Category: Gaza Strip

Palestinian media sources reported that on Tuesday at noon the crossing that links Gaza to Egypt was closed. After chaos forced the European observer mission who monitors the checkpoint to…

A number of gunmen attacked Monday night a ’17 Force’ outpost in the northern Gaza Strip city of Beit Hanoun. Witnesses said that the gunmen attacked the outpost with different…

Three Palestinian men died on Monday afternoon of wounds they sustained during Hamas-Fatah infighting last Friday, Palestinian sources in the Gaza strip reported. Three Palestinian men died on Monday afternoon…

Palestinian security sources and witnesses said Monday that factional infighting renewed on Monday in northern Gaza, mainly near the so-called Abraj Al-Awda residential buildings and in the vicinity of the…

Gaza Municipality appealed Monday to several local and international bodies including the Palestinian presidency and government, as well as other counterpart municipalities worldwide for support after the infighting has inflicted…

Yesterday a joint Hamas-Fatah delegation carried out a tour of Gaza City in order to follow up implementation of the ceasefire they concluded Saturday. Representatives of both factions watched out…

Three Palestinian resistance groups warned Sunday of Israeli constructions beneath the Al-Aqsa mosque in the occupied east Jerusalem, vowing they would heighten resistance against the Israeli occupation. The three groups…

Palestinian medical sources announced Sunday that two presidential security personnel died of wounds they sustained earlier during factional infighting. Abdelhalim Madi, 23 and Azmi Alwadiya, 21 died today of wounds…

In recent days the unremitting, murderous brutality of the Israeli occupation has been eclipsed by the carnage in Gaza as dozens of Palestinians have been killed in what is commonly…

Israeli military sources reported on Saturday night that the Israeli military is preparing for a wide-scale military offensive in the Gaza Strip, similar to the 2002 ‘Operation Defensive Shield’ in…

Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Saturday night that a Palestinian security officer was shot and killed by gunmen near a Palestinian security post, in the center…

IMEMC correspondent in Gaza reported that clashes started on Saturday night between executive force of Hamas and the National Security forces of Fatah in Deir Al Balah town in central…

Some members of the Executive Force of the Ministry of Interior turned themselves in to the Fatah affiliated National Security Forces in the Gaza Strip and demanded to join the…

As internal unrest in Gaza City, due to clashes between Fatah and Hamas supporters that has claimed lives of 25, wounded dozens others and caused destruction to many public utilities…

As the internal violent clashes between Hamas and Fateh continued in the Gaza Strip, the number of Palestinians killed arrived to 25 and at least 245 were injured, including several…

Senior leaders from both Fatah and Hamas agreed Friday to a ceasefire under the patronage of an Egyptian security delegation, during a meeting at the Egyptian embassy in Gaza city.…

Dr Muaweyah Hasanin, the head of the Aid and Emergency department in the Palestinian Ministry of health said that three civilian fatalities have been identified as: Ramzi Abu Amshah, 25,…

Palestinian security sources confirmed Friday that two security officers were killed during renewed clashes between Fatah and Hamas in the Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza. The killings brought to…

Palestinian sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Thursday night that the presidential guard forces withdrew from the Islamic University in Gaza two hours after breaking into it. Israeli sources…

Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Thursday evening that the number of Palestinians killed during today\’s clashes in the Gaza Strip reached six, and that 89 residents…

IMEMC correspondent reported that armed clashes have broken out between the Hamas affiliated executive forces and the Fatah affiliated Presidential guard force, in central Gaza strip.

Hamas movement, now in power, denounced Wednesday Washington’s intention to fund Palestinian security bodies. Hamas’s spokesman, Ismail Radwan, said that the intended fund is a part of Washington’s intention to…

Palestinian medical sources said that on Thursday the Israeli army shot and wounded a Palestinian resident to the north of Gaza Strip. Dr. Moawiya Abu Hasanain, head of emergency department…

Palestinian sources reported that Israeli troops stationed near Beit Hannoun crossing opened fire at a Palestinian man and injured him. Medical sources identified the man as Talal Hgubon, 30, and…

Hundreds of Palestinian residents in Gaza city took part today in an anti-infighting protest, in which they called for an end all forms of internal violence. The demonstration has been…

Clashes erupted between Al-Aqsa Brigade, the armed wing of Fatah and the Executive Force of the ministry of Interior in Al-Saftawi area in the north of Gaza City, Palestinian sources…

A Hamas affiliated gunman was shot dead in Khan Younies on Tuesday afternoon. It is the first fatality to be reported since the cease-fire came into effect at 3 A.M…

The An-Nasser Salah Eldin Brigades, the military wing of Palestinian Resistance Committees, announced on Tuesday that it has fired a home-made shell at the Israeli town of Miftahim, to the…

Palestinian media sources reported on Tuesday that an explosion occured in a music shop in Rafah refugee camp in the south of the Gaza Strip at 4am on Tuesday morning.…

Early on Tuesday morning, the Israel Air Force attacked a tunnel in the northern Gaza Strip near the Karni crossing. The army said it was designed to transport Palestinian militants…

