ANKARA (AA) – Israeli airstrikes on Gaza Strip launched after a Hamas offensive has killed at least 198 Palestinians, the territory’s Health Ministry said on Saturday. In an update on its Facebook account, the ministry said over 1,600 Palestinians were also wounded. Israel initiated Operation Iron Swords in Gaza in retaliation to O...
GAZA: Hamas on Saturday launched an unprecedented attack against Israel, killing at least 100, according to BBC. At least 40 people have been killed in Israel during fighting with Palestinians on Saturday, the Magen David Adom emergency medical services said in a statement. “Since the morning hours, MDA teams provided medical care to ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel late on Thursday announced a complete closure of the Palestinian territories during the two-day Jewish Simchat Torah (Joy of the Torah) holiday. The coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, Ghassan Alyan, said in a statement that based on a security assessment and the political level directives, a comple...
Erez, Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel on Thursday allowed Palestinian workers to cross from Gaza for the first time in two weeks through the Erez crossing, following violent protests that rocked the blockaded enclave. The Israeli authorities had initially closed off the transit route, the only gateway for pedestrians from the Gaza S...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Israel on Tuesday said its forces bombed three military observation posts belonging to the Hamas movement in eastern Gaza Strip. The Israeli army said in a statement on X that it struck with a drone two military posts in the areas of Bureij and Jabalya. In a separate post, it […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel has announced that it will seal off the Palestinian territories for the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, which begins at midnight on Saturday. The Israeli army said in a statement that based on a security assessment and the political level directives, a full closure of the West Bank will be imposed […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – A young Palestinian was killed by Israeli fire in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, according to the Health Ministry. A ministry statement said a 25-year-old man lost his life east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, while 11 others were injured, including one seriously. State news agency Wafa […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli authorities on Sunday agreed to resume the export of goods from the Gaza Strip to the West Bank and Israel after a three-day ban. A number of trucks loaded with various goods left the Gaza Strip via the Karm Abu Salem commercial crossing, heading to the West Bank […]
GAZA, JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli authorities have decided to reopen the Karm Abu Salem commercial crossing on Sunday, the Presidential Committee for Coordinating the Entry of Goods into the Gaza Strip has announced. The Israeli authorities will “re-allow exports from the Gaza Strip through the Karm Abu Salem crossing, starting Sunday,” according...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP Israel’s army chief on Monday ordered the suspension of all imports from Gaza after an alleged attempt to smuggle explosives, the army and defence ministry said in a statement. Officers from the defence ministry, which controls crossings between Israel and the Palestinian enclave, “detected several ...