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Gaza

Residents evacuated from flooded Gaza camp

Rescue workers have evacuated the elderly from theır homes flooded wıth sewage and raın water ın a refugee camp ın the northern Gaza Strıp.

16/02/2017

Gaza

Hamas elects Yahya Sinwar as Gaza leader

The Palestinian group Hamas has elected a commander of its armed wing as overall leader in Gaza.

13/02/2017

Israel

Tensions flare on Israel-Gaza border

A group affiliated with the so-called Islamic State has claimed responsibility for firing rockets towards Israel from Egypt.

09/02/2017

Gaza

Gaza blames Israel for tunnel blast 'killing two Palestinians'

The authorities in Gaza say two Palestinians were killed by an Israeli bomb attack on a tunnel near the Egyptian border.

09/02/2017

Gaza

Gazans protest power cuts

Security forces in Hamas-controlled northern Gaza have broken up protests by thousands of people calling for an end to power cuts.

13/01/2017

Egypt

Egypt temporarily opens Rafah border crossing

People living in Gaza have been allowed to cross into Egypt for the first time in almost 40 days.

15/10/2016

World News

Boat of pro-Palestinian activists blocked by Israeli forces from entering Gaza

A sail boat manned by 13 pro-Palestinian female activists has been intercepted near the coast of Gaza as it attempted to break through a blockade imposed by Israel in…

05/10/2016

Gaza

Israel constructing underground barrier along boundary with Gaza

Israeli sources cited by Reuters news agency said that construction has begun on an underground barrier along a small stretch of its boundary line with Gaza.

08/09/2016

Netherlands

Holland to help build pipeline to Gaza

Holland has agreed to team up with Israel to supply Gaza with water and gas

06/09/2016

Israel

Multiple Israeli air strikes hit Gaza Strip after Palestinian rocket attack

People in the Gaza Strip have been surveying the aftermath of Israeli airstrikes.

22/08/2016

Gaza

Turkish ship arrives in Israel with aid for Gaza

A week on from restoring ties, a Turkish ship has arrived in Israel with 10,000 tons of humanitarian aid bound for Gaza.

03/07/2016

Cinema

'Dégradé': Black comedy offers fresh take on Middle Eastern conflict

‘Dégradé’ is a black comedy by Palestinian twin brothers Arab and Tarzan Nasser. Just like its authors, the film is banned in Gaza, and was shot in

06/05/2016

Israel

Two Palestinian children in Gaza 'killed by Israeli airstrike'

An Israeli air strike on the Gaza strip caused the deaths of a 10-year-old Palestinian boy and his six-year-old sister, according to medical

12/03/2016

World News

Gaza destroys thousands of Snickers bars after mass recall

Authorities in Gaza say they have destroyed 15 tonnes of chocolate in response to last month’s mass recall by the manufacturer. Inspectors from the

10/03/2016

Israel

Torential rain causes widespread flooding in Gaza and Israel

Residents in Israel and Gaza have had to be rescued, as torrential rain battered the region. Roads and homes in Gaza have been flooded and in some

10/11/2015

Israel

More victims in Israeli - Palestinian violence

Three more people have died in Israel and the West bank as tension over a surge in Palestinian street violence remains high. In Jerusalem local

22/10/2015

Israel

More Palestinian-Israeli violence with a shooting at a bus station

A lone gunman thought to be Palestinian opened fire killing an Israeli soldier and wounding 11 other people at a bus station in the southern Israeli

19/10/2015

Israel

Palestinians shot dead in Gaza as Middle East violence escalates

Bloodshed from the upsurge in Middle East violence has spread to Gaza where emergency services say at least six young Palestinians, two of them

09/10/2015

Israel

'Revenge stabbings' as Israeli-Palestinian violence escalates

Four Arabs were stabbed and injured on Friday in southern Israel In an apparent revenge attack for a wave of stabbings by Palestinians targeting

09/10/2015

Israel

Israel braces itself for Friday prayers protests as violent attacks continue

Four more stabbing attacks in Israel on Thursday have led to fears of more violence after the conclusion of Friday prayers, so Israel is stepping up

09/10/2015