A cease-fire took hold in Gaza on Tuesday morning after five days of intensified Hamas-Fateh feuding, which left 32 dead and many more injured. The truce was struck by Prime…

Grand Palestinian Mufti, , Mohammad Hussein, declared on Monday that infighting is prohibited and called on those fighting in Gaza to refrain from doing so. “Spilling blood is forbidden and…

One Palestinian civilian was killed on Monday afternoon in the continuous clashes between the two Palestinian rival parties Hamas and Fatah, in Gaza city. Palestinian medical sources reported that Wassfi…

On monday afternoon armed men opened fire on the car carrying Ibrahim Salah as he was travelling in the centre of Gaza City, injuring his comapion but avoiding him. The…

The Fateh movement has reported that a number of missiles were set off in their office in Bani Suheila, in the east of Khan Younis, in the south of the…

Palestine sources reported that one Palestinian National security officer and a civilian man were killed on Monday at midday in the Gaza strip due to continuous infighting between Hamas and…

As factional infighting in Gaza continues for the fifth day consecutively, more people have been killed and wounded. Medical sources in Gaza said that a Palestinian national security member in…

Palestinian sources in the Gaza strip reported that a group of unknown gunmen abducted, on Saturday afternoon, the nephew of Abd Al Hakeem Awad, the spokesperson of Fatah in Gaza…

Two more people were killed on Saturday and abductions resumed in what is considered to be  the harshest Palestinian infighting in weeks in different parts of the Gaza Strip. Palestinian…

The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, said on Friday night the “Fateh gunmen” fired at the house of Palestinian Foreign Minister, Mahmoud Zahar”, one of the senior leaders of Hamas. Hamas…

Six Palestinian residents have been killed and dozens others wounded during ongoing infighting between Hamas and Fatah supporters in northern Gaza Strip, Palestinian media reports said. Six Palestinian residents have…

In northern Gaza infighting has escalated, resulting in the deaths of three people since Thursday night. A Hamas activist was killed on Thursday night, a member of Fateh was killed…

Islam Shahwan, spokesperson of the Hamas-led Executive Force, reported on Thursday at night that one member of the force was killed and five civilians were injured when an explosive charge,…

The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday that the Israeli closure of the Rafah Border Crossing, between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, is barring the patients who require medical…

Palestinian sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Wednesday at night that two members were shot and injured by the under-cover forces of the Israeli army east of Gaza City.The…

Four Palestinian were shot and wounded on Wednesday during renewed internal clashes in Beit Hanoun, north of Gaza Strip, medical sources said.Four Palestinian were shot and wounded on Wednesday during…

Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Wednesday morning that Israeli soldiers stationed east of Dir Al Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, shot and killed one Palestinian…

Palestinian sources reported on Monday at night that an explosion ripped through Al Arabiya Television office in Gaza City causing excessive damage, no injuries were reported.!– @page { size: 21.59cm…

Two Palestinian children were shot and wounded by Israeli army gunfire on Saturday in the northern Gaza Strip, medical sources said. Dr. Mo’awiya Abu Hasaneen, director of the Emergency Department…

The Popular Resistance Committees, one of three Palestinian groups holding the Israeli corporal Gilad Shalit captive since June 25, said that it will attempt to abduct more soldiers in order…

Israeli army troops stationed at the northern Gaza/ Israeli borders opened fire and injured a Palestinian farmer working in farm lands near Beit Lahyia on Friday morning.   Medical sources…

Ibrahiem Hassan, 16, was injured when an unidentified object exploded near him in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern part of the Gaza strip on Wednesday.   The boy sustained…

A group of unknown gunmen threw a hand grenade at a shop in downtown Gaza city on Wednesday morning.   The shop, which is a cell phone shop, was badly…

Israeli army tanks stationed at the Gaza/Israel borders fired one tank shell into the eastern side of Beit Hannoun in the northern part of the Gaza strip on Wednesday at…

Abu Obaida, spokesman of Al-Qassam Brigade the armed wing of Hamas denied on Tuesday allegations of planning to assassinate Fatah leaders in the Gaza Strip. Abu Obaida, spokesman of Al-Qassam…

The Israeli army naval boats opened fire on Tuesday at midday at the Al Waha beach near Beit Lahiaya town in the northern part of the Gaza strip. The boats…

Palestinian medical sources reported that two Palestinian children were injured due to an Israeli missile attack that targeted Beit Hannoun in the northern Gaza strip on Tuesday morning.   Dr.…

Palestinian sources reported that unknown gunmen opened fire on Tuesday afternoon at the residential building in dawn town Gaza city, no injuries reported.   The sources added that the Majed…

A group of unknown masked gunmen opened fire at a Palestinian security officer working for the preventative security force on Tuesday in the Al Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza…

Abdul-hakim Awad, spokesperson of Fateh movement headed by president Mahmoud Abbas, reported on Monday that security forces uncovered tunnels leading to houses and doorsteps of several senior Fateh leaders; the…

Palestinian sources reported on Monday that two residents were killed on Saturday evening near the border fence separating between the Gaza Strip and Israel. Israeli sources claimed that the two…

