Benjamin Netanyahu says does not want `escalation` in Gaza
Israel`s security cabinet decided on Sunday to reduce the daily amount of electricity supplied to Gaza by between 45 and 60 minutes.
Israel to reduce Gaza power, feeding fears of unrest
The move has raised fears of a new upsurge in violence, with Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza having fought three wars since 2008.
Jun 13, 2017, 00:00 AM IST
Israel says foils plot to avenge Hamas commander's murder
Israeli authorities said Thursday they had foiled a plot by Arab citizens to attack an Israeli soldier in revenge for the March killing of a Hamas commander.
Jun 08, 2017, 22:17 PM IST
Three sentenced to death over Hamas commander assassination
The assassination of Mazen Faqha in the middle of the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on March 24 shocked the Islamist movement and raised the possibility of a new round of violence with Israel.
May 21, 2017, 20:35 PM IST
New Hamas document accepts Palestinian state with 1967 borders
The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas unveiled on Monday a new policy document easing its stance on Israel after having long called for its destruction, as it seeks to improve its international standing.
May 02, 2017, 00:41 AM IST
Israeli stabbed in Jerusalem, attacker arrested: Police
An Israeli woman was stabbed and seriously wounded in Jerusalem on friday and her attacker arrested.
Apr 14, 2017, 18:00 PM IST
UN rights office condemns executions of three in Gaza Strip
The UN human rights office is condemning "in the strongest terms" the execution of three Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, whose ruling Hamas militant group had accused of collaborating with Israel.
Apr 07, 2017, 18:19 PM IST
Israel blocking rights workers` access to Gaza: HRW
Israel is blocking rights activists` access to and from the Gaza Strip, hampering their work in the Palestinian enclave run by Islamist movement Hamas, Human Rights Watch said Monday.
Apr 03, 2017, 16:27 PM IST
Hamas partially reopens Gaza crossing after assassination
Hamas authorities partially reopened the crossing between the Gaza Strip and Israel on Monday, after a one-day closure following the assassination of one of the group's leaders.
Mar 27, 2017, 23:12 PM IST
Hamas partially reopens Gaza crossing after assassination
Hamas authorities partially reopened the crossing between the Gaza Strip and Israel on Monday, after a one-day closure following the assassination of one of the group's leaders.
Mar 27, 2017, 23:12 PM IST
Israel strikes Gaza after rocket fired
Israel and Hamas have fought three wars since 2008.
Mar 16, 2017, 11:47 AM IST
Israeli planes hit Gaza after rocket attack
"Three bombs were dropped by the air force on a Hamas military base east of Nusseirat refugee camp," south of Gaza city, a Palestinian security source said.
Feb 27, 2017, 22:19 PM IST
Hamas names top militant as new leader in Gaza
A senior Hamas official says a top member of the group's armed wing has been chosen as its new leader in the Gaza Strip.
Feb 13, 2017, 17:19 PM IST
Paris conference on Israel, Palestine calls for two-state solution
An international peace conference held in Paris to kick-start the stalled peace talks between Israel and Palestine, concluded with a declaration that a two-state solution was the only path to peace for the two nations.
Jan 16, 2017, 14:49 PM IST
Hamas clashes with Islamist hardliners in Gaza strip, two wounded
Two men of a Salafist group and followers of an ultra-conservative form of Islam suffered bullet wounds during an attempt to arrest by Gaza security forces, a witness said.
Dec 06, 2016, 14:49 PM IST
Palestinian president meets Hamas chief
Abbas's secular party Fatah and the Islamist Hamas have been at loggerheads since the latter seized Gaza in a near civil war in 2007.
Oct 29, 2016, 01:23 AM IST
Israeli forces hit Gaza after rocket launch
"A rocket was fired at southern Israel from the Gaza Strip," Israeli Army said.
Oct 24, 2016, 17:07 PM IST
Rocket siren sounds in southern Israeli community near Gaza border
Israel's air force hit a Hamas post in the Gaza Strip today after a rocket was fired from the Palestinian enclave toward Israel, the military said.
Oct 24, 2016, 14:48 PM IST
Israeli Army unprepared for 2014 Gaza tunnel threat: Report
Israel`s preparations ahead of the Gaza war have faced criticism before.
Oct 19, 2016, 00:41 AM IST
Israeli aircraft attack Hamas in Gaza after rocket hits Israeli town
Israeli aircraft attacked Palestinian militant targets in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, wounding at least one person, witnesses said, after a rocket fired from the enclave hit an Israeli border town. Israeli police said there were no casualties in the rocket strike on Sderot, but Israel has a declared policy of responding militarily to any attack from the Hamas-run Gaza Strip.
Oct 05, 2016, 20:49 PM IST
