Child Injured By Army Fire In Khan Younis
Palestinian medical sources have reported that a child was shot, and injured, by Israeli army fire in Abasan al-Kobra town, in the southern Gaza Strip district of Khan Younis.The sources…
Israeli Air Force Carries Out Two Air Strikes In Gaza
The Israeli Air Force carried out, on Thursday at dawn, two air strikes targeting sites in the northern and central parts of the Gaza Strip; the army claims it was…
Army Attacks Fishers, Villagers And Homes In Gaza
Israeli navy ships attacked, on Tuesday morning, several fishing boats in Palestinian waters near Gaza city, while Israeli soldiers opened fire on farmlands and homes, in central Gaza.The navy fired…
Soldiers Open Fire On Palestinian Farmers East Of Khan Younis
Israeli soldiers opened fire, earlier on Monday morning, on a number of Palestinian farmers, working in their lands east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip;…
Gaza Man Burns Himself to Death
A Palestinian man aged 33 years was announced dead, Sunday, after he allegedly burned himself.Local sources said that he carried out the act in the center of Gaza city. The…
Israeli Navy Opens Fire On Gaza Fishing Boats
Israeli navy ships opened fire, on Sunday morning, on a number of Palestinian fishing boats, near the Gaza shore, forcing them back to land.Eyewitnesses said the navy fired rounds of…
Dr.Rami Mokdad, Head of the Oncology Department, Shifa Hospital in Gaza
No private hospital in Gaza treats cancer, only the public ones, and that the treatment is free of charge. “At Shifa Oncology Department we treat everyday 150 patients, and we…
Palestinian Found Hanged near Gaza-Israeli Border
The body of an unidentified hanged man was found Friday morning, close to the checkpoint Nahal Oz, on the border between Israel and Gaza. The body has been moved to…
Hamas: No Talks on Exchange Deal
A Hamas leader said Friday that talks will only take place with Israel regarding an exchange deal after Israel releases Palestinians who have been rearrested, despite being released in past…
Hamas Announces Development of New Missiles
Hamas’ military wing announced, on Wednesday night, that it developed two new homemade rockets, and gave them names of slain leaders.In a rally held in the central square of the…
Gaza One Year On: Justice Eludes Palestinian Children
Despite well-documented evidence of war crimes committed by the Israeli military during the assault on Gaza last summer, there has been no justice and accountability for grave violations against Palestinian…
How Did the War on Gaza Begin?
In the early summer of 2014, all the given indicators were pushing for a new confrontation between the Palestinian resistance and the Israeli occupation, notably after the continued Israeli escalations…
Gaza Rally: Hamas Marks One Year Since 2014 War
Hamas’ armed wing, Al-Qassam Brigades, held a rally in Gaza City, late Wednesday, to mark the anniversary of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip.According to AFP, several hundred people…
Six Fishermen Arrested, And Three Fishing Boat Confiscated
On Tuesday morning, 7 July 2015, Israeli gunboats chased and opened fire at a Palestinian fishing boats. They also arrested 6 fishermen, and confiscated 3 fishing boats.The Palestinian Center for…
Limited Israeli Incursion into Central Gaza
Several Israeli bulldozers, Wednesday morning, carried out a limited incursion to the east of Deir al-Balah, near Abu Mutabiq and east of Maghazi, in the central Gaza Strip.According to Al…
Remembering Gaza
Testimony from a Gaza resident about Palestinian divisions, understanding and the role of internationals in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.The following is the transcript of a talk given at the AICafe in…
Israelis Overtake, Board Siege Breaking Vessel
Israel’s navy has boarded and taken over an activist ship seeking to break its Gaza blockade and was escorting it to port, Monday, in an operation that did not employ…
Freedom Flotilla III en route to Gaza; military plane spotted overhead
On June 26th 2015, four boats of the 2015 the Freedom Flotilla III set sail toward Gaza to try to break Israel’s nine-year-long economic siege on Gaza. The ships are…
Gaza: The Drone Eats With Me — Diaries From a City Under Fire
“We prepare the suhoor. We all sit around five dishes: white cheese, hummus, orange jam, yellow cheese, and olives. Darkness eats with us. Fear and anxiety eat with us. The…
Israeli Air Force Again Targets Gaza
The Israeli air force attacked a target in the northern Gaza Strip in the early hours of Wednesday after another missile fired from the Gaza Strip hit an open area…
Army Fires A Missile Into An Agricultural Land In Northern Gaza
The Israeli Air Forced fired, on Wednesday at dawn, a missile into a Palestinian agricultural land, in Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, causing fires. Army…
