Tag: Gaza

The Israel and Palestine Conflict: A Troubled History

1. Historical Background: The Israel and Palestine conflict has roots dating back to the late 19th century, when Zionist aspirations emerged for the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Over the years, tensions between Jewish and Arab communities grew, leading to a series of conflicts. 2. Creation […]

What was Hamas thinking? For over three decades, it has had the same brutal idea of victory

BY JOSEPH KRAUSS Updated 9:58 AM GMT+5:30, October 12, 2023 JERUSALEM — In the three and a half decades since it began as an underground militant group, Hamas has pursued a consistently violent strategy aimed at rolling back Israeli rule — and it has made steady progress despite bringing […]

Israeli military confirms that Hamas is holding Israeli soldiers and civilians captive in Gaza

BY JOSEF FEDERMAN AND ISSAM ADWAN Updated 8:15 PM GMT+5:30, October 7, 2023 JERUSALEM— The Israeli military says that Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers are holding Israeli civilians and soldiers captive in the Palestinian enclave, marking major escalation in the fighting. The military confirmed Hamas claims that its fighters had kidnapped a […]

Health activists fight stigma to raise breast cancer awareness in Gaza

GAZA, Oct 12 – Health authorities and charities in Gaza are stepping up efforts to persuade women to be tested for breast cancer, hoping to overcome social stigma in the conservative Palestinian enclave over dealing with the disease. As part of a “There’s no shame in it” campaign […]

Israel hits Hamas targets in Gaza in response to rocket fire

JERUSALEM — Israeli aircraft struck a series of targets in the Gaza Strip early Monday in response to rocket launches out of the Hamas-ruled territory. It was the third consecutive night of fighting between the two sides, even as Israel’s foreign minister sought to dangle incentives for calm. […]

Israel targets Gaza tunnels, Palestinian rocket attacks persist

Israel fired artillery and mounted extensive air strikes on Friday against a network of Palestinian militant tunnels under Gaza that it dubbed “the Metro”, amid persistent rocket attacks on Israeli towns. An Israeli military spokesman said that while ground forces had taken part in the 40-minute, pre-dawn offensive, […]

Weary Gaza marks Muslim feast as violence spreads in Israel

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Weary Palestinians on Thursday prepared for a somber feast marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, as Gaza braced for more Israeli airstrikes and communal violence raged across Israel after weeks of protests and violence in Jerusalem. The latest outburst […]

PM: Israel will increase strikes against militants in Gaza

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said after meeting with senior defense officials that Israel will increase its strikes against militants in the Gaza Strip. Netanyahu said Tuesday that Hamas will “receive blows now that it didn’t expect.” THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s […]

Fearing Gaza virus spread, Hamas preps for mass quarantines

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — When Nima Amraa returned to the Gaza Strip from neighboring Egypt earlier this month, she was surprised to learn she was being placed in a makeshift quarantine center set up by the ruling Hamas group. But her initial jitters turned to fear when […]

Deadly escalation sees fresh rocket fire from Gaza, Israeli retaliation

Gaza militants fired fresh rocket barrages at Israel early Sunday in a deadly escalation that has seen Israel respond with waves of strikes as a fragile truce again faltered and a further escalation was feared. Gazan authorities reported four Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes in the escalation that […]

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