ARTICLES RELATING TO GAZA

Israel must ease new Gaza restrictions

2013-03-24 20:08

Two Israeli rights groups have demanded that Israel lift fishing restrictions imposed on Gaza after militants fired two rockets across the border.

'No mistake' with Gaza family strike

2012-11-27 22:44

There was "no mistake" in an Israeli air strike which targeted a "terror operative" that killed 12 Palestinians in Gaza, including 10 from the same family, the Israeli army says.

Hamas kills suspected 'spies' in street

2012-11-21 09:02

Masked gunmen have publicly shot dead six suspected collaborators with Israel at a large Gaza City intersection, say witnesses.

Israel: Gaza missiles from Libya war

2012-10-17 23:04

Israel official says Gaza militants are getting anti-aircraft missiles from Libyan war leftovers.

Israel hits Gaza after new rocket salvo

2012-10-08 17:40

Israel says it struck targets in the Gaza Strip after Palestinian militants fired rockets at southern Israel.

Palestine inmate smuggles sperm to wife

2012-08-13 22:26

A Palestinian prisoner has managed to sneak out a sperm sample to his wife who has given birth to a baby boy by Caesarian section.

Egypt buries slain Sinai soldiers

2012-08-07 20:06

Egypt has held the funeral for soldiers slain in the recent border attack, with mourners chanting against the president.

Egypt allowing Palestinians easier entry

2012-07-23 21:16

Egypt is allowing freer entry for Palestinians into the country in an unprecedented move that eases long-imposed travel restrictions, particularly on Gazans.

Israeli airstrikes target Gaza

2012-06-03 08:59

Seven Palestinians have been wounded in a series of Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, two days after fire exchanges that left three dead from both sides.

Officials reveal what kept Shalit going

2011-11-06 21:24

Gilad Shalit's captors provided him with a stationary bicycle, a radio and paper on which to draw and chronicle his captivity.

Israel army told to stop Gaza rockets

2011-11-01 22:13

Israel has authorised military action to stop rockets being fired from Gaza.

First pictures of Shalit shown

2011-10-18 11:08

The first pictures of a healthy-looking Gilad Shalit have been shown on news networks and the Israeli soldier is now thought to be back in his home country.

Israel's response to truce to be 'watched'

2011-08-26 19:30

A Gaza militant leader has that his Islamic Jihad group will be watching Israel's response to the latest attempt at a cease-fire.

Gaza militants defy truce

2011-08-22 10:02

Palestinian militants in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip have fired rockets and mortars into southern Israel, despite an unofficial truce meant to defuse days of escalating violence.

Israel intercepts Gaza-bound boat

2011-07-19 15:17

Israel commandos have boarded a French yacht heading for Gaza in defiance of its naval blockade, and are bringing it to shore after what the military says was an uneventful takeover.

French boat to reach Gaza: Organisers

2011-07-18 15:46

A French yacht carrying pro-Palestinian activists which set sail from a Greek island at the weekend is expected to reach the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, say organisers.

Airlines help Israel bar activists

2011-07-08 14:56

About 200 pro-Palestinian activists have been barred from leaving foreign airports for Israel, where authorities are poised to deport others who fly in.

Gaza flotilla will go ahead: Organisers

2011-07-04 12:31

Organisers of a Gaza-bound flotilla say they have not abandoned their plans to breach Israel's blockade despite a Greek ban on their vessels leaving the country's ports.

Ship may sail to Gaza without permission

2011-07-01 10:01

A US ship has declared it may set sail from a Greek port for Gaza without permission, say activists.

2nd Gaza ship sabotaged: Organisers

2011-06-30 11:01

Organisers of a pro-Palestinian flotilla that will try to break Israel's sea blockade of the Gaza Strip have accused Israel of sabotaging a second ship.

Flotilla leader: We won't harm troops

2011-06-28 11:00
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An organiser of a Gaza-bound flotilla is dismissing Israeli allegations that activists plan to harm Israeli soldiers who would be dispatched to stop them.

Israel drops threat against journalists

2011-06-27 16:35

The Israeli government has dropped a threat to issue lengthy deportation orders against journalists aboard a Gaza-bound flotilla.

Egypt seizes arms cache near Gaza

2011-06-15 17:04

An Egyptian official says police have seized a large weapons cache in a coastal city near the Gaza Strip and have arrested three Palestinians and one Egyptian suspect.

Turkey must block Gaza flotilla: Israel

2011-06-13 14:01

Israel hopes the Turkish government of re-elected Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will block a flotilla of activists hoping to sail to Gaza, says an Israeli minister.

UN's Ban discourages new Gaza convoy

2011-05-27 22:43

UN chief Ban Ki-moon has called on governments to discourage activists from sending an aid flotilla to Gaza a year after Israeli commandos killed nine people aboard a previous convoy.

 

Gaza thanks Iran for rockets

2012-11-28 19:26
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Gaza has thanked Iran for help in recent fighting against Israel.