Army Opens Fire On Gaza Farmers In Khan Younis
Israeli soldiers, stationed across the border fence, opened fire, Tuesday, on Palestinian farmers in their own lands, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Media…
UN Report: Widespread, systematic violations in Gaza by Israeli forces
A long-anticipated United Nations Report on the 51-day Israeli invasion of Gaza in the summer of 2014 was released on Monday. The report faulted the Israeli military with deliberately targeting…
Palestinian Shot and Injured by Israeli Forces in Southern Gaza
Israeli soldiers deployed near the Sufa crossing, in the southern Gaza Strip, opened fire at and injured a Palestinian, Saturday, local sources told Ma’an News Agency.An Israeli army spokesperson confirmed…
Israel Exonerates Itself Over Gaza Beach Killings of Four Children
Israel’s internal probe has concluded that the missile attack that killed four Palestinians children on a beach in Gaza last summer was the result of collateral damage.The Israeli military has…
Israeli Navy Opens Fire On Fishing Boats
Israeli Navy ships opened fire, on Friday morning, on a number of Palestinian fishing boats, approximately 4 nautical miles away from the Gaza shore.The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA)…
Half of Gazans Polled Considering Emigration
Half of Gazans say they are considering emigration from the Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research.AFP reports that the 50 percent of those polled…
Israeli Military Vehicles Conduct A Limited Invasion Into Southern Gaza
Several armored Israeli military vehicles, and bulldozers, conducted, on Wednesday morning, a limited invasion into Palestinian agricultural lands, east of the al-Qarara town, northeast of Khan Younis, in the southern…
UNRWA Announces Over $2M in Aid to Gaza Families
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), said that $2,097,225 in funding were made available for cash assistance to meet the needs…
Mental Disability On the Rise Under the Israeli Siege
The number of mentally disabled people in the Gaza Strip has increased substantially in the last years. 9th June | Miguel Hernández | Gaza, Occupied Palestine It so happens that…
Gaza Crossings on Full Lockdown
Israeli authorities, on Monday, closed Erez and Kerem Shalom border crossings into Gaza, citing “security reasons”.Only few hundred truckloads of aid at a time and a very few number of…
Salafists to Continue Firing on Israel if Hamas Does not Halt Crackdown
Walla! Israeli website, following the latest rocket on Israel yesterday, said that a Salafist group leader in Gaza announced the group will continue with its strikes if Hamas does not…
Salafists Claim Rocket, Israel Launches Strikes
A Salafist group has claimed responsibility for a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip towards the Israeli town of Ashkelon on Saturday night, as Israel carried out retaliatory airstrikes overnight.…
Another Rocket Reportedly Fired into Southern Israel from Gaza
A rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel Saturday, falling in an open space in Ashkelon, the Israeli army said.Rocket-warning sirens were sounded across the Ashkelon region, including…
Israeli Navy Attacks Fishing Boats In Gaza Waters
Israeli navy ships opened fire, on Saturday morning, on a number of Palestinian fishing boats in Gaza territorial waters. Soldiers open fire on farmers in different areas. Media sources said…
Hamas Organizes Protest against Unity Government, UNRWA
Hamas, on Friday, organized a march in Jabaliya refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip, to protest the national unity government‘s alleged neglect of the coastal enclave, as well as…
Bulldozers Raze Lands East of Gaza City
A number of Israeli military units, including bulldozers, today, infiltrated east of the neighborhood Shuja’eyya, east of Gaza City, in a leveling operation on agricultural border lands.Eyewitnesses reported, according to…
5 Palestinian Fishermen Kidnapped by Israeli Forces
Israel’s navy, on Thursday, detained five Palestinian fishermen off the northern Gaza Strip, witnesses told Ma’an New Agency.Israeli naval forces stopped a fishing boat belonging to the Bakr family near…
Israeli Air Force Fires Missiles Targeting Different Areas In Gaza
The Israeli Air Force carried out, on Thursday at dawn, several air strikes targeting a number of areas, and resistance camps, in different parts of the Gaza Strip, causing excessive…
Gazans Begin Hunger Strike over Rafah Crossing Closure
Gazans unable to travel due to Rafah crossing’s closure started, on Tuesday, an open-ended hunger strike, calling for Egyptians to open it.Days of Palestine reports that the hunger strikers set…
