Benjamin Netanyahu has again insisted Israel should retain security control over all the Palestinian territories. The Israeli prime minister said this condition was “contrary” to a future Palestinian state being established. His comments on Saturday defied pressure on his government from the US and others to commit to future Palestinian …
Read More »Israel warns 1.1 million people in Gaza to move south
What to know UN warns it is ‘impossible for such a movement to take place without devastating humanitarian consequences’. A young man carries a little girl following an Israeli strike, as battles between Israel and the Hamas movement continue for the sixth consecutive day in Rafah Gaza has been under …
Read More »Israel-Gaza: Israel arrests 19 militant suspects after Gaza flare-up
Israel says it has arrested 19 members of the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad in raids across the occupied West Bank, after carrying out airstrikes against targets in the Gaza Strip. Eleven people have been killed in the air strikes, including a child and PIJ leader Tayseer Jabari. Israel said the …
Read More »Palestine hails Ghanaian journalist for covering London protest against violence in Gaza
Ghanaian journalist Mustapha Nii Okai Inusah known by the pen name Attractive Mustapha covered a protest at BBC Radio Northampton in the United Kingdom against the ongoing violence in Gaza Strip. Scores of UK citizens believed to be Palestinians gathered at Northampton to demonstrate their displeasure towards the seemingly unending …
Read More »Israel Gaza conflict: Netanyahu vows to continue strikes
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to “continue to respond forcefully” to rocket attacks as conflict with Palestinians in Gaza enters a seventh day. Israeli air strikes in Gaza killed at least three Palestinians early on Sunday, health officials said. Palestinian militants fired rockets towards Tel Aviv, causing people …
Read More »VIDEO: Israel destroys Gaza tower housing AP and Al Jazeera offices
Israel destroyed a 12-storey tower block in Gaza housing the offices of the U.S.-based Associated Press and other news media on Saturday, saying the building was also used by the Islamist militant group Hamas. The al-Jalaa building in Gaza City, which also houses the offices of Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera …
Read More »Israel shores up Gaza border as conflict rages on
Israel has deployed tanks and troops to its border with Gaza, as it mulls whether to launch a ground operation in the territory after days of violence. Conflict raged throughout Thursday as Palestinian militants fired rockets into Israel and the Israeli army maintained a barrage of air strikes. More than …
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