Gaza, Gaza Strip News

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Report re-ignites war of words over death of 12-year-old al-Dura in Gaza in 2000 by claiming the incident was staged TV grab from France 2 footage of Israeli-Palestinian clashes in Netzarim in the Gaza Strip 30 September 2000 shows Jamal Al-Durra and his son Mohammad, 12, hiding behind a barrel from Israeli-Palestinian crossfire.

Preliminary Appeal Occupied Palestinian Territory Support for Gaza and the West Bank PSE131 Preliminary Appeal Target: US$ 1,001,913 Geneva, 22 May 2013 During 2012, life in the occupied Palestinian territory continued to be characterized by poverty, unemployment, forced displacement, lack of access to basic goods and services, impeded freedom of ... (more)

Both Israel and Hamas committed war crimes and other violations of international humanitarian law during Operation Pillar of Defense in Gaza in November of last year, Amnesty International concluded Thursday.

On May 20, the Ibn Taymiyyah Media Center , a jihadist media unit tied to the Gaza-based Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem , released a video from Abu Talha al Libi, the sharia official of the Muhajireen Brigade in the Levant, to jihadist forums and their Facebook and Tumblr pages.

Dozens of disgruntled border policemen forced the closure of Egypt's main crossing point into the Gaza Strip on Friday to protest the abduction of their colleagues by suspected militants, underscoring the lawlessness and crisis of authority in the country two years since the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak.

Palestinians believe the U.S. effort to restart peace talks is doomed, and they're preparing instead to resume their campaign of seeking membership in key international organizations as soon as next month, officials told The arrives on another peace mission, Israel and the Palestinians appear to be as divided as ever over the issue of Israeli ... (more)

The Hamas government in Gaza is willing to close down all smuggling tunnels under the Egyptian border once a commercial crossing opens, the undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Tuesday.

Hamas security forces in the Gaza Strip have been instructed to uphold standards of manliness, Interior Minister Fathi Hammad said Tuesday.

Israel's newfound natural gas reserves will boost its regional clout and could help it improve ties with neighboring states in need of new energy sources, Energy Minister Silvan Shalom said.

The Israeli government released a scathing 36-page report this week that concluded a French news channel had all but fabricated a report that 12-year-old Mohammed al-Dura was killed by IDF soldiers while cowering behind his father during a Gaza City firefight.

Ma'an quotes Gazan official as saying tunnel issue resolved by balancing Egypt's security needs with Gaza's humanitarian needs.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz unleashed his most explicit warning to date against Syrian President Basher Assad, following cross-border fire overnight on the Golan Heights.

A terrorist accused of planting a bomb on a bus in Tel Aviv during last year's Operation Pillar of Defense now claims that his confession was extracted under duress.

Israel is restoring the Gazan fishing area to six miles, the IDF said Tuesday, after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon had confirmed the decision.

Egyptian Army soldiers guard the gates during a protest by policemen at the main Egyptian crossing point into the Gaza Strip which has been closed for the third day, in Rafah city, about 350 km northeast of Cairo, May 19, 2013.

A wave of Salafi protest against the ruling Hamas government has swept the Gaza Strip over issues including the treatment of prisoners, corruption, and religion.

A Palestinian father whose son was captured on tape being shot in an iconic 2000 video that helped launch the intifada hit back at Israeli claims that the video is a fraud.

Much of the attention regarding Israeli-Palestinian peace prospects have been, somewhat understandably, focused on "hard" policy issues such as the refugee situation, resolution of the conflicting territorial claims and questions of mutual recognition.

Gaza, May 19 : Fouad Yahya, a resident of the Gaza Strip, had never expected that one day a fish will help treat his skin disease, a therapy that he learnt about via the internet.