Tag: Gaza Strip
Palestinian Authority PM escapes assassination attempt in Gaza
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah narrowly escaped an assassination attempt on a rare visit to the Gaza Strip on Tuesday.
Hamadallah’s convoy was struck by an explosion shortly after he entered Gaza through the...
Why all the silence when it comes to Syrian refugees?
Palestinians, African migrants and even Dreamers have everyone’s sympathy. Meanwhile, one of the great humanitarian crises of the century is unfolding in Syria, and the world just yawns.
Sympathy for refugees and immigrants is very...
As economic crisis in Gaza deepens, Israel weighs how to react
The ongoing economic crisis in the Gaza Strip continues to worsen and brings it with the threat of an escalation in the security situation. Funds are drying up for basic services and infrastructure for...
IAF hits Hamas post in Gaza in response to rocket fire into Israel
The Israeli Air Force bombed a Hamas post in the Gaza Strip overnight after terrorists in the coastal enclave fired a rocket into Israel’s south.
The rocket was launched at 11:30 p.m. but did not trigger...
US envoy blasts for Hamas for building terror tunnels, undermining ‘Gaza’s chance for success’
U.S. Special Representative for International Negotiations Jason Greenblatt released a statement and wrote a series of tweets blaming Hamas for “wasting resources” on terrorist infrastructure that could be used to better the lives of...
Students at Kfar Silver Youth Village “scared” and “stressed” due to rocket launches
Following President Donald Trump’s recognition earlier this month of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital city, the security situation in southern Israel has taken a turn for the worse, after a relatively quiet couple of years.
Since...
Israel to build underground barrier on Sinai border
Israel is planning to construct a huge underground barrier on its southern border with Egypt and Gaza as a precautionary measure to stave off threats posed by ISIS terrorists seeking to infiltrate via the...