
Jerusalem: At least 15 Palestinians have been killed in the worst violence between Israeli forces and militants in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip in nearly a year, even as Israel warned of more attacks if its civilians are targetted. Gaza-based medical officials said an airstrike on Saturday killed two men in the southern part of the Hamas-ruled territory, raising to 15 the number of Palestinians killed since Israel assassinated a top...

12:12 AM, Mar 11, 2012

Beit Hanoun (Gaza Strip): Dozens of Palestinians on Thursday tried to block UN chief Ban Ki-moon from entering the Gaza Strip and pelted his armoured convoy with shoes and sticks, accusing him of being unfairly biased toward Israel. The incident cast a shadow over Ban's visit to Gaza, which was meant to draw attention to humanitarian issues in the crowded seaside strip. Ban was in Gaza on the second day...

08:57 AM, Feb 03, 2012

Gaza City: Hamas' leader in the Gaza Strip says the militant group has officially turned over a captive Israeli soldier to Egypt as part of a prisoner swap with Israel. In a text message, Mahmoud Zahar said on Tuesday that his group is no longer holding Sgt Gilad Schalit. Earlier, militants had whisked the 25-year-old soldier across Gaza's border to Egypt, which has acted as a mediator in the deal....

01:01 PM, Oct 18, 2011

Gaza: Egypt has invited Palestinian leaders to Cairo next week for the signing of a unity agreement that would end rivalry among ruling factions, Palestinian officials said on Friday. The Egyptian-brokered deal, announced unexpectedly on Wednesday, calls for forming a new government acceptable to both Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction, which is dominant in the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip Hamas's rulers. Israel denounced the agreement, saying Abbas...

10:25 PM, Apr 29, 2011

Jerusalem: Israel's Prime Minister on Sunday accused Iran of trying to exploit the recent instability in Egypt by sending two warships through the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean, saying he views the move "with gravity." The Iranian ships were expected to make a rare crossing through the canal on Sunday or Monday en route to Syria - an Iranian ally and Israel's enemy to the north. Egypt confirmed the ships...

05:04 PM, Feb 20, 2011

The captain of the ship told the Israeli navy on Tuesday night that engine troubles had hobbled the ship. ...

12:29 PM, Jul 14, 2010

The maritime blockade was to remain in force and ships would not be allowed to enter the strip. ...

03:31 PM, Jun 21, 2010

Israel won't allow a UN probe of its deadly raid on the Turkish aid ship that left nine people killed. ...

09:42 AM, Jun 07, 2010

The world community is not convinced with the United Nations condemning the attack. ...

01:03 PM, Jun 01, 2010

UNSC calls for an impartial investigation of Israel's deadly commando raid on ships taking humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. ...

11:54 AM, Jun 01, 2010

The UN Security Council met in emergency session to discuss Israel's storming of the flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea. ...

08:19 AM, Jun 01, 2010

More than 10 people were killed when the Israeli navy intercepted ships carrying international activists toward Gaza. ...

12:49 PM, May 31, 2010

Israeli warplanes rocketed two targets at Tuesday midnight in Gaza Strip. ...

10:20 AM, May 26, 2010

The only prison in Gaza was destroyed during Israel's recent military offensive. ...

02:50 AM, Feb 15, 2009

Authenticity of the 17-minute recording could not be independently confirmed. ...

11:43 AM, Feb 04, 2009