Tag Archive for Gaza

| June 5, 2014
No comments

What ‘Unity’? Fistfights between Hamas & PA in Gaza

Following Hamas’ ‘thugs’ attacking Fatah members over salaries from new unity gov’t, the PA threatens ‘consequences’ after the closure of banks in Gaza.

By Ari Yashar

 

The unity government founded between the Palestinian Authority (PA) and terrorist group Hamas on Monday is hitting early snags, as brawls broke out in Gaza on Thursday over the payment of employees of the two groups, leading to the closure of banks.

Hamas violently took control of Gaza in 2007, and began cracking down on Fatah officials living in the territory. Since then the PA has continued paying roughly 70,000 employees in Gaza.

Thousands of Hamas employees, who have not been paid for the last several weeks, lined up at bank ATMs in Gaza on Thursday, hoping to now withdraw their back-logged salaries thanks to the unity government, reports Reuters. Continue Reading »

Category: Mid-East News | Tags: , ,
| June 2, 2014
No comments

Israel Air Force strikes Syria & Gaza in response to fire

 

Fire originating from Syrian territory was directed towards IDF military post on Mount Hermon in Israel’s northern Golan Heights.

By and

 

The Israeli military said it fired into Syria on Monday morning in response to high trajectory force that struck the northern Golan Heights.

Israel Air Force F-15 Eagles – Photo courtesy: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

According to the Israel Defense Force, no one was wounded in the shooting from the Syrian side, which landed near a military post at Mount Hermon earlier Monday morning, and no damage was incurred.

Initially, the army said it responded with artillery fire.

Continue Reading »
Category: Israel News | Tags: , , , ,
| June 1, 2014
No comments

Palestinians: Israel Threatens to Sever Ties With Hamas-Fatah Unity Gov’t

 

According to PA official at President Mahmoud Abbas’ office, only security related matters will continue when Hamas sworn in with Fatah government.

By

 

 

Israel has informed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas directly that all contact with the Palestinian Authority will be severed the moment the new Palestinian unity government is sworn in, a senior figure in the Palestinian president’s office has told Haaretz.

Abbas, Hamdallah, Ramallah, May 29, 2014

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas (R) meeting with Palestinian premier Rami Hamdallah to hand over an agreement for Hamdallah to head the unity government, Ramallah, May 29, 2014 – Photo: AFP

Despite the warning, Abbas has confirmed that the cabinet will be sworn in Monday at the Muqata government compound in Ramallah.

Continue Reading »
Category: Mid-East News | Tags: , , , , , , ,
| May 7, 2014
No comments

Again: Hamas Executes Palestinians for ‘Collaborating’ with Israel

Hamas kills two ‘collaborators’- shots one, hangs one. Will this become the norm in upcoming unity government?

By AFP and Tova Dvorin

 

 

Authorities in Hamas-run Gaza on Thursday executed two Palestinian Arabs for allegedly collaborating with Israel, the territory’s interior ministry said in a statement.

Paraded - Palestinian gunmen ride motorcycles as they drag the body of a man, who was suspected of working for Israel 20 November 2012

Paraded – Palestinian gunmen ride motorcycles as they drag the body of a man, who was suspected of working for Israel 20 November 2012

“Two collaborators with the Israeli occupation, condemned to death for having given information leading to the martyrdom of two citizens, have been executed,” a spokesman told AFP.

He said one of the men, aged 40 and identified by the initials ZR, was shot and the other, AK, aged 30, was hanged in a different location. Continue Reading »

Category: Mid-East News | Tags: , , ,
| April 29, 2014
No comments

Mysterious Explosion Sinks the Protest Ship, ‘Gaza’s Ark’

Israel accused of ‘sabotage ‘by Pro-Hamas organizers of ‘Protest’ boat meant to breach Israeli naval blockade of Gaza.

By AFP and Arutz Sheva Staff

 

Gaza’s Ark, a “protest” boat that was preparing to breach Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza, which is ruled by the terrorist organization Hamas, was sunk in a mysterious explosion on Tuesday.

