Israel-Gaza border heats up after West Bank violence
GazaReuters Gaza militants fired rockets and Israel carried out air strikes in a cross-border exchange on Thursday, after 11 Palestinians were killed a day earlier during an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank, renewing concerns of a broader escalation. Mediation efforts were under way by Egypt and the United Nations to calm the situation, […]
Seven killed in synagogue attack as West Bank violence spirals
Jrusalem/Gaza Reuters A Palestinian gunman killed at least seven people and wounded three others in a synagogue on the outskirts of Jerusalem on Friday in an attack that heightened fears of a spiral in violence, a day after the deadliest Israeli raid in the West Bank in years. Police said the gunman arrived at around […]
Israeli troops kill seven Palestinian gunmen, two civilians in Jenin clash, Palestinians say
Jenin, West Bank Reuters Israeli commandos killed seven gunmen and two civilians in a raid on a flashpoint town in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, Palestinian officials said, stirring fear of further flare-ups after the largest single death toll in years of fighting. The Palestinian Authority said it was ending its security coordination with […]
Childhood amid conflict: For some Gaza children, another round of violence reopens trauma
NIDAL AL-MUGHRABI and HENIRETTE CHACAR, of Reuters, report on the trauma Palestinian children face growing up in the densely populated Gaza Strip…
In Gaza, denial and doubt over misfiring rocket claims
Jerusalem, Israel Reuters As the cleanup in Gaza continues from last weekend’s brief conflict with Israel, another battle has continued over which side caused the casualties, after Israel said misfiring rockets from the Palestinian side killed 15 people in the enclave. According to Israeli military authorities, a fifth of the more than 1,000 rockets fired […]
Palestinians in Gaza grieve, assess damage following ceasefire
GazaReuters For many in Gaza, news of a truce between Israel and the Islamic Jihad after the most serious round of violence in just over a year was bittersweet. As families aired laundry on blasted walls and sifted through the rubble to salvage whatever documents and furniture they could find, others laid their loved ones […]
Israel re-opens Gaza crossings as truce with Palestinians holds
Gaza/JerusalamReuters Israel reopened border crossings into Gaza on Monday following an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire with the militant Islamic Jihad group that ended the most serious outbreak of fighting around the volatile Palestinian enclave in more than a year. At least 44 people, including 15 children, were killed in 56 hours of violence that began when Israeli […]
Air strikes, rocket attacks push Israel, Gaza into second day of fighting
Gaza/Jerusalem, Israel Reuters Israeli air strikes pounded Gaza while the militant Islamic Jihad group fired hundreds of rockets into Israel on Saturday as a cross-border clash continued into a second day, killing at least six people, including four children. Hamas, the Islamist group which controls the enclave, said the children were among the dead from […]
Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 10, including senior militant; Palestinians launch rockets
Gaza City, Gaza Strip AP Israel unleashed a wave of airstrikes Friday on Gaza, killing at least 10 people, including a senior militant, according to Palestinian officials. Israel said it targeted the Islamic Jihad militant group in response to an “imminent threat” following the recent arrest of another senior militant. Hours later, Palestinian militants launched […]
Ceasefire still elusive in Israel-Gaza conflict
Gaza/Jerusalem Reuters Israel bombarded Gaza with air strikes and Palestinian militants kept up cross-border rocket fire, with no firm sign on Wednesday of any imminent ceasefire despite international calls to end more than a week of fighting. Israeli leaders said they were pressing on with an offensive against Hamas and Islamic Jihad, but an Israeli […]