Gaza
New life begins for tiger and other animals stranded in world’s worst zoo
Gaza’s last tiger was moved from the battle-scarred enclave on Wednesday with monkeys, emus, deer and a porcupine as they finally left behind a zoo...
UN report cites alleged Israel crimes against children
U.N. agencies in Israel and the Palestinian territories reported an alarming number of child victims in last year’s war in the Gaza Strip but were...
Police say one rocket is fired from Gaza Strip at Israel
A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip landed near the Israeli port city of Ashdod on Tuesday but no casualties or damage were reported, police and the military...
Pope calls Palestinian leader Abbas “angel of peace” during visit
Pope Francis praised Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as an “angel of peace” during a meeting at the Vatican that underscored the Holy See’s...
Pope calls Palestinian leader “angel of peace” during visit
Pope Francis praised Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as an “angel of peace” during a meeting Saturday at the Vatican that underscored the...
Amnesty says Gazan militants committed war crimes
The human rights group Amnesty International said in a report Thursday that Palestinian militant organizations had committed war crimes during the 2014...
Street artist Banksy goes undercover to make Gaza ‘travel advert’
Banksy has released a video of a satirical travel advert for Gaza after travelling to the area undercover. The film, posted on the elusive artist’s...
Cyber attacks on Israel traced to Gaza: researchers
A series of cyber attacks against Israel since mid-2013 appears to be coming from “Arab parties located in the Gaza Strip” and elsewhere, U.S.
Israel wants UN Gaza war probe shelved as chief quits
Israel called Tuesday for the shelving of a UN inquiry into its war last summer in the Gaza Strip after the probe’s head quit over Israeli accusations...
Israeli rights group accuses Netanyahu of ‘deliberate home strikes’ in Gaza War
An Israeli rights group Wednesday criticised the government for what it called a deliberate policy of launching air strikes on homes that killed hundreds...
Israel bombs Gaza militant base after rocket hits southern Israel
Israeli aircraft bombed a Hamas militant base in the Gaza Strip on Friday for the first time since the end of a war in the territory, in response to a...
'We cannot afford another war', says EU foreign chief in call for Palestinian state
The European Union’s new foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini on Saturday called for the establishment of a Palestinian state, saying the world...
Israel closes Gaza border crossings after rocket fire
Israel has closed two border crossings with Gaza, the army said on Sunday, after a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave struck its territory.
Rocket fired from Gaza hits southern Israel
A rocket fired from Gaza hit southern Israel on Friday, the Israeli army said, although there were no reports of casualties or damage.
On isolated Gaza’s southern flank, an Egyptian buffer zone takes shape
Egypt began demolishing houses along its border with Gaza on Wednesday to set up a buffer zone to prevent militant infiltration and arms smuggling following...
US pledges $212 million for the rebuilding of Gaza
The United States has promised $212 million in immediate assistance to the devastated Gaza Strip, but urges Palestinians and Israelis to return to peace...
Gaza donors meet as U.S. pushes peace talks revival
Top envoys gather in Cairo Sunday for a conference aimed at raising billions of dollars to rebuild war-battered Gaza, as Washington urges Israel and the...
Israel’s Netanyahu says he will refute ‘Gaza lies’ in UN speech
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left Israel on Sunday en route to the United Nations in New York, saying he will refute “all of the lies...
Future uncertain, Gazans rush to enjoy life after ruinous war
After a ruinous war, Gaza is rushing back to a veneer of normalcy at astonishing speed.
Post-war counseling awaits Gaza children going back to school
Some 500,000 children returned to school in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, where many will be given psychological counseling before regular studies begin after...
Evidence growing that Hamas used residential areas in Gaza war
Two weeks after the end of the Gaza war, there is growing evidence that Hamas militants used residential areas as cover for launching rockets at Israel,...
Israel opens investigations into Gaza war as EU warns violence could return
Israel’s military said on Wednesday that it had opened five criminal investigations into its Gaza war operations, including attacks that killed four...
Israel wants international force deployment in Gaza
The Israeli foreign ministry has proposed the deployment of an international force in the Gaza Strip in the aftermath of Operation Protective Edge, the...
Gaza will take up to 20 years to rebuild, study finds
The reconstruction of the Gaza Strip could cost as much as US$6 billion and take two decades to complete, according to an assessment by Shelter Cluster.
In grim Gaza stalemate, both sides claim victory
The third Gaza War in six years appears to have ended in another sort of tie, with both Israel and Hamas claiming the upper hand.
Hamas claims ‘open-ended’ ceasefire has been agreed with Israel
An agreement has been reached between Israel and the Palestinian authorities over a ceasefire in Gaza, a Hamas spokesman has said.
Egypt moots new truce talks as deadly Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza again
Israeli fire killed 10 Palestinians across Gaza on Monday, while Egypt proposed a new ceasefire that would open key crossings into the blockaded territory.
Rocket attacks, tunnels near Gaza border trigger Israeli exodus
Tens of thousands of Israelis have fled their homes in communities along the border with the Gaza Strip, reflecting growing fear and frustration as the...
Israeli air strike flattens 13-storey apartment block in Gaza City
A 13-storey residential tower block in the centre of Gaza City has been destroyed by an Israeli air strike.
Rockets fired on Golan after Israel pounds Gaza; Egypt calls for ceasefire
Rocket fire from Syria slammed into the Israeli-occupied sector of the Golan Heights Sunday.
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