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Israel strikes Gaza after rocket fire during peace deal signing ceremony

The Israeli military struck Hamas militant sites in the Gaza Strip early in response to rocket fire toward Israel the previous night that coincided with the signing of normalization agreements

Israel-Palestine conflict: Covid-19 lockdown brings new misery to Gaza

Ahmed Eissa, a father of two living in the Gaza Strip, was already struggling to make ends meet on USD 7 a day, dealing with frequent electricity cuts and worried that another war might break out. Then the coronavirus found its way into the impoverished Palestinian territory, just as Israel was tightening its blockade in a standoff with Gaza's militant Hamas rulers, and a strict lockdown has confined everyone to their homes. Now Eissa doesn't know how he will feed his family. I don't have savings and I don't have a job, so no one would lend me money," he said. "I won't beg from anyone." The restrictions imposed by Hamas are aimed at averting what many fear would be an even bigger catastrophe: a wide-scale outbreak in a population of 2 million people confined to a territory where the health care system has been devastated by years of war and isolation. The lockdown was triggered by the discovery earlier this week of the first locally spread cases, after months in which infections w

Gaza locks down after detecting local transmission of coronavirus

Gaza's militant Hamas rulers imposed a territory-wide curfew on Tuesday after authorities detected the first local cases of the coronavirus, raising fears of a wider outbreak

Closure of border crossing by Israel incurs heavy losses on Gaza Strip

The chairman pointed out that the humanitarian situation in Gaza has been deteriorating, noting that 80 per cent of the people live under the poverty line

Israeli military says 2 Gaza rockets hit southern part, hits Hamas targets

Israeli aircraft attacks two military facilities for Hamas, the Islamic group ruling Gaza

UAE suspends flights for two weeks as coronavirus reaches Gaza, Syria

The UAE also announced that malls, shopping centers and restaurants will be closed for at least two weeks

Israeli military hits Gaza with air strikes in response to rocket attacks

Last week, two rocket attacks were launched against Israel from Gaza without causing injury

Israeli Defence Minister claims there are 'no innocent people' in Gaza

On March 30, Israeli forces killed 19 Palestinians as a protest by tens of thousands led to clashes

Gaza violence: 16 Palestinians dead, 1,400 injured by Israeli forces

The UN Security Council heard fears of a further escalation in Israeli-Palestinian violence in the Gaza Strip during emergency talks despite a failure to agree a joint statement on the deadly clashes

2 million people in dark: Massive blackout as Gaza power plant shuts down

Palestinian enclave needs at least 400 megawatts of power a day

Eyeless on Gaza

Shell Shocked is structured as a diary of a war where the violence visited upon a people can only serve to outrage

Israeli air force launches raids on Gaza Strip

On August 21, the Israeli air force launched five raids on the Gaza Strip

Turkish aid reaches Gaza after deal with Israel

Its contents were unloaded, inspected and sent on to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, hit by three wars with Israel since 2008

UN chief criticises Gaza blockade after Israel-Turkey deal

Israel and Turkey formalised their agreement to restore full diplomatic relations after six years of animosity

UN Chief says Gaza blockade is a collective punishment, calls for ending it

He pointed to the electricity shortage in Gaza and the unemployment that hit 50% among the coastal enclave's youths

Israel should withdraw forces from Gaza immediately: Hamas

On Wednesday evening, Israeli war jets struck with two air-to-ground missiles the area of the inoperative Gaza Airport