Gaza

Gaza

Fragile peace holds in Gaza but tensions with Israel remain

On Friday protesters hurled stones at Israeli security forces amid clashes in the village of Baita, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Health Ministry claimed a 26-year-old man was killed and two more injured by live fire.

29/05/2021

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Palestinians dressed as clowns entertain children in Gaza

Palestinians dressed as clowns entertain children amid the ruins of a building destroyed during the recent Israeli bombing in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.

27/05/2021

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Palestinian barber resumes work amid ruins of destroyed Gaza shop

Palestinian barber Hashem al-Jarousha is determined to keep practising his profession and hobby amid the ruins of his shop in Gaza City which was destroyed by Israeli strikes.

26/05/2021

Gaza

EU boosts humanitarian assistance for Palestinians to €34 million

In a statement published on Tuesday, EU Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič said that "following the announcement of a ceasefire, urgent humanitarian access is now vital, to relieve the suffering of the many innocent victims".

25/05/2021

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Israeli strike hits Gaza residential apartment

Israeli strikes hit a residential apartment building in Gaza City and destroy a Hamas-run women association centre

19/05/2021

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Palestinian firemen try to extinguish huge fire at mattress factory east of Jabalia

Palestinian firefighters try to extinguish a huge fire at the Foamco mattress factory east of Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip.

17/05/2021

Gaza

Diplomacy failing to prevent Israel-Gaza conflict from escalating

The violence continues, with eight children and two adults killed on Saturday in Gaza and one Israeli man killed in a Hamas rocket attack on the city of Ramat Gan.

15/05/2021

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Gaza journalist reports live when building is hit

An Israeli airstrike that toppled a high-rise building in central Gaza City startled a Gaza-based journalist as she was reporting for Al Jazeera.

13/05/2021

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Palestinian youth determined to continue parkour despite losing leg

Aliwa dreamed of becoming a parkour professional and decided that he would not let his disability hold him back from achieving it.

25/01/2021

Eco-Innovation

Israeli firm extracts drinking water from air to help people in Gaza

New, innovative technology is looking to solve the chronic water crisis on the Gaza strip.

06/01/2021

Gaza

Israeli warplanes strike Gaza in retaliation for failed rocket attack

Israeli aircraft struck several sites in the Gaza Strip early on Saturday after Palestinian militants fired two rockets toward southern Israel.

26/12/2020

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Palestinians take part in wheelchair marathon to mark disability day

Palestinians took part in a wheelchair marathon to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities in Gaza City.

03/12/2020

Gaza

Saeb Erekat, longtime spokesman for Palestinians, dies at 65

Saeb Erekat, a veteran peace negotiator and prominent international spokesman for the Palestinians for more than three decades, died on Tuesday, weeks after being infected by the coronavirus.

10/11/2020

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Palestinian youth swirl homemade sparkler firework for Ramadan

Palestinian youth swirl homemade sparkler fireworks made of steel wire wool as people celebrate the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip.

05/05/2020

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Palestinians in Gaza celebrate a dancing wedding despite coronavirus

A day before authorities imposed a ban on festive events, this group of men were celebrating a wedding in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

22/03/2020

Gaza

Euroviews. The case of Suha Jbara exposes the corruption and barbarism of the Palestinian Authority ǀ View

Too many Palestinians endure inhumane treatment at the hands of the PA. Life on the West Bank can be hard enough and, civilians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip face a near-systematic campaign of human rights abuses.

19/12/2019

Gaza

Euroviews. Don’t let bombs distract you from Gaza’s real crisis: imminent social and economic collapse ǀ View

When the rockets and bullets fly, as they did two weeks ago, the world suddenly turns its attention to us. There are calls for restraint, but the second the smoke subdues, we are relegated to the back pages where crises that drag on as long as ours seem destined to sit.

03/12/2019

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Palestinians march in Gaza after man killed in Israeli air strike

Aircraft pounded militant sites in response to barrages of rockets launched towards Israel.

02/11/2019

Europe News

The Brief: Fatah and Hamas agree to elections - but obstacles remain

Attempts at reconciliation and holding new elections have repeatedly failed, leaving the Palestinians divided between two governments, one in Gaza and the other in the West Bank.

31/10/2019

Gaza

Israel-Gaza violence

As Ramadan begins Palestinians say truce agreed in first step to lower tensions

06/05/2019

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Animals evacuated from neglected Gaza zoo

An international welfare group evacuated dozens of animals languishing in a ramshackle Gaza zoo on Sunday to sanctuaries abroad, in the fourth and largest such rescue mission in the beleaguered, war-torn Palestinian enclave.

08/04/2019

Gaza

Euroviews. It’s time we invested in bringing peace to Gaza ǀ View

The EU, Arab nations and Japan have stepped in to avoid a funding shortfall for Gaza. But with Palestine is at boiling point, is there a better solution to alleviating the tension other than to invest in bringing peace to the region rather than cutting vital funding.

11/03/2019

Gaza

Gaza's tiny Orthodox Christian minority celebrate Christmas

With the ongoing Israeli siege on the enclave, Palestinians in Gaza are prohibited from uniting with family members and visiting Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.

24/12/2018

Gaza

Gaza: humanitarian conditions deteriorate

Everything is in short supply, from basic medicines to bed space, as injuries add to the overstretched system that is close to falling apart, warn doctors and UNWRA.

06/12/2018

Gaza

Israeli operation inside Gaza brings casualties on both sides

Seven Palestinians including a Hamas commander have been killed in an Israeli special forces operation inside Gaza. An Israeli soldier also died.

12/11/2018

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Israeli fire wounds 32 Palestinians in Gaza beach protest

Gaza's Health Ministry said on Monday 32 Palestinians have been wounded by Israeli fire during a mass protest along the beach near the Israeli frontier.

16/10/2018