PCHR: Israeli Naval Forces Wound Two Fishers and Arrest Five Others, including Child in Gaza Sea
On Tuesday, 02 June 2015, Israeli naval gunboats chased and opened fire at a Palestinian fishing boat sailing off northern Gaza shore wounding two fishers. On Monday morning, 01 June…
Five Palestinian FIshers Kidnapped, Farmer Injured, In Gaza
Israeli navy ships attacked, Wednesday, several Palestinian fishing boats in Gaza territorial waters, and kidnapped five fishers. Israeli army vehicles carried out a limited invasion into southern Gaza, opened fire…
Palestinian Farmer Injured By Army Fire In Khan Younis
Israeli soldiers opened fire, on Wednesday morning, on a number of Palestinian farmers in their own lands, east of Khuza’a town, east of the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan…
Alleged ISIS-supporters Give Hamas 48 Hours to Stop Crackdown
Proponents of ISIS in the Gaza Strip have issued Hamas a 48-hour deadline to stop its crackdown on them, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday.In a statement sent to the…
Report: “Hamas Forces Kill ISIS Supporter In Gaza”
Media sources in Gaza said the Hamas-run security forces in the Gaza Strip shot and killed, on Tuesday morning, a Palestinian man, believed to be a supporter of ISIS, in…
Deputy Head of Hamas: No Progress in Gaza
The Deputy Head of Hamas says there has been no humanitarian or economic progress in the Gaza Strip since the national consensus government was formed a year ago.According to Ma’an,…
Three Fishers Injured By Israeli Navy Fire In Gaza Waters
Israeli navy ships opened fire, on Tuesday morning, on a number of Palestinian fishing boats in the Sudaniyya Sea area, northwest of Gaza city, wounding three fishers.The Palestinian News &…
Israeli Navy Boats Open Fire on Gaza Fishermen, Five Detained
Israeli naval boats, Monday, opened machine gunfire on Palestinian fishing boats and detained five fishermen offshore the Sudaniya to the northwest of Gaza.According to WAFA correspondence, Israeli naval boats opened…
ISIS Offshoot Group Claims Responsibility For Killing A Hamas Commander In Gaza
A group claiming allegiance with ISIS issued a statement, Sunday, claiming responsibility for assassinating a senior Hamas commander in the Gaza Strip, by detonating his store in Khan Younis.The group,…
Activists Mark 5th Year since Israeli Flotilla Raid
Activists in Gaza City on Sunday marked five years since Israel’s deadly attack on the first Freedom Flotilla in 2010, a day after the ship leading Freedom Flotilla III arrived…
Gaza Power Plant to Close Again Due to Lack of Fuel
The Gazan energy authority has announced that Gaza’s sole power plant will stopping running again on Saturday due to fuel shortages.In a statement issued on Friday the authority blamed the…
Surviving in Gaza’s Caravan Houses
The family El Najjar was expelled during the Nakba from the Palestinian village of Salamah. This village was the subject of a total ethnic cleansing by the Zionist colonizers.Nowadays just…
Palestinian Man Dies Of Wounds Suffered Last Year In Gaza
Palestinian medical sources have reported that a man died, late on Thursday, of serious wounds suffered during Israel’s aggression on the coastal region in the summer of 2014.The sources said…
Elderly Woman Dies Hours after Entering Gaza via Rafah
Yousra Omar Al Najjar, an elderly woman of 77, died on Wednesday evening, in Gaza’s European hospital, after a case of fatigue she sustained during her way back to the…
Arab League Condemns Israeli Strikes On Gaza
The Arab League condemned, Wednesday, the latest Israeli bombardment of different parts of the Gaza Strip, and said that the “extremist Israeli government is trying to make excuses for its…
Palestinian Fishing Boats Targeted By Israeli Navy Fire
Israeli Navy ships opened fire, on Wednesday morning, on several Palestinian fishing boats in Gaza territorial waters, near the Beit Lahia shore, in the northern part of the coastal region.Eyewitnesses…
Israeli Air Force Carries Out A Series Of Air Strikes On Gaza
The Israel Air Force carried out, on Wednesday at dawn, a series of air strikes targeting different areas of the besieged Gaza Strip.Media sources said Israeli F-16 fighter jets fired…
Israel Claims A Rocket Was Fired From Gaza Into Southern Area
Israeli military sources claimed one rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip into an area in the southern part of the country, and that the army confirmed sirens went off,…
Update: Three Fishermen Injured In Gaza
Palestinian medical sources have reported, on Monday evening, that a third Palestinian fisherman was shot and injured by Israeli Navy fire, in Palestinian waters in Rafah, in the southern part…
Gaza’s Only Commercial Crossing Closed by Israeli Authorities
