A Dutch Palestinian who lost six relatives during a 2014 bombing of Gaza sought compensation yesterday from former Israeli armed forces chief and prime ministerial hopeful Benny Gantz. Ismail Ziada’s complaint was filed against Gantz […]
Israel will probably have to go to war with the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today. In a radio interview with the Kan public broadcaster, Netanyahu said that “there probably won’t be a choice but […]
(An Interview with Gazan Filmmaker Ahmed Mansour) Earlier this week I sat down with Gazan filmmaker Ahmed Mansour before he headed out to the Seattle Premiere of his latest feature-length documentary Brooklyn Inshallah, a film […]
Israeli jets late Sunday bombed an area in the northern part of Gaza belonging to Izzeddin al-Kassam, Hamas’s armed wing, according to sources on the ground, Anadolu reports. Medical sources reported that there were no casualties. […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to strike the already-besieged Gaza Strip regardless of the country’s upcoming general election. Speaking yesterday as he embarked on a two-day visit to Ukraine, Netanyahu said: “I heard comments that I am […]
“I felt shaky and uneasy all day, preparing for this talk” – Jehad Abusalim, a Palestinian from the territory of Gaza Jehad Abusalim, a Palestinian now living in the United States, grew up in Gaza. […]
A majority of Israelis oppose the ceasefire agreement currently in place between Israel and Palestinian factions in the occupied Gaza Strip, according to a poll reported by Arutz Sheva. The poll was commissioned by the hard-right […]
A new war between Israel and Palestinian factions in the besieged Gaza Strip “is not far away”, and will be “will be deadlier and more destructive than any previous” offensive, according to a report by the […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned yesterday that he would take military action against Gaza if calm did not return to the area in the south of Israel, the Times of Israel reported. The newspaper reported Netanyahu […]
Two leaders of Israeli towns in the peripheries of the Gaza Strip boycotted a visit by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, local media reported yesterday. According to the Times of Israel, the leaders accused Netanyahu’s government of […]
Israeli warplanes have attacked several Hamas targets in the besieged Gaza Strip, in the most serious escalation since May. In a statement on Friday, the Israeli military said the attack came in response to a rocket launched from […]
The Gaza Strip suffered financial losses of more than $9.5 million as a result of Israeli attacks during the escalation in early May, reported Xinhua. The figure was given by Naji Sarhan, deputy minister of Public […]
Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip today performed a concert to call for the boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest, which is being held in Israel on Saturday. The Jusoor International Communications Group held a […]
A delegation of Egyptian security officials arrived in the Gaza Strip on Thursday afternoon after visiting Tel Aviv. The group has come to discuss ways of implementing Monday’s ceasefire agreement following a violent escalation over the weekend, which killed […]
After mourning the killing of 27 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, Palestinians in Gaza began observing the holy month of Ramadan. In Al-Nusierat refugee camp, in central Gaza, hundreds of people went to the local […]
Israel is reducing its military reinforcements which were sent to surround the Gaza Strip over the weekend. Palestinians are expected to continue to take part in the Great March of return in the Gaza Strip […]
Thirteen Palestinian schools in the besieged Gaza Strip were severely damaged by the Israeli airstrikes, which claimed the lives of 27 Palestinians and injured at least 154 others, on Tuesday. The Palestinian Ministry of Education […]
The mayor of Sderot, near the occupied Gaza Strip, has urged the government to back a ground invasion of the blockaded territory. According to far-right news outlet Arutz Sheva, Mayor Alon Davidi criticized the ceasefire agreement reached […]
The Israeli government ordered the military to end its strikes on the occupied Gaza Strip before the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest, according to Haaretz. Citing unnamed defense officials yesterday, the paper said that the political leadership’s […]
Despite the ceasefire, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, on Monday, that Israel is preparing for another round of confrontations in the besieged Gaza Strip. Hebrew-language news outlets reported that several hours after the Egypt-mediated ceasefire agreement […]
President Donald Trump said he supported Israel’s deadly bombardment of the Gaza Strip, warning Palestinians against actions that would bring them “nothing but misery”. The US president made the remarks on Twitter, where he blamed […]
Hanan Ashrawi, Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee Member, said the ongoing Israeli escalation against the captive Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip is a continuation of the war crimes Israel has been committing against the Palestinian […]
An Egypt-mediated ceasefire agreement between Israel and Palestinian factions in the besieged Gaza Strip was declared following Israeli escalation since predawn Saturday until predawn Monday. The Egypt-mediated ceasefire comes after Israeli warplanes carried out at […]
10 Palestinians have been killed and 93 others were injured by Israeli forces since the launch of the latest offensive against the besieged Gaza Strip on May 3, 2019. The Palestine Chronicle reporter in Gaza, […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Sunday that he has instructed his country’s armed forces to continue their massive attack on the Gaza Strip, Arutz Sheva reported. Netanyahu said: “I instructed the IDF to continue the massive […]
Israel’s army on Sunday waged fresh air raids on various parts of the blockaded Gaza Strip for a third day straight, Anadolu reports. The strikes left at least four Palestinians wounded after an Israeli warplane struck a […]
As the 300-foot spire of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris tragically came tumbling down on live television, my thoughts ventured to Nuseirat Refugee Camp, my childhood home in the Gaza Strip. Then, also on […]
A total of 500 houses in the Gaza Strip were damaged by the latest Israeli airstrikes, Palestine’s public works minister said late Tuesday. Mufeed al-Hasayneh said in a statement: “In Israeli airstrikes against Gaza, 30 […]
Israel’s Education Minister Naftali Bennett and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked have called for the bombardment of the Gaza Strip to be intensified after a night of heavy air strikes on the territory. The duo – […]
The Israeli military has begun striking Hamas targets throughout Gaza, according to local residents and the Israeli military. The move came after a rocket allegedly fired from the Gaza Strip, struck a home in central […]
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