Category: Gaza Strip

Israel handed the United Nations the amount of 10.5 Million USD in compensation for the damages to its facilities inflicted by the Israeli army during the offensive against the Gaza…

The United Nations said it is deeply concerned over the declining health care system in the Gaza Strip, due to the ongoing Israeli siege and closure. OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/jan2010/gaza_offesnive_un.jpg 300 0) Gaza…

Palestinian Legislator, Jamal El Khodary, welcomed on Wednesday two medical delegates, from France and Switzerland, who came to Gaza to perform orthopedic, neurological and plastic surgeries in the Gaza Strip.…

The Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, reported that one of its fighters, from the northern part of the Gaza Strip, died at age 50, in the United…

Israeli tanks opened fire on Tuesday midday at residents’ homes located in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah. Local sources reported that tanks stationed at the southern Israeli-Gaza boarders…

The Popular Movement for the Support of Prisoners and Palestinian Rights showed a video in Gaza City on Monday showing Israeli soldiers executing a Christian Palestinian from Gaza city after…

Palestinians in the impoverished and besieged Gaza Strip gathered on Monday at the Red Cross headquarters in Gaza to offer donations and financial support to the victims of the devastating…

Sami Abu Zuhri, spokesperson of the Hamas movement, stated that Israel deliberately opened the dams allowing the water to flood the Gaza valley area, and added that this is yet…

Dozens of Palestinian homes were flooded in the Gaza Valley area on Monday evening, and hundreds of families were rendered homeless after Israel opened one of its dams that were…

Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, welcomed the report of Amnesty International in which it demanded Israel to lift the siege on the Gaza Strip, and stated that the siege leaves more…

In an attempt to respond to the Goldstone report on the war on Gaza, and after officially rejecting it, former High Court Justice in Israel, Aharon Barak, advised the legal…

Israel must end its suffocating blockade of the Gaza Strip, which leaves more than 1.4 million Palestinians cut off from the outside world and struggling with desperate poverty, Amnesty International…

The Israeli Navy kidnapped on Sunday at dawn six Palestinian fishermen in Palestinian territorial waters in the Rafah area, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. The Navy also…

This spring, the Free Gaza Movement is sending at least six boats to Gaza to break Israel’s illegal blockade on 1.5 million Palestinians. This blockade constitutes an act of collective…

European Parliamentarian, who managed to enter the besieged and devastated Gaza Strip on Friday, left the coastal region on Saturday afternoon via the Rafah Border Terminal, in the southern part…

The Hamas and the Islamic Jihad movements in Palestine stated in separate press releases that the Palestinian resistance did not reach a ceasefire deal with the occupation and will always…

The Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, reported on Friday at dawn that one of its fighters was killed “while performing a task” in Dir Al Balah, in…

Legislator Salah Bardaweel, a prominent political leader of the Hamas movement, stated that Hamas believes in reconciliation and is ready and willing to sign a unity deal based on the…

After the Israeli human rights group Physicians for Human Rights arranged a donation of 17 corneas to allow sight-impaired Palestinians from Gaza to receive necessary eye surgery, Israeli border agents…

The Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas movement, reported on Monday at night that one of its fighters was killed “in a mission” in the northern part of…

Palestinians organized a nonviolent protest this Monday at the northern Gaza borders Israel.The protesters were joined by international supporters. Waving Palestinian flags they marched towered the Israeli wall at the…

A Palestinian child was reported dead on Monday after he was unable to leave the Gaza Strip for the medical care he urgently needed.Three year old Mayisarah Mousa had a…

The Al Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, reported on Sunday evening that the Israeli army assassinated three of its fighters in the central Gaza Strip. OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/jan2010/saraya_fighters.jpg…

Palestinian medical sources reported on Sunday that two Palestinians were killed after the Israeli army bombarded an area in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/jan2010/killed_in_gaza.jpg 300 0) Palestinians…

Palestinian medical sources reported that a Palestinian resident was seriously wounded on Saturday evening when the Israeli army fired artillery shells at agricultural areas east of Al Maghazi refugee camp,…

