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Month: August 2014

Israel Kills 3 Senior Hamas Commanders in Gaza
Israel killed three of Hamas’ most prominent military commanders early Thursday in airstrikes targeting a building in Rafah. The al-Qassam Brigades said in a statement that Muhammad Abu Shammala, Raed al-Attar and Muhammad Barhoum were […]

US Accuses Israel of Targeting Abu Khdeir Family
The United States on Wednesday claimed Israel had targeted members of a Palestinian family whose teenage son was kidnapped and killed in July. Tensions between Palestinians and Israelis in annexed East Jerusalem plunged to a […]

Palestinian Party unity is No Substitute for a Political System
By Sam Bahour Palestinian “unity”—reconciling tensions between Hamas and Fatah—is being revered as the foundation that can extract Gaza from the misery wrought upon it by yet another brutal Israeli military onslaught. The devastation from […]

Breaking the Gaza Stalemate
By John V. Whitbeck After the breakdown in the six-day “pause” to permit negotiations on a long-term Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire and the resumption of Israel’s onslaught against the caged people of Gaza, concerned people everywhere are […]

Gaza Running on 6 hours of Electricity per Day
Most of Gaza is currently operating on six hours of electricity per day, the Strip’s power authority said in a statement Saturday. The Palestinian Energy and Natural Resources Authority will be able to continue supplying […]

Palestinian, Israeli Delegations Return to Cairo for Talks
Palestinian and Israeli delegations are preparing to return to Cairo late Saturday to continue indirect talks to reach a long-term ceasefire agreement before the current temporary truce expires. The head of the Palestinian Fatah movement’s […]

Gaza Death Toll Hits 1,980 as Dozens Succumb to War Wounds
A Ministry of Health official warned Friday that the death toll in Gaza was expected to continue to rise as dozens succumbed to wounds sustained during the offensive and more bodies were recovered under the […]

Islamic Jihad Leader: Long-Term Truce to be Announced Soon
Deputy secretary-general of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Ziad al-Nakhaala said on Thursday that a long-term ceasefire that would include the lifting of the siege on Gaza would be announced soon, stressing that “great progress” had […]

344 Children Born in UNRWA Shelters during Israeli Assault
UNRWA vehicles generally tend to carry aid or supplies, but this time the car belonging to the UN’s Palestine refugee agency was crowded with women and new-born babies. The women and their children were being […]

3 Elderly Palestinians Succumb to Wounds from Israeli Assault in Gaza
Three Palestinians died on Thursday evening as a result of injuries they sustained earlier during the Israeli assault, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said. Health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra named two of the dead as […]

From Gaza to Brazil: Stop Financing Drones That Kill Our Children
By Haidar Eid – Gaza As I write this, bombs are falling around us. Electricity is severely restricted and water is hardly available. The loud and frightening sounds of missiles, drones, constant shelling are everywhere. […]

Violence and Western Civilization
By Ron Forthofer Israel’s slaughter of over 1900 Palestinians in Gaza, by far and away most of whom were civilians, got me thinking about Western civilization. Mahatma Gandhi is often cited as responding to a […]

Israeli War Crimes in Gaza
By Jim Miles Israel reveals its true colors and true aspirations every time it attacks Gaza (or any other self-perceived enemy) as being the ethnic cleansing of Palestine, even to the degree – as the […]

Clock Ticks Down to Gaza Truce Deadline
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators will enter a final day of ceasefire talks in Cairo on Wednesday, as the clock ticks towards a 12 a.m. deadline ending a 72-hour truce. By that time, the negotiators must […]

Israeli Forces Arrest 57 Palestinians in East Jerusalem
Israeli forces launched widespread arrest raids across East Jerusalem overnight, detaining 57 Palestinians, locals and a police spokesman said Wednesday. Residents told Ma’an that Israeli police stormed the Silwan, al-Isawiya, at-Tur, Suwwana, and Shufat neighborhoods […]

