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A Distant Dream: Why Not Many Gazans Made it to Qatar World Cup 2022

January 20, 2023

The crippling blockade and bad economic conditions in Gaza made it impossible for most Gazan football fans to attend the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the first ever held in an Arab country. Even Palestinian journalists […]

Poisoned to Death: Bodies of Three Palestinian Workers Recovered from Gaza-Egypt Tunnel

September 4, 2021

The Gaza-based Palestinian group, Hamas on Friday said it recovered the bodies of three men from a tunnel along the Egyptian border. The statement gave no cause of death. But a day earlier, the group […]

Egypt Pressures Hamas to Cancel Protests in Gaza

August 25, 2021

Egyptian authorities have been pressuring Hamas to cancel planned demonstrations at the fence separating Israel from the besieged enclave, Al Maydan News revealed yesterday. Reporting a Palestinian source, Al Maydan said that the closure of […]

Egypt Closes Rafah Crossing with Gaza

August 23, 2021

Egypt has told Gaza authorities it will close the Rafah border crossing from Monday, a spokesman for the Palestinian enclave’s Hamas government said. “We were informed by the Egyptian authorities that the Rafah crossing will […]

Egypt Opens Rafah Border Crossing with Gaza until Further Notice

February 9, 2021

Egypt today opened the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip until further notice, Egyptian and Palestinian sources said, a move described as an incentive for reconciliation between the main Palestinian factions meeting in Cairo, […]

Egypt to Open Rafah Crossing with Gaza for Four Days

January 31, 2021

For the first time in two months, the Egyptian authorities will temporarily reopen the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip for four days for travel in both directions, said Palestine’s ambassador to Egypt Diab […]

Egypt To Open Border Crossing with Gaza for Four Days

November 1, 2020

Egypt will reopen the Rafah crossing with the blockaded Gaza Strip on Monday, the Palestinian Interior Ministry said on Sunday. “The terminal will be open in both directions for four days until Thursday,” the Hamas-run […]

Gaza Reports 29 New Coronavirus Cases among Returnees from Egypt

May 22, 2020

At least 29 Palestinians in Gaza have contracted the new coronavirus, the Health Ministry in Gaza said on Thursday, Anadolu Agency reports. Yousef Abu al-Reesh, Gaza’s deputy health minister, said in a press conference that 29 infections […]

Medical Aid Convoy Arrives in Gaza through Rafah Border Crossing

June 4, 2019

The second group of the medical aid convoy, “Miles of Smiles 36” arrived in the Gaza Strip through Rafah Border Crossing, Monday. Khaled Al-Yousef, the coordinator of the Miles of Smiles convoy in Europe, said […]

Hamas Chief Haniyeh to Conduct International Tour

February 16, 2019

Senior Hamas leader Mohammad Nazzal has revealed that his movement is preparing for an international tour for its chief Ismail Haniyeh. Nazzal pointed to arrangements with Egypt to facilitate this, Al-Ray News Agency reported yesterday, reiterating that […]

Hamas’s Haniya Visits Egypt to Discuss Variety of ‘Important Issues’

February 3, 2019

The political chief of Hamas, Ismail Haniya, has left Gaza on a trip to Cairo on Sunday as part of a high-ranking delegation to hold talks with Egyptian officials about developments in Palestine, a Hamas […]

Palestinian Legislative Council Votes to End Abbas’ Mandate

January 9, 2019

The Palestinian Legislative Council today overwhelmingly voted to end Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ mandate saying he has lost his constitutional, legal and national capacity. During a session held in its Gaza city headquarters, the […]

Rafah Crossing to Open Today (VIDEO)

August 26, 2018

The sole crossing point from Egypt to the Gaza Strip will be opened on Sunday, border authorities said yesterday. The Rafah border crossing is the only window to the world for people who live under the Israeli blockade. […]

Egypt Closes Rafah Crossing for Three Days (VIDEO)

June 29, 2018

Egypt today closed the Rafah crossing between the occupied Gaza Strip for three days, this is the first time the border has been closed since it was opened at the start of the Muslim holy […]

Egypt to Open Rafah Crossing with Gaza for Ramadan (VIDEOS)

May 18, 2018

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has ordered the opening of the Rafah border crossing with Gaza Strip for the entire holy month of Ramadan, days after mass protests at the Gaza border in which more […]

B’tselem Documents Cases of Women Stranded in Gaza away from Family

March 8, 2018

In a report released on Thursday and titled ‘Women trapped in Gaza away from their homes and partners’, the Israeli human rights group B’Tselem documents several cases of Palestinian women who came to Gaza to visit […]

Distressing Humanitarian Situation of Palestinians Trapped at Gaza-Egypt Crossing (PHOTOS)

February 13, 2018

The distressing situation of Palestinians stuck on both sides of the Rafah border crossing and inside Cairo airport following the Egyptian authorities’ decision to close the crossing for passengers traveling in and out of Gaza, […]

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