Gaza conflict scars all children: UN

2012-11-22 21:15

The conflict between Israel and Hamas has left hundreds of thousands of children on both sides traumatised, a UN committee says.

7 Gaza rockets hit Israel

2012-10-28 21:34

Seven rockets fired from Gaza have crashed into southern Israel without harming anyone, hours after an Israeli air strike killed a Hamas militant.

Gaza-bound ship takes on food, activists

2012-10-17 16:58

A sailing ship with pro-Palestinian activists that is planning to break an Israeli blockade of Gaza has taken on food and passengers off the southern Greek coast.

Gaza teenager self-immolates

2012-09-03 20:23
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A young man has died after setting himself on fire in the Gaza Strip, apparently in protest at economic hardship in the Palestinian enclave.

Gaza divorcing from territories

2012-08-07 21:48

Gaza is becoming more and more cut off from the rest of the Palestinian territories as hopes of sealing a Fatah-Hamas unity deal fade.

Hamas leader Haniya to meet Morsi

2012-07-25 18:31

Hamas leader Ismail Haniya will visit Egypt for talks with President Mohammed Morsi, his office say.

Watchdog slams Netanyahu over flotilla

2012-06-13 15:02

Israel's state watchdog has criticised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his handling of a 2010 raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla which left nine Turkish nationals dead.

Israel deports last of flotilla activists

2011-11-12 18:00

Israel has deported the last of the international flotilla activists detained nearly a week ago for trying to break the Israeli naval blockade on Gaza, an official told AFP on Friday.

Israeli navy boards Gaza-bound boats

2011-11-04 17:16

The Israeli navy has boarded two yachts carrying pro-Palestinian activists who had set sail for the Gaza Strip in a challenge to Israel's blockade of the Islamist-controlled territory.

Egypt, Israel to pick rest of detainees

2011-10-20 23:49

Hamas will not be involved in picking the 550 prisoners to be freed by Israel in the second stage of a landmark exchange deal, the movement's armed wing said on Thursday.

Palestinians gather to greet prisoners

2011-10-18 09:38

Throngs of excited Palestinians have gathered in the West Bank and Gaza preparing to greet prisoners released under a landmark exchange deal.

Israeli air strike kills Gaza militant

2011-08-24 13:02

Israeli air strikes have killed a local commander of the Islamic Jihad militant group in the Gaza Strip and wounded two militants who had launched rockets at Israel, say officials.

Hamas executes 'Israeli collaborators'

2011-07-26 12:02

Gaza's Hamas rulers have executed two Palestinians convicted of collaboration with Israel, says the interior ministry.

French ship nearing blockaded Gaza

2011-07-19 11:01

The Israeli military says it has made initial contact with a ship attempting to break Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip.

Israel bombs Gaza sites after rocket fire

2011-07-14 09:24

Israeli jets have bombed three sites in Gaza overnight after rockets were fired from the coastal strip, say Palestinian officials and the Israeli military.

Lone boat heads to Gaza

2011-07-06 18:16

A lone French yacht is headed for Gaza after sneaking out of Greek waters in defiance of a ban on the departure of aid ships aiming to run Israel's blockade on the coastal strip.

Gaza-bound activists in disarray over ban

2011-07-02 14:00

Greece coastguards have enforced a ban on all Gaza-bound ships setting sail from their ports for a second day, throwing pro-Palestinian activists' plans increasingly into disarray.

Action urged against US Gaza protesters

2011-06-30 14:00

Texas Governor Rick Perry is urging the US attorney general to take action against US citizens who take part in a pro-Palestinian protest flotilla set to sail to the Gaza Strip.

Israel ministers slam flotilla 'spin'

2011-06-29 14:06

Several Israeli ministers have accused the army of "spin" over its claims that activists on board a Gaza-bound flotilla plan to harm Israeli soldiers, says a report.

Israel to repel new Gaza flotilla

2011-06-28 07:25
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Israel has ordered its navy to stop an 10-ship aid flotilla from breaching a naval blockade of the Gaza Strip, but also to avoid clashes with activists on board.

Mavi Marmara to miss new Gaza mission

2011-06-17 22:18

A Turkish boat that became a symbol of anti-Israeli activism has dropped out of a Gaza-bound flotilla that plans to set sail for the Palestinian territory, say organisers.

Gaza enters 5th year of Israeli blockade

2011-06-14 10:01
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The Gaza Strip is entering its fifth year of an Israeli blockade by land, air and sea with one of the highest unemployment rates in the world, says a UN report.

Acute medicine shortage in Gaza

2011-06-08 21:11

The Gaza Strip's health minister is warning of an acute shortage of medicines and medical supplies in the territory, blaming the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority.

Egypt opens Gaza border crossing

2011-05-25 22:07

Egypt will open the Rafah border crossing on a daily basis starting this weekend in a bid to ease the blockade on the Gaza Strip.

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