Israel closed the Gaza Strip’s only functioning commercial crossing (Kerem Shalom), on Sunday, for the Jewish holiday ‘Feast of Weeks’, a Palestinian official said.’The Israeli closure would disrupt trade traffic…
UNRWA High School Principal Injured By Gunmen Fire In Khan Younis
Palestinian security sources in Gaza have reported that unknown gunmen shot and injured, on Saturday at dawn, the principal of an UNRWA school in Khan Younis, in the southern part…
Israeli Forces Continue to Fire on Gaza Fishermen & Farmers
Israeli naval forces opened fire at Palestinians fishing boats, while forces targeted farmers in the southern Gaza Strip, on Saturday.Witnesses told Ma’an News Agency that naval forces opened fire the…
“…but still with a few hope in our hearts”
Editor’s note: This is the testimony of a 23 year old woman who survived the land invasion of Khuzaa, Gaza, in the summer of 2014. This is the original version…
World Bank Warns of Total Collapse of Economy in Gaza
The World Bank will be presenting a report to the bi-annual Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) meeting on May 27, 2015 in Brussels that highlights the Gaza Strip’s economic status…
Israeli Navy Attacks Fishing Boats In Gaza Waters
Israeli navy ships attacked, on Friday morning, several Palestinian fishing boats in the Sudaniyya area, northwest of Gaza City, causing significant property damage.Eyewitnesses said the Navy fired dozens of rounds…
Israeli Firebombs Burn Crops In Northern Gaza
Israeli soldiers fired, on Thursday evening, a number of firebombs into Palestinian farmlands, planted with wheat, east of Jabalia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.The Civil Defense office…
Army Carries Out A Limited Invasion Into Central Gaza
Several Israeli military vehicles, and four armored bulldozers, carried out on Wednesday morning a limited invasion into an area, east of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.Media sources said armored vehicles…
Israeli Navy Fires on Gaza Fishermen
Israeli occupation forces, Monday morning, again opened fire on fishermen boats off the Gaza shores.Local sources said, according to the PNN, that Israeli military boats targeted the civilian boats; no…
A Red Carpet in Gaza (VIDEO)
In eastern Gaza City, among ruins and memories of war and destruction, a red carpet was laid out for a film festival on human rights. The event was held amidst…
Soldiers Open Fire On Farmers And Fishers In Gaza
Israeli soldiers opened fire, on Saturday morning, on Palestinian farmers in their own lands, east of the al-Maghazi refugee camp, in central Gaza, while navy ships opened fire on fishing…
Gaza: 3 Palestinians Shot and Injured in Nakba Day Protest
Three Palestinians were injured by live fire during a Nakba Day demonstration in the Gaza Strip on Friday, according to witnesses.Locals told Ma’an News Agency that Israeli soldiers opened fire…
At Least 50 Civilians, Including Children, Injured by an Explosions in Gaza
Palestinian medical sources said that 50 Palestinian civilians were injured on Thursday afternoon when an Israeli missile exploded near residents homes in Beit Lahyia town in the northern part of…
Red Cross: Gazans Still Missing since ‘Protective Edge’ Assault
15 Palestinian family in the Gaza Strip reported the disappearance of their sons in the summer-long Israeli offensive on the region which took place in 2014, the International Red Cross…
Gaza Civil Servants On Strike
Civil servants hired by Hamas leadership in the Gaza Strip went on strike across all Gazan ministries and public institutions, excepting schools, on Tuesday.The employees have not received regular pay…
Israeli Forces Burn Wheat Crops in Gaza
Israeli occupation forces have reportedly opened fire at Palestinian farms in the eastern part of the Gaza Strip, burning a large amount of wheat crops.No casualties were reported, as the…
PCHR-Gaza: Israeli Buffer Zone Policies Typically Enforced with Live Fire
Following disengagement from the Gaza Strip in September 2005, Israel unilaterally and illegally established a so-called ‘buffer zone’, an area prohibited to Palestinians along the land and sea borders of…
Army Carries Out A Limited Invasion In Gaza
A number of Israeli military vehicles carried out, on Monday morning, a limited invasion into an area east of Gaza city, and fired a number of rounds of live ammunition…
Israeli Navy Kidnaps Two Fishers In Gaza Waters
Israeli navy ships opened fire, on Sunday morning, on fishing boats in Palestinian territorial waters, in northern Gaza, causing damage to one boat, before the soldiers kidnapped two fishers.Nizar Ayyash,…
Palestinian Teen Seriously Injured By Army Fire In Northern Gaza
Medical sources have reported that a Palestinian teen was shot, and seriously injured, by Israeli army fire west of Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.The sources…
‘We Bombed Civilians for Entertainment.’
