Topic: Gaza

Tags: irish foreign minister gaza
January 28, 2012

Irish Foreign Minister in Gaza

GAZA CITY  - Visiting Irish Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore on Friday kicked off a three-day ...

Tags: israel occupies isolates gaza
January 26, 2012

Israel still occupies and isolates Gaza

STUART REIGELUTH AND DIMITRIS BOURISThree years ago, Israel was carrying out Operation Cast Lead ...

Tags: palestinian artist ‘creates’ gaza metro
January 15, 2012

Palestinian artist ‘creates’ Gaza metro

GAZA CITY  - Underground train travel to bypass a chaotic traffic system? Welcome to Gaza, one ...

Tags: Unemployment Highe Gaza Un
June 15, 2011

Unemployment highe in Gaza: UN

UITED NATIONS - Unemployment in the Gaza Strip remains among the highest in the world and real ...

Tags: Egypt Reopens Rafah Border Gaza
May 29, 2011

Egypt reopens Rafah border with Gaza

RAFAH (AFP) - Egypt on Saturday reopened its Rafah border crossing with Gaza, allowing people to ...

Tags: Gaza Stain Remains Israels War Record
April 06, 2011

Gaza: the stain remains on Israels war record

The Netanyahu government is doing everything it can to interpret a recent Washington Post op-ed ...

Tags: Strawberries Exports Gaza Sweet Smells Hope
November 29, 2010

Hope smells sweet as Gaza exports strawberries

GAZA (Reuters) - Surrounded by the fragrance of millions of packed strawberries, Gaza farm workers ...

Tags: Israeli Military Bulldozers Cross Gaza
March 29, 2010

Israeli military bulldozers cross into Gaza

GAZA CITY (AFP) - Several Israeli armoured vehicles including bulldozers entered Gaza on Sunday ...

Tags: Hamas Bans Men Working Gaza Salons
March 05, 2010

Hamas bans men from working in Gaza salons

GAZA CITY (AFP) - The Palestinian movement Hamas on Thursday banned men from working in womens ...

Tags: Israeli General Reprimanded Gaza War Shelling
February 02, 2010

Israeli General reprimanded over Gaza war shelling

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The senior Israeli field officer in the Gaza war has been reprimanded over ...

Tags: Israel Collectively Punishing Gaza Ai
January 18, 2010

Israel collectively punishing Gaza: AI

JERUSALEM (AFP) - Amnesty International on Monday accused Israel of collectively punishing the ...

Tags: Un Urges Israels Allies Prod Tel Aviv Gaza
December 25, 2009

UN urges Israels allies to prod Tel Aviv on Gaza

UNITED NATIONS - Israels allies should threaten economic sanctions to persuade it to lift its ...

Tags: Un Rights Body Considers Condemning Israel Gaza
October 16, 2009

UN rights body considers condemning Israel on Gaza

GENEVA (Reuters/AFP) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders should launch investigations of alleged war ...

Tags: Un Rights Council Postpones Vote Damning Gaza Report
October 03, 2009

UN rights council postpones vote on damning Gaza report

GENEVA (AFP) - Members of the UN Human Rights Council on Friday postponed a decision on a damning ...

Tags: Un Official Deplores Isareli Gaza Blockade
May 30, 2009

UN official deplores Isareli Gaza blockade

UNITED NATIONS - The ongoing Israeli blockade is hampering efforts by the United Nations and its ...

Tags: Exprosecutor Lead Gaza Rights Probe Un
April 04, 2009

Ex-prosecutor to lead Gaza rights probe: UN

UNITED NATIONS - The former chief prosecutor of two UN criminal tribunals, Richard Goldstone, will ...

Pakistan denounces Israel's continuing 'inhuman' Gaza siege

UNITED NATIONS - Voicing its outrage over Israel's continuing "inhumane and unlawful" siege of the ...

Tags: Phosphorous Attacks Gaza Possible War Crime
March 26, 2009

Phosphorous attacks on Gaza possible war crime

JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel's bombardment of heavily populated areas of the Gaza Strip with white ...

Tags: New Airstrike Gaza Israel Warns Severest Riposte
February 04, 2009

New airstrike in Gaza as Israel warns of severest riposte

JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israeli warplanes hit Gaza on Tuesday after Prime Minister Ehud Olmert threatened ...

Tags: Saudi Collects 598m Gaza Aid
January 27, 2009

Saudi collects $59.8m in Gaza aid

RIYADH (AFP) - An ongoing Saudi campaign to raise aid for the battered Gaza Strip has so far raised ...

Tags: Fatah Hamas Disagree Reopening Gaza Border
January 27, 2009

Fatah, Hamas disagree on reopening Gaza border

CAIRO (AFP) - Hamas rivals Fatah called Monday for the forming of a national unity government ...

Tags: Gaza Bride Marries Raise Fighters
January 25, 2009

Gaza bride marries to raise 'fighters'

GAZA CITY (AFP) - There was no party, no celebrations when 22-year-old Aida al-Qaddumi finally got ...

Tags: Civilians Sheltered Gaza Hospital Horror Attack
January 16, 2009

Civilians sheltered at Gaza hospital before horror attack

GAZA CITY (AFP) - Gripping their wailing children, terrified Gaza civilians scuttled for any ...

Tags: Qatari Call Gaza Summit Highlights Arab Division
January 14, 2009

Qatari call for Gaza summit highlights Arab division

DUBAI (AFP) - Qatar's renewed call for an extraordinary Arab summit to discuss the Gaza bloodshed ...

Tags: Rice Shamefaced Bush Un Gaza Vote Olmert
January 13, 2009

Rice shame-faced by Bush over UN Gaza vote: Olmert

JERUSALEM (AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was left shame-faced after President ...

Tags: Gaza Bisect Forces Israeli
January 05, 2009

Israeli forces bisect Gaza

GAZA CITY (Agencies) - Tens of thousands of Israeli troops backed by tanks cut swaths through the ...

Tags: Israeli Jets Flatten Mosque Gaza
January 03, 2009

Israeli jets flatten mosque in Gaza

GAZA CITY (Agencies) - Israeli warplanes killed three young brothers and demolished a mosque in ...

Tags: Mangled Bodies Wailing Relatives Gaza Hospital
December 28, 2008

Mangled bodies, wailing relatives at Gaza hospital

GAZA CITY (AFP) - Relatives wail as the mangled bodies of loved ones are brought into Gaza's ...

Tags: Israeli Tanks Storm Gaza Strip
November 19, 2008

Israeli tanks storm into Gaza Strip

GAZA CITY (Agencies) - Israeli tanks forged into the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, drawing rocket ...

Tags: Olmert Accuses Hamas Shattering Gaza Truce
November 17, 2008

Olmert accuses Hamas of 'shattering' Gaza truce

JERUSALEM (AFP) - Interim Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert accused the Hamas movement on Sunday ...