Gaza Strip

Gaza journalist says he was tortured in Hamas jail

Palestinian journalist Ayman al-Aloul frequently writes about the hardships of life in the Gaza Strip, and is one of the few voices willing to publicly criticize the rule of the Islamic Hamas movement.

Jan 13, 2016, 02:12 AM IST

Egypt opens Gaza border crossing for first time in months

Thousands of Palestinians are lining up on Thursday at the Rafah crossing in hopes of leaving the isolated enclave.

Dec 03, 2015, 22:17 PM IST

Muslim-majority countries 'hate' Islamic State, see it as threat to their community

As per a report publish in The Independent, a new poll says that since Muslims have been their primary victims, ISIS are seen as a threat to their communities across the Arab world.

Nov 27, 2015, 23:49 PM IST

Israel strikes Gaza in response to rocket fire: Sources

The army said it was the 20th rocket fired from the territory, which is controlled the Islamist movement Hamas, since the start of the year.

Nov 24, 2015, 07:47 AM IST

More bloodshed as bid to ease tensions over Jerusalem

Fresh anti-Israeli violence saw three Palestinians shot dead in the West Bank while efforts to douse tensions over Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound by installing cameras at the site ran into trouble.

Oct 27, 2015, 11:50 AM IST

Two Palestinians killed in Gaza by Israeli army fire: Medics

Two Palestinian died after being shot by the Israeli military in the Gaza Strip on Friday, the enclave's health ministry said, the latest such incidents in more than two weeks of clashes and attacks.

Oct 16, 2015, 23:41 PM IST

Palestinian killed in Gaza by Israeli Army fire: Medics

A Palestinian died after being shot by the Israeli military in the Gaza Strip on Friday, the enclave's Health Ministry said, the latest such incident in more than two weeks of clashes and attacks.

Oct 16, 2015, 20:25 PM IST

Three dead as Jerusalem sees bloodiest day in rising unrest

Jerusalem suffered its bloodiest day yet on Tuesday in a wave of unrest, with at least three people killed and many wounded in shooting and car-and-knife attacks on Israelis.

Oct 13, 2015, 20:41 PM IST

Netanyahu vows to defeat 'knife terror' after three new attacks

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Monday that Israel would not bow to "knife terror" as three new stabbings in Jerusalem spread more fear among Israelis and Palestinian unrest showed little sign of slowing.

Oct 12, 2015, 21:40 PM IST

Palestinian rocket hits Israel: Army

On September 30, Israeli warplanes hit four training camps of Hamas's armed wing, the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, in response to a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave that was intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome missile defence system.

Oct 05, 2015, 03:39 AM IST

Israeli air raids hit Gaza after rocket fire

Israeli air raids have hit the Gaza Strip in response to a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave that was intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defence system, officials said Wednesday.

Sep 30, 2015, 14:20 PM IST

Israel`s Iron Dome destroys Gaza rocket: Security source

Israel`s "Iron Dome" defence system on Tuesday night intercepted a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, an Israeli security source said.

Sep 30, 2015, 02:22 AM IST

Militant attack kills conscript, injures 2 in Giza

 A conscript was killed and two security personnel were injured in a militant attack on a checkpoint in Giza's Badrashin area, officials said.

Sep 29, 2015, 07:59 AM IST

Israeli aircraft strike Gaza after rocket fire

Israel carried out air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Saturday after Palestinian militants there fired rockets into southern Israel.

Sep 19, 2015, 10:58 AM IST

Hamas closing Gaza's mobile phone company over 'tax dodge'

Hamas authorities ordered today the closure of the offices of Jawwal, the only mobile phone company operating in the Gaza Strip, accusing it of tax dodging.

Jun 26, 2015, 18:51 PM IST