Tag Archives: Gaza

Tensions have heightened between Palestinian resistance forces and the Israeli regime after the latest act of aggression in the besieged Gaza Strip, the worst since the 11-day war in May. The resistance groups in Gaza on Sunday pledged to step up protests to force the regime in Tel Aviv to remove its …

Egypt is to close the Rafah crossing on its border with the Gaza Strip until further notice on Monday, Egyptian security sources said. Hamas said it had been informed by Egypt of the decision to shut the crossing in both directions, without giving details. According to two Egyptian security sources, …

Israeli troops fired at Palestinian protesters who hurled firebombs and burned tires from behind the Gaza Strip’s border fence Saturday, with the Gaza health ministry reporting 24 injuries. “Twenty-four civilians were injured, including 10 children,” the ministry said in a statement. “Two of the injuries are critical, one of whom …

After being hit by Israeli airstrikes, two UN schools had to relocate thousands of students to other facilities. While children around the world check their school supplies list and prepare to attend classes, 4,000 Palestinian students are caught up in uncertainty. They do not know when – or if – …

Israel plans to build nearly 300 settler units south of al-Quds, expanding unlawful settlement activities in the occupied city despite international condemnation. Moshe Lion, the mayor of al-Quds, announced the plan on Monday to build a new settlement neighborhood south of the occupied city. According to the plan, 296 settler …

Israeli warplanes have bombed a number of localities in the northern parts of the besieged Gaza Strip, reports say. According to Hebrew-language media reports, Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes in the early hours of Saturday against several sites in the northern parts of Gaza, in response to incendiary balloons allegedly sent …

Israeli forces continue to crack down on anti-settlement protests in the occupied West Bank, killing a Palestinian young man and injuring tens of others. The Palestinian health ministry said that Imad Ali Dweikat, 37, was shot in the chest by Israeli forces in the flashpoint town of Beita, south of …

Israeli forces have detained at least 10 Palestinians in several violent raids across the occupied West Bank, including al-Quds. The Palestinian official Wafa news agency reported that the raids took place overnight on Wednesday. Director of the Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS) Office, Kamal Bani-Odeh, said the Israeli soldiers stormed and …

An international aid group has censured the excessive use of force by Israeli soldiers against children in the occupied Palestinian territories. Save the Children released a press statement on Thursday after three Palestinian children were killed across the West Bank as a result of extreme violence exercised by the troops …

A senior official in the Gaza Strip says the total damage and loss from the latest Israeli aggression against the besieged enclave amounts to $479 million. Naji Sarhan, undersecretary of the Ministry of Public Works and Housing in Gaza, made the remark in a press conference on Monday, adding that the government teams …

Israeli regime’s closure of border crossings and its crippling restrictions on the movement of goods and individuals will have serious repercussions for the already dire humanitarian and economic situation in the besieged Gaza Strip, a rights advocacy group has warned. In a statement, the al-Mezan Center for Human Rights cautioned that the …

Rebuilding Gaza after the latest devastating war between Israel and the Palestinians will cost up to $485 million, the World Bank said. The report says it will take up to $380 million to repair the physical damage alone, with more required for other recovery needs. Israel carried out waves of …

Israeli forces demolish a butcher’s shop and use tear gas to push back residents and activists. Violence erupted after the demolition of a Palestinian business by Israeli forces began in the al-Bustan area of the occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Silwan on Tuesday. Israeli forces accompanied by bulldozers entered the …

Israeli forces continue to attack Palestinians taking part in anti-settlement protests in several areas across the occupied West Bank, wounding dozens of them in the latest such assaults.

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has criticized the United Nations for leaving Israel off the annual blacklist of parties responsible for grave violations against children, saying ignoring the regime’s crimes would guarantee impunity for the child-killing entity.

Israeli apartheid continues its brutal abuse of Palestinians even after the bombing of Gaza stops and Palestine disappears from Western TV screens.

The Palestinian Authority (PA) says it has scrapped an agreement with Israel on the transfer of one million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines from the regime to Palestinians in exchange for a similar number of doses from Palestinians later this year, saying Israel’s first batch of vaccines are unusable …

At least 47 Palestinians also hurt by tear gas, rubber bullets near the town of Beita in the occupied West Bank, says Palestine Red Crescent. At least three Palestinians were hurt after Israeli forces stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem on Friday. Following Friday prayers, Palestinian worshippers …

Israeli airstrikes are the first on Gaza since a shaky ceasefire with Hamas ended 11-days of fighting last month. Israel launched air raids on the Gaza Strip after Palestinian groups in the besieged enclave sent incendiary balloons into southern Israel. The overnight airstrikes gave way to calm by morning, and …

Benjamin Netanyahu’s record 12-year tenure as prime minister comes to an end as 60 MKs vote for the new government. Israel’s parliament has voted to end Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year-long tenure as prime minister, approving in his stead an administration that has pledged to heal a nation bitterly divided over the …