Latest in Tag: Israel Highlight
Latest in Tag: Israel

Death toll rises on both sides in Gaza as fighting enters third week
Over 100,000 Gaza residents flee their homes in mass displacements as the strip faces increasingly grim conditions
Hamas âkeenâ on Egyptian role in Gaza ceasefire talks
Turkey, Qatar and Arab League presented with Hamas terms for ceasefire

Security Council calls for ceasefire, Gaza death toll rises
UN Security Council expresses âconcernâ over Gaza crisis, Palestinian death toll surpasses 500

Ban Ki Moon, Kerry head to Cairo for Gaza ceasefire talks
UN chief calls on Israel to âexercise maximum restraintâ on Gaza

Egypt summons Turkish charge dâaffaires over Erdogan comments
Turkish Prime Minister describes Al-Sisi as âillegitimate… tyrantâ, questions Egyptâs ability to broker peace treaty between Hamas and Israel

Gaza ceasefire talks underway in Doha, Egypt absent
Egyptâs foreign minister continues contacts with regional and international counterparts to reach solution to Gaza conflict

Aid convoy to Gaza forced to turn back
Convoy prepared by group of political movements stopped at the border for security reasons
18 arrested in pro-Morsi Friday clashes
Pro-Morsi protesters march against Israeli offensive in Gaza
Palestinian death toll rises with Israeli ground assault
More than 30 Palestinians and one Israeli killed

Egyptian FM in contact with Arab, international leaders over Gaza escalation
Sameh Shoukry makes efforts to stop Palestinian bloodshed

Israel launches ground offensive in Gaza
Following failure of ceasefire, Israel puts boots on the ground in Gaza
Gaza briefly calm before UN âhumanitarian pauseâ broken
Diplomatic efforts continue, Hamas remains silent on Egyptian ceasefire proposal
Global support for Egyptâs floundering Gaza ceasefire initiative
Egypt did not contact Hamas directly with ceasefire proposal, says Palestinian official

In league with the people of Gaza
In order to avoid history repeating and tragedy multiplying, Arab leaders should convene in Gaza to end the deadly confrontation there and to present creative solutions to the wider conflict.

77% of Gaza deaths are civilians: UN body
Over 190 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the Israeli military operation

Gaza, the Gordian knot
Gaza___Â the formula of a quick fix and hope for the best has failed. The simple fact that the recent war in the Gaza strip is the third in six years is enough proof of the futility of one lull after another. The civilians in Gaza cannot handle another dose of a pain remedy that eases …

Israel and Saudi Arabia: Forging Ties on Quicksand
Distrust of the US and questions about the reliability of the US as an ally have persuaded Saudi Arabia and Israel to go public with their tacit alliance
Arab League demands protection for Gaza
Egypt and Kuwait coordinate ahead of emergency Arab League meeting in Cairo

Gaza situation âdevastating and unpredictableâ: UNRWA
Four thousand families flee to UNRWA facilities; Hamasâs military wing sends unmanned aircraft to Israel

UN Security Council calls for Gaza ceasefire
Diplomats discuss Gaza crisis calling for return to November 2012 ceasefire

Israel warns Northern Gaza residents to evacuate
Airstrikes continue as Israeli military targets what it believes are rocket sites

Political movements call for opening Rafah border crossing âindefinitelyâ
Movements collect donations for Gazans; plan aid envoy scheduled to take off to the strip next week

Gazaâs heavy price
By Dr Cesar Chelala The new Israeli attacks against Gaza, which have already resulted in more than 100 deaths, will prove, once again, to be counterproductive. Violence against Palestinians will not diminish their rightful demands for freedom from occupation and for a normal, peaceful life. Why, then, if Gazans want to live in peace do they continue …

Egypt urges international action after Gaza mediation stalls
Armed forces sends 500 tonnes of food and medical supplies to Gaza as air strikes continue
Egypt opens Rafah border crossing, Amnesty calls for investigation into violations
Death toll from the ongoing violence leaves 121 dead in Gaza; no deaths reported from Israel
2 killed in Pro-Morsi Friday clashes
Morsi supporters protest against price hikes and Gaza offensive

Rafah border crossing closed: Gaza Interior Ministry
The border crossing was opened Thursday under exceptional circumstances

Israeli investigation into Palestinianâs murder focuses on football fan group
By James M. Dorsey An Israeli investigation into the murder of 16-year old Mohammed Abu-Khdeir in apparent revenge for the killing of three teenage Israeli settlers on the West Bank has focused attention on Israelâs most militant, racist football fan group. The focus, irrespective of the groupâs involvement in Abu-Khdeirâs death, is likely to end …

Egypt âfully rejectsâ Israeli escalation in Palestine: Foreign Ministry
Foreign Minister Shoukry says escalation represents continuation of policies of âoppression and collective punishmentâ
Egyptian political movements condemn latest Israeli Gaza offensive
Movements call on Egyptian authorities to âstop the offensiveâ, expel the Israeli ambassador