Israeli tanks push back into northern Gaza, warplanes hit Rafah, say residents
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Israeli tanks pushed back into parts of the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday which they had left weeks ago, while warplanes conducted air strikes on Rafah, the Palestinians’ last refuge in the south of the territory, killing and wounding several people, medics and residents said. Residents reported an internet outage in the […]
Israeli strikes on Rafah raise fear ground assault could begin
Reuters Israel bombed at least four homes in Rafah on Wednesday, raising new fear among the more than a million Palestinians sheltering in the last refuge on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip that a long-threatened ground assault could be coming. One of the airstrikes killed 11 people from a single family, health officials […]
Israel pressures Gaza cities, health officials say 18 die in airstrikes
Doha, Qatar/Gaza Reuters Israeli airstrikes killed 18 Palestinians in the Gaza cities of Rafah and Deir Al-Balah, Gaza health officials said on Saturday, as residents of the enclave feared Israel would expand its ground offensive into those last remaining areas where people have sought shelter. Rafah is on Gaza’s southern border with Egypt and more […]
Violence erupts again at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque
Gaza/Jerusalem Reuters Israeli police clashed with Palestinians at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque a second time on Wednesday, witnesses said, hours after the arrest and removal of more than 350 people in a police raid at the compound and despite a US appeal to ease tensions. The confrontations, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and on […]