Hamas thanks Turkey for Gaza efforts in Israel deal
Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas thanks Turkey for its efforts on behalf of Gazans, urging it to increase pressure for an end to a decade-old blockade.
Jun 28, 2016, 12:57 PM IST
Israel to maintain Gaza naval blockade after deal with Turkey: Netanyahu
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday an Israeli naval blockade of Gaza will remain in force after a deal normalising Israel`s political and diplomatic ties with Turkey.
Jun 27, 2016, 16:57 PM IST
Israeli air force targets Gaza sites after rocket attack
In its statement the Israeli army repeated its policy of holding "Hamas accountable for all attacks emanating from the Gaza Strip."
May 26, 2016, 14:05 PM IST
Israel targets Hamas sites in Gaza after rocket fire: Army
Israeli aircraft targeted two Hamas sites in southern Gaza early Saturday in response to a cross-border rocket attack, the army said, as tensions along the Palestinian territory`s border simmered.
May 07, 2016, 10:22 AM IST
First direct Israel-Hamas clashes since 2014 Gaza war
Israeli forces and Hamas fighters have clashed directly for the first time since a devastating 2014 war, the Israeli army said Thursday, as a new cross-border tunnel used by the militants was discovered.
May 05, 2016, 20:27 PM IST
Israeli air strikes hit four Hamas sites in Gaza: military
Israeli air strikes hit four Hamas sites in Gaza Wednesday night, the military said, following air raids earlier in the day as tensions flared along the border of the Palestinian territory.
May 05, 2016, 10:43 AM IST
Israeli raids on Gaza after day of border tensions
Israel launched air raids today on the Gaza Strip after a day of tensions along the border of the Palestinian territory whose Islamist rulers warned against an escalation.
May 05, 2016, 02:52 AM IST
Israel says Erez crossing into Gaza to reopen
Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon on Monday announced the reopening of one of the main crossing points into the Palestinian Gaza Strip, which has been closed for at least eight years.
May 03, 2016, 00:20 AM IST
Israel uncovers Hamas tunnel from Gaza, says new war unlikely
Israel said on Monday it had unearthed a new cross-border tunnel dug by Hamas militants from the Gaza Strip, the first such discovery since the 2014 war, but played down the prospect of renewed conflict.
Apr 18, 2016, 17:51 PM IST
Family of Arab Israeli `held by Hamas` seeks answers
A year of uncertainty for Hisham Al-Sayed`s family finally came to an end this month when a grainy black and white photo appeared on a Hamas-affiliated television channel.
Apr 15, 2016, 15:18 PM IST
'Rocket fired from Gaza hits Israel'
A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip by Palestinian militants hit neighbouring Israel last night without apparent casualties, the Israeli army said.
Mar 15, 2016, 07:49 AM IST
Israeli airstrike on Hamas base kills boy nearby, say officials
A 10-year-old boy was killed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a Hamas military base in the Gaza Strip, the Gaza Health Ministry said Saturday.
Mar 12, 2016, 10:38 AM IST
Israel PM seeks power to expel relatives of attackers to Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked the attorney general to examine the possibility of expelling relatives of Palestinian attackers who help in assaults to the Gaza Strip, his office said Wednesday.
Mar 02, 2016, 18:03 PM IST
Israel arrests 38 Palestinians in West Bank, Gaza
The Palestinian Prisoners Club said that the Israeli army arrested 27 Palestinians in raids in the West Bank cities of Ramallah, Hebron, Nablus and Jenin, Xinhua reported.
Feb 29, 2016, 20:22 PM IST
Israeli killed in West Bank Palestinian stabbing attack
An Israeli man was killed and another moderately wounded when two Palestinians stabbed them in a supermarket in the occupied West Bank today before being shot, officials said.
Feb 19, 2016, 03:22 AM IST
Gaza tunnel collapse kills two Hamas militants
The collapse of a tunnel in the Gaza Strip has killed two militants from Hamas`s armed wing, officials said Wednesday, as concern grows in Israel over the rebuilding of tunnels that can be used for attacks.
Feb 03, 2016, 14:01 PM IST
Israel air raid targets Gaza after rocket attack: Army
The Israeli air force targeted a Hamas military training facility in central Gaza overnight Sunday in response to a rocket attack, the army said.
Jan 25, 2016, 12:49 PM IST
Government mulls Israel-type fencing along Pakistan border
An Israel-type highly secured fencing may come up along the Indo-Pak border to check infiltration from across the border as the government is exploring the possibility of installing such a barrier in the sensitive frontiers of Punjab and Jammu.
Jan 24, 2016, 14:22 PM IST
Boko Haram kill seven in suicide attack, raid
Boko Haram gunmen have mounted their first attacks since Nigeria`s government declared them "technically" defeated, killing seven people in a raid and suicide bombing, residents told AFP Wednesday.
Jan 06, 2016, 22:04 PM IST
Nimr execution will fuel Sunni-Shiite strife: Iraq MP
Saudi Arabia`s execution of prominent Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr was intended to fuel Sunni-Shi`ite strife and set the region on fire, a lawmaker from Iraq`s ruling Shiite coalition told al-Sumaria TV on Saturday.
Jan 02, 2016, 14:52 PM IST