An Israeli soldier has said that he and his colleagues bombed civilian in Gaza Strip during last year’s Israeli offensive “for entertainment”.In an interview conducted on Tuesday with a 20-year-old…
Army Opens Fire On Farmers And Fishers In The Gaza Strip
Israeli soldiers opened fire, on Thursday at dawn, on a number of Palestinian farmers east of Deir al-Balah, in Central Gaza, while navy ships opened fire on fishing boats in…
2 Children Injured by Unexploded Ordnance in Gaza
Two Palestinian children were injured as a leftover Israeli explosive device blew up in eastern Gaza City on Wednesday.Medical sources said that two children were injured when ordnance left from…
Breaking the Silence: Army Deliberately Targeted Civilians in Gaza
Breaking the Silence, an organization of veteran Israeli soldiers, harshly slammed the Israeli army for its operational policy during last summer’s aggression on Gaza, saying it led to “immense and…
Device of Unknown Origin Explodes in Gaza City
An explosive device blew up near a major square in Gaza City late Sunday, security officials said.The device exploded in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, with no injuries reported. Police arrived…
Soldiers Conduct a Limited Invasion Into Northern Gaza
A number of armored Israeli military vehicles and bulldozers, conducted on Monday morning a limited invasion into Jabalia town, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, and uprooted farmlands.…
Gaza Fishermen Under Israeli Fire
Israeli naval boats, on Sunday, opened heavy machine gunfire towards Palestinian fishermen while sailing just offshore of Gaza City, within the allotted the fishing zone, according to local sources.WAFA correspondence…
Israeli Navy Opens Fire on Gaza Fishing Boats
Israeli naval forces opened fire on Palestinian fishing boats off the coast of Gaza City early Friday, witnesses told Ma’an News Agency.An Israeli army spokeswoman stated, according to Ma’an News…
Hamas Prevents Workers Union Procession In Gaza
The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) denounced the decision of the Hamas-run security forces in Gaza, to prevent a procession marking International Workers’ Day, on Friday, May…
Palestinian Killed In Tunnel Accident In Rafah
Palestinian medical sources have reported, Friday, that a tunnel worker was killed in a partial tunnel collapse accident in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. The sources…
Palestinian Fishing Boats Targeted By Israeli Navy Fire
Israeli navy ships opened fire, on Friday morning, on a number of Palestinian fishing boats in Gaza territorial waters, causing property damage.The navy targeted the boats near Gaza city, causing…
Carter Cancels Visit to Gaza, Palestinian Authority Implicated
After Israeli occupation obstacles, the Palestinian Authority (PA) sought to impede former US President Jimmy Carter’s planned visit to Gaza Strip.Carter has called off the planned visit to the region,…
Nonviolent Protesters Attacked In Gaza
Eyewitnesses said that the Hamas-run security forces in the Gaza Strip attacked, Wednesday, protesters demanding Fateh and Hamas movements to end their tensions and divisions, and arrested several Palestinians, including…
United Nations Mideast Peace Coordinator Arrives in Gaza
The new general coordinator for the peace process in the Middle East, Nikolai Mladenov, arrived on Wednesday morning in the Gaza Strip, through the Beit Hanoun crossing in northern Gaza.Local…
Gaza: Another Palestinian Dies in Collapsed Tunnel
A Palestinian worker died on Monday when a tunnel collapsed in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, a health official said.A Ministry of Health spokesperson Ashraf al-Qidra told Ma’an News…
Israeli Navy Ships Open Fire On Palestinian Fishing Boats
As part of daily violations against the Palestinian people in the besieged and improvised Gaza Strip, Israeli navy ships opened fire on a number of fishing boats in the Sudaniyya…
Army Opens Fire On Homes, Farmlands, In Southern Gaza
Israeli soldiers, stationed on military towers across the border fence, opened fire into Palestinian agricultural lands, and several homes, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza…
Israeli Forces Continue to Fire on Gaza Fishermen and Farmers
Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinian fishermen and farmers in the Gaza Strip Sunday morning, with no injuries reported.Witnesses reported that Israeli naval forces fired on fishing boats four miles…
Palestinian Shot and Injured by Israeli Soldiers near Khan Younis
A Palestinian was shot and injured when Israeli forces opened fire east of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip.Witnesses said that Israeli forces deployed along the border opened fire…
Israel Cancels Permits Of 200 Gazan Worshipers
The Israeli Authorities canceled entry permits of the 200 Palestinian, from the besieged Gaza Strip, who were previously allowed to enter Jerusalem for Friday prayers in the Al-Aqsa Mosque.General Yoav…
Israeli Army Bombards Northern Gaza
Israeli soldiers fired, on Friday at dawn, three artillery shells into an area in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, while navy ships fired dozens of rounds of live…