Activists have organised a flotilla to Gaza in an ongoing bid to break the siege on the Strip, which will enter its ninth year next month. The Freedom Flotilla III, which will be made up of at least three ships, has planned its course to be in the Mediterranean waters[…]
A UK-based international rights organisation has accused Hamas, a Palestinian group that governs the Gaza Strip, of committing atrocities against Palestinian political rivals during Israel’s military offensive in the besieged territory last year. In a report released on Tuesday, Amnesty International said that Hamas members carried out a campaign of[…]
The Israeli air force attacked several targets across the Gaza Strip early on Wednesday morning. No human casualties have been reported. The first airstrike hit an agricultural area in Eastern Gaza City near the ruins of Gaza International Airport around 4:00 a.m, locals told Ma’an. The second targeted a military[…]
The second man in line for the Palestinian Authority (PA) presidency, Aziz Duwaik, was issued a 12-month prison sentence and a 6,000 shekel fine by an Israeli court near Ramallah on Monday. Duwaik, a senior Hamas member and speaker of the Palestinian Legisaltive Council (PLC) was arrested from his home[…]
Egyptian naval forces late Monday opened fire on a Palestinian fishing boat off the coast of the southern Gaza Strip, injuring a fisherman from Rafah. Palestinian sources identified the fisherman as Muhammad al-Bardawil. The shooting came after two other Gazan fishermen were shot and injured by Israeli forces earlier in the[…]
Egyptian authorities will open the Rafah border crossing for two days on Tuesday and Wednesday allowing passengers to travel from Egypt into Gaza, although not the other way around, Egyptian security sources told Ma’an. Palestinian officials have reportedly been notified so as to make the necessary arrangements. Rafah crossing has been[…]
Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip plan to mark “Nakba Day” on Friday with a series of protests and marches following noon prayers at mosques. The Israel Police said it was ready to counter any violence after Friday prayers at mosques in Israel and the territories. The Palestinian Authority[…]
Dozens of Palestinians were injured in a large explosion in the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday, witnesses and medics said. Medical sources said at least 70 Palestinians were injured. Fifteen of those were taken to al-Shifa hospital for treatment as a result of the explosion. The Palestinian ministry of interior[…]
The first ship taking part in Freedom Flotilla III on Monday set sail from Gothenburg, Sweden, for a voyage of nearly 5,000 nautical miles to the blockaded Gaza Strip, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition said. The trawler Marianne was jointly acquired by “Ship to Gaza Sweden” and “Ship to Gaza Norway”[…]
Testimonies from over 60 Israeli soldiers and officers who fought during last summer’s war in the Gaza Strip were released to the public Monday, raising serious concerns over whether Israel’s military adhered to the most basic principles of International Humanitarian Law. The testimonies — collected by Israeli military watchdog Breaking[…]
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