The Israeli military and political leaderships are preparing scenarios for a possible “Gaza War 2” that could last for one week with the heavy participation of artillery brigades that would…

Egyptian soldier, killed during clashes that followed protests at the Gaza-Egypt border last week, was not killed by Palestinian fire, Hamas’ spokesperson Sami Abu Zuhri stated on Saturday. OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/jan2010/vivapalestinalondon.jpg 300…

The United Nations will accept a ten million dollar payoff by the Israeli government as compensation for the bombing of UN facilities in Gaza during Israel’s invasion one year ago.UN…

Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Friday at dawn that one Palestinian was killed and six were wounded in an Israeli air strike targeting the “Tunnels Area”…

The Israeli Air Force bombarded, on Friday at dawn, resistance strongholds and civlian areas in a number of areas across the besieged and impoverished Gaza Strip; damage was reported, no…

Dozens of children in the Gaza Strip launched balloons carrying the pictures of their parent and family members who were killed by the Israeli army during Israel’s illegal war against…

In an unofficial admission of targeting United Nations facilities, the Israeli government decided to pay the United Nations 10 Million USD in compensation for targeting its facilities during the war…

Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Wednesday evening that several Palestinians were wounded in an explosion that took place at a Coffee Shop in Gaza Strip.The Coffee…

The Viva Palestina Convoy, and after facing ongoing Egyptian rejection and violent attacks by the Egyptian security forces, started on Wednesday evening to roll into the besieged Gaza Strip.Thousands of…

Dr. Sami Abu Zuhri, official spokesperson of the Hamas movement in Gaza, reported Wednesday that the movement is not seeking any escalation with the Egyptian government, and added that Hamas…

Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported Wednesday that 35 Palestinian residents of the Gaza Strip were wounded by Egyptian fire after the Egyptian border police attacked them near…

During a visit to Ramallah a year ago while the Israeli bombardment of Gaza was underway, I shared my fears with a close Palestinian friend. ‘It may sound insane, but…

SOMETHING ODD, almost bizarre, is going on in Egypt these days.About 1400 activists from all over the world gathered there on their way to the Gaza Strip. On the anniversary…

The Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades, the armed wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, reported Monday that a group of its fighters survived an assassination attempt when…

Viva Palestina aid convoy ship has docked in Egypt’s Al-Arish sea port on Monday and all the vehicles on-board have passed through Egyptian customs. The international volunteers, headed by British…

Members of the ultra-Orthodox Neturei Karta Jewish sect celebrated the Jewish Sabbath in Gaza City on Saturday, after having entered the besieged Gaza Strip as part of a solidarity caravan…

Israeli soldiers fired, on Friday evening, a number of shells at the Izbit Abed-Rabbo area, east of Jabalia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. Local sources also reported…

The Palestinian Health Ministry reported on Wednesday that its inventories have run out of 141 types of prescription drugs.The Ministry said the shortage of medicine was caused by the continued…

A number of Israeli tanks opened fire on Tuesday midday at Palestinian farmers near the northern Gaza Israeli borders. The farmers told local media that tanks invaded their lands located…

A Palestinian patient was reported dead on Tuesday after he was unable to leave the besieged Gaza Strip for medical care. 48 years old Mohamed Jassier had hart condition, he…

Palestinian sources in the Gaza Strip reported that Ismail Haniyya of Hamas, Prime Minister of the Gaza government dissolved by President Mahmoud Abbas, is seeking to expand his government as…

Hedy Epstein, the 85 year old Holocaust survivor and peace activist, announced that she will begin a hunger strike today as a response to the Egyptian government’s refusal to allow…

In two separate attacks, Israeli tanks invaded on Monday areas close to the northern and southern Gaza Israeli borders. The first invasion took place on Monday morning when tanks and…

Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated that the Palestinian Authority will act on prosecuting all Israeli war criminals who killed women, elderly and children during the aggression on Gaza one year…

