Tag: Gaza

Thousands march in Gaza protest

Around 20,000 protesters march through London waving Palestinian flags and chanting anti-Israel slogans Thousands of demonstrators descended on the streets of central London on Saturday...

Palestinians death toll rises to at least 1,898

GAZA CITY- Israeli warplanes kept up a punishing campaign of air strikes over Gaza, killing five Palestinians on Saturday as militants fired rockets into...

Hamas leaders urge no truce extension sans lifting blockade

GAZA- The armed wing of Hamas called on Palestinian negotiators in Cairo not to extend a 72-hour truce unless their demands, in particular for...

Obama backs Mideast truce efforts, seeks easing of Gaza isolation

WASHINGTON- President Barack Obama on Wednesday backed Egyptian efforts to broker a durable Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza but also called for a longer-term solution...

Israel, Palestinians poles apart at Cairo talks

A small Israeli and a joint Palestinian delegation, representing the Palestinian Authority, Hamas and Islamic Jihad, have been dispatched to the Egyptian capital with demands all but impossible to reconcile.

Gaza boarder town in ruins after Israeli attack

RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Asmahan Ismail Abu al-Rous started wondering a year ago about the cause of the cracks on the walls of her Gaza...

Harkat-ul-Mujahideen leader declares ‘jihad’ against Israel

ISLAMABAD-   A known religious leader, Fazal ur Rehman Khalil, declared “Jehad” against Israel is obligatory on all Muslims because of its involvement in the killings...

Gaza falls silent as three-day ceasefire takes hold

Israeli soldiers celebrate on board their Merkava tank near the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip as they return from the Hamas-controlled Palestinian coastal enclave on Tuesday.

Google pulls ‘Bomb Gaza’ game from app store after backlash

  SAN FRANCISCO- A mobile game that simulates Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip and invites users to "drop bombs and avoid killing civilians" has been...

OIC admits it can’t stop Israeli aggression in Gaza

In 1967, the Arabs faced a defeat as Israeli forces entered the Sinai Desert, West Bank of the Jordan River and the Golan Heights

Baroness Sayeeda Warsi resigns from minister’s office over Gaza

"With deep regret I have this morning written to the Prime Minister & tendered my resignation. I can no longer support Govt policy on #Gaza."

3-day truce between Israel, Hamas after 1,900 Palestinians martyred

GAZA- A cease-fire between Israel and Hamas meant to last at least three days has taken effect in the Gaza Strip. The truce was...

Israel, Hamas agree on 72-hour truce starting today

A Palestinian delegation, including Hamas representatives, has been holding talks in Cairo with Egyptian mediators for a durable truce in Gaza, but Israel has not yet sent any negotiators to the Egyptian capital.

Israel declares 7-hour Gaza truce after fury over school strike

The Israeli army said the seven-hour “humanitarian window” would take place between 0700-1400 GMT in all of the Palestinian enclave except the area east of southern city Rafah, “where clashes were still ongoing and there was Israeli military presence.”

Saudi king breaks silence over Israeli offensive in Gaza

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah criticised international inaction over Israel’s offensive in Gaza, which he described as involving mass slaughter and “war crimes against humanity”,...

Gaza ‘miracle baby’ dies over complications, power cuts

A premature baby rescued by Gaza doctors from her dead mother's womb last week has died due to complications and power cuts affecting the...

40 Palestinians killed in Gaza as truce crumbles

Israeli soldier captured by Hamas militants as Palestinian death toll hits 1,500 A Gaza ceasefire crumbled only hours after it began on Friday, with at...