Gaza, Gaza Strip News

It is the British empire of the dead.Scattered across 150 countries and managed from a modest office building near London's Heathrow Airport, a global patchwork of graveyards constitutes a beautiful memorial to the ugliest carnage: the 1.7 million fighting men and women who died for Britain and its dominions in the world wars of the last ...

While Israel is being pressured to form a stance in regards to an investigation into last winter's military operation in Gaza , the Israel Defense Forces is thoroughly investigating criminal aspects in its fighters' conduct.

It is still hard for Nada Joma'a, a 14-year-old girl from the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in northern Gaza City, to forget the time when an Israeli missile destroyed her house, killed her mother and cut her leg during the 22-day Israeli air raid on the Gaza Strip that ended on Jan.

A jihadist group suspected of having links to al-Qaida has claimed responsibility for a fumbled rocket attack against Israel from South Lebanon on Oct.

General Assembly President Ali Treki today urged Israel and the Palestinians to heed the body's call to conduct credible investigations into charges that both sides were guilty of serious human rights violations during the conflict in the Gaza Strip at the start of the year.

RAFAH, Gaza Strip: Hamas said Friday it is allowing Muslims to leave the Gaza Strip on the annual pilgrimage to Mecca after blocking them last year because of a Palestinian political dispute.

OSLO: Norwegian prosecutors announced on Friday they would not pursue war crimes charges against Israeli officials, including former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, over the Gaza Strip offensive.

Australia has voted against the endorsement by the UN General Assembly of what has become known as the Goldstone Report.

The US is desperate to stop relations between Israel and the Palestinians worsening, writes Con Coughlin .

WASHINGTON a ' Shortly after his report accusing Israel of committing war crimes in Gaza was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, Judge Richard Goldstone took part Thursday night in a debate with former Israeli Ambassador to the UN Dore Gold, in which he argued that statements made by Israeli politicians and military officials were proof ...

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said on Thursday he will not seek re-election as he voiced frustration with the US position on Israeli settlements and delivered a major blow to Washington's Middle East peace efforts.

The Beersheba District Court sentenced 41-year-old Nihad Aqra, who in 2002 planted an explosive device that killed three IDF soldiers, to three consecutive life terms.

By Judith Sudilovsky Source: Published: JERUSALEM - A student from a Catholic-run university in the West Bank was detained and deported to her home in the Gaza Strip two months before completing her studies.

Swine flu has not reached Gaza yet but with 1.5 million residents squeezed into 360 square kilometers it would appear to be a small miracle.

Smoke rises after an Israeli air force attack a target in the Gaza Strip on January 14, 2009, in Gaza City, Gaza Strip.

Israeli naval commandos seized a ship Wednesday that defense officials said was carrying more than 60 tons of missiles, rockets and anti-tank weapons from Iran to Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon.

From the roof of an abandoned five-storey building behind the massive stage, the view of thousands of Islamic Jihad supporters - " around 40,000 - " gathered in Khatiba Square in central Gaza City after Friday prayers was impressive.

A Gaza boy looks up from entrance of smuggling tunnel on Palestinian side of Rafah border.

Head of the Military Intelligence Directorate, Major-General Amos Yadlin, told the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Tuesday that Hamas has held a successful trial launch of a rocket with a 60 km range.

Arab U.N. delegates circulated a draft resolution on Monday that would require Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to bring a U.N. report alleging war crimes in the Gaza Strip before the Security Council.