As Gaza marks the first anniversary of Israel’s aggression, the Israeli Foreign Ministry has concluded its response to the report of Judge Richard Goldstone on Israel’s war, and will hand…

Dec. 27, 2009 is the one year anniversary of the illegal Israeli invasion of Gaza. This video documents some of the illegal Israeli violations, atrocities and crimes against humanity, it…

Members of the Viva Palestina international aid convoy to Gaza will begin a hunger strike at 11.25am local time tomorrow (27th) in protest at the Egyptian government’s refusal to allow…

A report by sixteen human rights groups has found that civilians in the Gaza Strip are suffering disproportionately due to Israel’s stranglehold blockade of essential goods. Israel and Egypt have…

Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, stated Wednesday that it received the Israeli response to the prisoner-swap deal through the German mediator, and added that its leaders would study the Israeli response…

Thousands of Palestinians protested on Monday at the Salah Ed Deen Gate area, near the border with Egypt, against the Iron Wall Egypt is installing with American support and supervision…

Local sources report that twenty Israeli armored military vehicles, accompanied by Apache helicopters, invaded the al-Ghoul area in northern Gaza early Monday morning.Residents also reported Israeli shelling in the town…

The Viva Palestina convoy, carrying aid from London to the besieged population of Gaza, has received an overwhelming welcome from Turkey on its drive through the country.Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister,…

The Israeli military allowed on Thursday food and fuel supplies to enter the besieged Gaza Strip. According to local sources the army allowed 90 trucks of food into the coastal…

Commissioner-general of the UN Relief and Work Agency (UNRWA), Karen Abu Zeid, confirmed reports stating that Egypt is installing an iron barrier along its border with the Gaza Strip, and…

A Palestinian patient died on Tuesday after he was prevented by the Israeli military to leave the Gaza Strip for medical care. Walied Madi, 38 years old, had Tuberculosis. Palestinian…

Three Palestinian civilians were found dead on Tuesday afternoon inside a tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt.Palestinian sources reported that the Egyptian military have located the three men, who…

Israeli soldiers invaded the Industrial Area located near the Erez Crossing, west of Beit Hanoun in the northern part of the Gaza Strip and kidnapped two children. One of them…

Palestinian medical sources reported Saturday that a Palestinian man was killed when the army shelled an area east of Al Boreij refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip. The sources…

Palestinian Prime Minister of the dissolved Hamas-led government in Gaza, Ismail Haniyya, stated Friday that Palestine is and will always be the same to the Palestinians, from the river to…

Egyptian security sources reported that a tunnel was located inside a home of an Egyptian smuggler in the Salah Ed Deen border area, while two more tunnels were uncovered nearby.…

The Israeli High Court of Justice approved a military decision to continue disallowing families of Palestinian detainees from Gaza, from visiting their detained loved ones. The decision was made late…

Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, stated Thursday that it waiting Israel’s response on Shalit deal and that Israel can decide whether the prisoner of war returns home by the beginning on…

The Israeli Authorities decided to open the Kerem Shalom (Karem Abu Salem) and the Eretz (Al Mintar) Crossing to allow the entry of home humanitarian aid, fuel and cooking gas…

Israeli sources reported that an Israeli man was shot dead on Monday when Israeli Border Policemen opened fire at him as he tried to cross the border fence into the…

The Al Hayat newspaper, based in London, reported that four French physicians examined the captured prisoner of war, Gilad Shalit, in the Gaza Strip last week marking the first time…

A number of Israeli tanks and bulldozers invaded on Thursday morning border areas close to Rafah city, southern Gaza Strip and opened fire at residents’ homes. Witnesses said tanks advanced…

A fighter with the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the armed wing of the Fateh party, was killed on Monday when his car exploded in Al Shati refugee camp, near Gaza…

The ruling Hamas movement in the Gaza announced that one of its fighters were killed on Wednesday morning. The Al Qassam Brigades the armed wing of Hamas identified the fighter…

Israeli choppers dropped on Monday evening thousands of leaflets warning the residents of Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, that the army would bombard their areas once…

