Tag: Gaza

Israel hits Gaza after rocket fire: Israel army

Israel’s air force hit the Gaza Strip’s Hamas rulers today after Palestinians fired at southern Israel on Monday, the army said. Late Tuesday night the military said that an undefined “projectile” was fired from Gaza towards southern Israel. A spokeswoman told AFP that it was “very probably” a rocket but that it was not clear where it fell. …

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December 13, 2017

Israeli war jets strike Gaza in response to rockets attacks

Israeli war jets began to strike the Gaza Strip on Friday night in response to earlier rockets attacks from Gaza into Israel, the media reported. Security sources and eyewitnesses said the Israeli war jets struck with two missiles a military post that belongs to Hamas militants in northern Gaza, adding that several people were injured, …

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December 9, 2017

Capital controversy: Palestinian protests across West Bank, Gaza

Dozens were injured on Friday as Palestinians took to the streets in West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem against the US declaration of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. In West Bank, scores of people paraded towards the Israeli settlements and clashed with Israeli troops. The soldiers opened fire and threw tear gas bombs injuring at …

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December 8, 2017

Hamas agrees to hand over Gaza to Abbas government

The Hamas movement, which has ruled the Gaza Strip since 2007, announced on Sunday that it was ready to hand over the territory to the consensus government of Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas. Hamas announced the dissolution of the administrative committee created in March 2016 to manage the territory and invited the consensus government led by …

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September 17, 2017

Palestinian civilians urge ICC to speed up ”war crimes” probe

Palestinian lawyers and civil society groups urged the International Criminal Court to speed up inquiries and open a full investigation into alleged war crimes in Gaza, east Jerusalem and the West Bank. "Since two years Palestine is under preliminary examination," said lawyer Gilles Devers, adding "in Gaza, we think two years is too long."  The …

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July 20, 2017

Gaza power plant shuts down, causing unprecedented blackout

The electricity supply to Gaza's 2 million residents has dropped to unprecedented lows, with blackouts lasting for more than 24 hours, the territory's power distribution company said today, prompting fears of a humanitarian and environmental crisis. The Palestinian enclave needs at least 400 megawatts of power a day, but only 70 megawatts were available as …

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July 14, 2017

Gaza’s only power plant shuts down due to fuel shortage

The only power plant in Gaza stopped operation on 12 July night due to severe shortage of fuel, causing a complete blackout in the coastal enclave, officials in Gaza said. Officials in the Hamas-run power corporation told Xinhua that they have turned off the last of four turbines of the station in southern Gaza. The …

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July 13, 2017

Israeli tanks fire at Gaza

Palestinian officials said Israeli military tanks fired towards the Gaza Strip on Saturday in response to rockets launched into southern Israel. The Israeli public radio reported that tank shelling targeted a Hamas military facility in the area, after a rocket was launched earlier on Saturday from Gaza into Israel, Xinhua news agency reported.  No injuries …

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March 18, 2017

Gaza: Spirits high despite strife

January 12, 2017

Gaza: Spirits high despite strife

January 12, 2017