrael and the Islamist Palestinian faction Hamas have called a temporary truce after five days of violence across the border with the Gaza Strip. Israel… 22/08/2011
Rocket fire from Gaza hits Israel – and EgyptPalestinian militants have fired more rockets into Israel today, prompting threats of retaliation in escalating cross-border violence. There were no reports… 21/08/2011
Israel-Gaza violence escalatesThe violence has intensified in the aftermath of the deadly ambush of Israeli vehicles near the resort of Eilat. Gaza militants fired at least 10 rockets… 19/08/2011
Israel strikes back after attacks near Egypt borderThe Gaza Strip has been rocked by a series of Israeli airstrikes, following a number of attacks in Israel earlier in the day. Between Thursday night and… 19/08/2011
Israeli PM vows stiff response to terror attacksAt least 14 people are reported to have been killed in three attacks in southern Israel close to the Egyptian border. The attacks appear to have been… 18/08/2011
Israel launches airstrikes on GazaIsrael launched airstrike raids on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, which it said were in retaliation to an earlier Palestinian attack. The Israeli Defence Force… 16/08/2011
Turkish PM toys with Gaza visitTurkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday he may visit Gaza extending Ankara’s support of a bid to bring together Palestinian factions Fatah… 19/07/2011
Israel seizes French boat heading for GazaThe Israeli navy has seized a French yacht carrying pro-Palestinian activists intent on breaking the blockade of the Gaza Strip. There are no reports of… 19/07/2011
Israel outlaws West Bank settlement boycottsIt is now against the law for people in Israel to call for a boycott against products from West Bank Jewish settlements. The new ‘Law for Prevention of Damage… 12/07/2011
Flotilla spokesperson: ‘I think we have achieved our aim’A spokesperson for the Gaza flotilla has accused the Greeks of doing the Israeli coastguards’ job for them. Nahila Chahal spoke to euronews from Paris: “We… 07/07/2011
Gaza aid flotilla still blockedPro-Palestinian activists aboard a flotilla, due to set sail for Gaza, claim they are being prevented from leaving by Greek coast guards. Two of the vessels… 07/07/2011
French boat leaves Greek waters for GazaWhile Greek authorities are trying to prevent a `peace flotilla` bound for Gaza from leaving port, a French vessel is reported to have left Greek… 05/07/2011
Captain due in court as flotilla refused permission to sail to GazaThe captain of the American ship, ‘Audacity of Hope’ will appear in court in Athens on Monday. He was at the helm as his vessel tried to defy the Greek… 02/07/2011
Israel accused of sabotaging Gaza flotilla boatAn Irish motor launch due to take part in the Gaza peace flotilla has, according to its Irish sponsors, been sabotaged while in dock in Turkey. They have… 30/06/2011
Israel to reconsider flotilla press banAs the blockade-busting peace flotilla for Gaza prepares to set sail, Israel may be backtracking on its threat to ban participating journalists. On Sunday… 27/06/2011
Anniversary of Israeli soldier’s capture sparks demandsIt is five years since Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit was seized by an armed Palestinian group including Hamas. It is an anniversary which is being marked in… 25/06/2011
Rafah reopening hands lifeline to PalestiniansEgypt has eased restrictions at its border crossing with Israel despite criticism from the Jewish State. The move comes three months after President Hosni… 28/05/2011
Egypt ‘to open border with Gaza’Egypt is to permanently open its border with Gaza, the country’s foreign minister Nabil Elaraby said on Friday. Arabi told an Arabic-language news channel… 29/04/2011
Italian murdered in Gaza – mother speaks outThe mother of Vittorio Arrigoni, an Italian peace campaigner murdered by Islamist extremists in the Gaza Strip, has told how her son used to encourage… 15/04/2011