On Monday afternoon, Israeli tanks opened fire at homes close to the northern Gaza Strip border with Israel. Witnesses said that a number of Israeli tanks invaded the area early…

The Artery of Life 3 humanitarian convoy, led by member of parliament in the British House of Commons, George Galloway, is expected in the Gaza Strip in mid-December, as part…

Palestinian resistance fighters fired on Thursday five home made shells from Gaza at the Negev region, southern Israel. Israeli sources reported that the shells landed in open area causing no…

Palestinian medical sources reported on Tuesday morning that three Palestinians suffered mild-to-moderate wounds after the Israeli Air Force shelled the ‘Tunnels Area’ in Rafah, in the southern part of the…

The Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, reported that two of its fighters were killed on Tuesday at dawn in an explosion that took place in a home…

Moneer Mansour, head of the Friends of the Palestinian Detainee Society, stated that a prisoner-swap deal between Israel and Hamas could be executed on the eve of the Al Adha…

The National Resistance Brigades, the armed wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and the Al Aqsa brigades, the armed wing of Fateh, said in separate press…

Early Sunday morning, the Israeli airforce launched a series of missiles into the central, northern and southern Gaza Strip, wounding seven Palestinians. The air strikes follow a Saturday night declaration…

Fathi Hammad, Hamas’ interior minister, announced Saturday that Hamas had convinced all the armed factions in Gaza to cease any firing of homemade shells across the border from Gaza into…

Member of Hamas’ Political Bureau, Mohammad Nassr, said that the movement will not sign the Egyptian Unity deal for Palestinian reconciliation, and added that Hamas wants to achieve unity based…

Three Palestinians were injured on Thursday at dawn when Israeli jetfighters attacked a number of targets at several locations in the Gaza Strip. The first raid targeted the southern Gaza…

The Israeli military invaded two different areas in the southern and central parts of the Gaza strip on Wednesday. On Wednesday afternoon, a number of tanks invaded Khuza’a town, in…

A number of Israeli tanks and bulldozers invaded on Tuesday midday boarder area near Gaza City. Local Palestinian sources said that four bulldozers and six tanks rolled into Khaza town…

Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, stated Monday that declaring a Palestinian State should not be conducted before ending the Israeli occupation, and that the statements of Dr. Saeb Erekat in this…

A new report has found that thirty two children have died in the last two years in smuggling tunnels between the Gaza Strip and Egypt.The report, conducted by the Palestinian…

Israeli sources reported that thousands of residents of the Gaza Strip receive daily calls from an Israeli organization offering 10 Million NIS for information on the whereabouts and the conditions…

Dr. Osama Al Mazeeny, a Hamas political leader in charge of prisoner-swap talks mediated by Germany and Egypt, stated that swap-talks are currently obstructed as Israel is refusing to release…

The Palestinian Ministry of Education in Gaza stated Friday evening that Independence Day, Sunday November 15, will be an ordinary school day, but Gaza schools would designate the first two…

Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Friday that a Palestinian youth was killed by Israeli army fire, and three others were wounded, when the army invaded an…

Miles of Smiles Convoy left the Gaza Strip on Friday evening after spending 48 hours in the coastal region and delivering humanitarian supplies. Convoy members handed medical equipment and supplies…

A hearing will be held in the Israeli High Court of Justice in the case of Berlanty Azzam, a student at Bethlehem University who was detained and forcibly removed to…

The Miles of Smiles European humanitarian aid convoy finally made it into the Gaza Strip on Wednesday at night after being stranded at the Egyptian side of the Rafah Border…

The administration of the Ramattan news agency in Gaza decided on Wednesday to shut its offices down until further notice due to repeated attacks and violations by the Hamas-controlled security…

As Fateh Prepares to mark Arafat’s Death, Hamas arrests members Senior officials of the Fateh movement, headed by Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, accused the Hamas-run security forces in Gaza of…

Hamdi Shaath of the Governmental Committee Against the Siege in Gaza stated Tuesday that the Miles of Smiles European Convoy, struck in Egypt since more than 25 days, will hopefully…