Palestinian sources reported that a group of unknown gunmen opened fire at a Palestinian man and injured him in the northern part of the Gaza strip on Friday morning. Palestinian…

Palestinian sources reported that a group of unknown gunmen opened fire at a house that belongs to a Fatah activist located in Beit Lahiya, in the northern part of the…

An IMEMC correspondent in Gaza reported that four residents were injured after Friday prayers in Abu Bakier Mosque in Beit Hanoun, northern part of the Gaza strip, due to a…

Two Palestinian fishermen were wounded as Israeli gunboats opened their machine gun fire at them while fishing in the domestic water near the Gaza beach in the Mediterranean Sea on…

An unmanned Israeli drone which crashed in the Gaza Strip due to technical problems was captured by the Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, according to a…

A group of Palestinian civilians managed to thwart an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Wednesday by gathering on the roof of the targeted home in a non-violent act of civil…

Samir Al Madhon, 17, was critically wounded after Israeli soldiers opened fire at him near the borders in the eastern side of Gaza city on Tuesday afternoon.Medical sources reported that…

The Hamas party has reported that five of its members have been injured in clashes with the rival Fateh party on Tuesday, in several parts of the Gaza Strip.According to…

According to a Hamas party spokesperson in Gaza, five members of the party were abducted after their car was stopped by members of the rival Fateh party in Beit Lahia,…

The armed wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, the Quds Brigades, on Monday took the credit for firing two Quds-3 homemade missiles at Sderot settlement in the western Negev.The Brigades…

A 20-year-old Palestinian youth was injured on Monday when Israeli soldiers stationed just outside the Gaza Strip shot at him near the industrial area north of Beit Hanoun city, in…

Israeli online daily, Haaretz, reported that the Israeli High Court of Justice instructed the military police and prosecution to probe whether ‘open fire’ order was given illegally at the Girit…

Jaime Razuri, a cameraman working with Agence France-Presse who was abducted by gunmen on January 1 in Gaza, was released on Sunday evening, Tayyib Abdul-Rahim, presidency spokesperson reported.Razuri was moved…

“Bird Nicer was killed by unknown birds in the central countryside, while preaching that killing is prohibited in the Birds’ Shari’a (Law)”.In an imagined (but somehow very real) countryside there…

Marking the 42 anniversary of the formation of Fateh movement and in a move that was seen by many people as show of force, dozens of thousands of Fateh members…

Palestinian medical and security sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Saturday evening that three Palestinians were killed during armed clashes between two families in Gaza city; nine residents were…

Palestinian sources reported on Friday evening that Israeli soldiers, backed by several armored vehicles and jeeps invaded the northern part of the Gaza Strip and stationed east Jabalia. The Ramattan…

Unknown gunmen shot dead a local Muslim cleric and wounded another in the central Gaza Strip on Friday.     Cleric Adel Nassar of the Maghazi refugee camp was shot…

One Palestinian man died on Friday morning due to wounds sustained during Thursday's clashes in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern part of the Gaza Strip between armed groups of…

Israeli troops stationed at the northern border of the Gaza Strip, near the Palestinian city of Beit Lahia, shot and injured four Palestinian farmers on Thursday morning.Medical sources identified the…

Five Palestinians, including one woman, were killed due to the infighting between Hamas and Fatah affiliated forces in the Gaza strip on Wednesday evening. Three officers from the Preventative Security…

Palestinian medical and security sources reported on Wednesday that one fighter of the Al Aqsa Brigades, the armed wing of Fateh was shot and killed by unknown gunmen who ambushed…

Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Wednesday that six Palestinians were shot and injured during clashes between members of the Executive Force and members of the Preventive…

Palestinian security sources reported on Wednesday that a group of masked  gunmen injured and kidnapped a Palestinian security officer in Khan Younis city, in the southern part of the Gaza…

A group of unknown gunmen opened fire and killed a member of Al Aqsa brigades the armed wing of Fatah movement, in Beit Lahiyia town in the northern part of…

Israeli forces stationed at the northern borders of the Gaza strip opened fire at a Palestinian man and injured him on Wednesday midday.Mohamed Ishehada, 25, sustained an injury in his…

The bodies of a child and a woman were found in the Gaza strip on Wednesday morning, Palestinian Medical sources in the Gaza strip reported. Dr. Mou'awiah Hassanin, director of…

Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, slammed on Tuesday that abduction of Jaime Razuri, abducted a Peruvian photographer working for the French press agency (Agence France-Presse).Azuri was abducted by unknown gunman in…

The Palestinian Information Center, controlled and run by Hamas, reported on Tuesday that a member of the Executive Force that belongs to the Ministry of Interior was killed in an…

A mortar shell was fired on Tuesday morning at the Karni border crossing at the eastern Gaza strip. A Palestinian truck driver was wounded in the attack, which no Palestinian…

Palestinian security sources in Gaza reported on Monday that an unknown armed group abducted a Peruvian photographer working for the French press agency (Agence France-Presse). So far, no armed group…

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas arrived on Saturday afternoon in Gaza to celebrate the Eid Al Adha Muslim feast, Abbas’ office reported. The visit is considered the first to the Gaza…