Israeli Warships Open Fire at Fishermen near Rafah
Israeli warships on Tuesday opened fire at fishermen off the coast of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, in an apparent violation of an agreed-upon three-day ceasefire, a union official said. Nizar Ayyash, spokesman for […]

Israeli Delegation Open to Easing Gaza Blockade
A nine-hour session of indirect negotiations between the Palestinian and Israeli delegations in Cairo on Monday ended with a partial draft agreement on easing the blockade on Gaza, sources close to the talks told Ma’an. […]

Hashtag Genocide: Why Gaza Fought Back
By Ramzy Baroud My old family house in the Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza was recently rebuilt by its new owner, into a beautiful three-story building with large windows adorned by red frames. In Israel’s […]

Israeli Forces Kill Fatah Activist in Nablus Raid
Israeli forces killed a 24-year-old Palestinian man in Nablus overnight Sunday during a raid in the village of Qabalan, local officials and witnesses said. Qabalan mayor Hisham al-Azaar told Ma’an that Israeli forces killed Zakariyya […]

PCHR Condemns Killing of Gaza Human Rights Worker
A rights group Monday condemned an Israeli drone attack on Gaza that killed a Palestinian worker for a human rights organization the day before, a statement said. The Palestinian Center for Human Rights said that […]

Ynet: Israel Defense Minister Says Hamas has Soldier’s Body
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon said Sunday that the body of missing soldier Oron Shaul is “obviously” in the hands of Hamas, Israeli media reported. “It’s obvious to us that Oron’s body is in the […]

Baby Dies from Wounds Sustained in Gaza Shelling
A baby girl died on Monday from injuries sustained several days ago in Israeli shelling on the Gaza Strip, medics said. Maydaa Muhammad Aslan, who was six-weeks-old, died of her injuries, medical sources said. A […]

Airstrikes on Gaza Kill 4 as Israel Refuses to Negotiate
Israel continued its bombardment of the Gaza Strip early Sunday, killing three Palestinians across the besieged coastal enclave as Cairo ceasefire negotiations stalled amid the Israeli withdrawal of its delegation. Overnight airstrikes primarily targeted the […]

Israeli Forces Shoot, Kill 12-year-old Palestinian Boy near Hebron
A 12-year old Palestinian boy was shot dead by Israeli soldiers while playing in front of his home in al-Fawwar refugee camp south of Hebron in the southern West Bank early Sunday, medics told Ma’an. […]

Child Pulled from Gaza Rubble as Cairo Negotiations Continue
Medics recovered the body of a Palestinian child in the Shujaiyya neighborhood of Gaza on Saturday, a health official said. The body brought the death toll of the Israel’s 33-day offensive on the Strip to […]

3 Palestinians Killed in Israeli Airstrikes on Gaza
Israeli airstrikes killed three Palestinians in the Gaza Strip late Saturday, a health ministry spokesman said. Ashraf al-Qidra said warplanes targeted a group of people in Deir al-Balah, killing 37-year-old Mahmoud Muhammad al-Jourani. Earlier, an […]

Child Killed as Israel Resumes Airstrikes across Gaza
Israeli warplanes struck multiple targets across the Gaza Strip on Friday after a 72-hour ceasefire agreement ended at 8 a.m, killing a child and injuring 11 Palestinians. Gaza health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra said Ibrahim […]

Surgeon Mads Gilbert Gives a Powerful Speech about Gaza after Returning Home to Norway
In a powerful 25 minute speech on his return home to Tromsø, Norway from 15 days treating the wounded in Gaza, the Norwegian emergency surgeon Dr Mads Gilbert said: “The heart of the Earth beats […]

Israel Agrees to ‘Unconditionally’ Extend Gaza Ceasefire
Israel has reportedly agreed to extend a three-day ceasefire in the Gaza Strip for another 72 hours, according to the Israeli Foreign Ministry. “I can confirm that Israel has agreed to an Egyptian proposal to […]

The ‘New and Brutal Israel’?
By Jeremy Salt Israel’s shocking war on Gaza has done more than any of its previous onslaughts to shake loose the stranglehold its lobbyists have exerted over the mainstream media. Criticism that would never have […]