Gaza's Ark

Gaza’s Ark

The blast occurred in Gaza City’s port, and was preceded by an anonymous telephone call warning the guard of the ship that it was about to be blown up, organizers of the “protest” project told AFP.

The ship, a large fishing vessel which was being readied to challenge Israeli naval authority in June, sustained major damage and sunk in the shallow waters of the port, leaving three-quarters of it submerged. Continue Reading »

Category: Mid-East News | Tags: , ,
| April 27, 2014
One comment

Dr. Mordechai Kedar: ‘Israel Should Dismantle the PA into 7 Emirates’

Renowned professor of Arabic literature at Bar-Ilan University slams ‘lamentation orgy’ over Fatah-Hamas deal, suggesting the resent pact could be used in Israel’s favor to disarm Hamas.

By Yoni Kempinski, Tova Dvorin

 

As hype and hysteria over the Hamas-Fatah (PLO/PA) unity pact continues, many experts are concerned over Israel’s future.

But at least one expert has said that the unity pact will work in Israel’s favor: Arutz Sheva columnist Dr. Mordechai Kedar, an expert on the Israeli-Arab sector, and an Arabic literature professor at Bar-Ilan University.

“I think that it will not be different from many agreements which both sides have signed [over the] last five or six years,” Kedar stated Friday, in a special interview with Arutz Sheva. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: , , , ,
| April 21, 2014
No comments

Israel Strikes Gaza after being hit by 7 Gaza rockets

 

IDF retaliates to Gaza’s firing salvo of seven rockets into southern Israel.

No injuries reported on the Israeli side.

By

 

Six rockets fired from the Gaza Strip exploded in southern Israel on Monday morning. One of the missiles hit a street in the city of Sderot, causing damage but no injuries.

The Israel Air Force  responded by attacking two targets in the southern Gaza Strip and other targets in the center. Direct strikes on the targets were reported and all aircraft returned safely to base, according to the Israel Defense Forces spokesman.

Gaza’s Ministry of Interior announced that two Palestinian security officers were injured in an airstrike on the al-Nuseirat refugee camp.

Continue Reading »
Category: Israel News | Tags: , , ,
| April 17, 2014
No comments

Africa overland aid convoy due to arrive in Gaza next week

The overland convoy includes some 30 activists from European & Arab countries and is carrying medical supplies & other humanitarian aid for Gaza’s hospitals.

By

 

 

An overland aid convoy headed for the Gaza Strip is expected to arrive via the Rafah crossing next Sunday, according to the Palestinian news agency Ma’an.

The Miles of Smiles convoy.

The Miles of Smiles convoy. – Photo: Screenshot

Known as “Miles of Smiles 26,” the convoy includes over 30 activists from Arab and European countries and is carrying humanitarian aid and medical supplies to hospitals in Gaza.

The convoy was organized by a group calling itself the National Committee to Break the Siege.

Continue Reading »
Category: Mid-East News | Tags: , ,
| April 16, 2014
No comments

3 Palestinians killed in possible ‘work accident’ in Gaza

 

Hamas-affiliated media source in Gaza reports “martyrs” killed & several more wounded in Khan Younis explosion.

By JPOST.COM STAFF
 

 

Three people were killed and several others were injured in an accidental explosion Wednesday in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestinian news portal Al Resalah reported.

Smoke from explosion in Gaza Strip [file] Photo: Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters

Smoke from explosion in Gaza Strip [file] – Photo: Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters

The injured, between the ages of 20 and 30, were transferred to the European Hospital in Khan Younis in stable condition.

Continue Reading »
Category: Mid-East News | Tags: ,
| April 14, 2014
No comments

Gaza fires mortars at IDF troops near border

—-> SPECIAL SECURITY REPORT <—-

No injuries or damage reported by IDF.

The Israeli soldiers were on operational patrol duty near the Kissufim border crossing into Gaza.

By

 

Several mortar shells were fired toward an IDF force operating near the Gaza Strip border just before midnight on Sunday. No one was injured.

An Israeli soldier walks towards a military vehicle during a patrol along the border with Gaza near

An Israeli soldier walks towards a military vehicle during a patrol along the border with Gaza near Kibbutz Kissufim March 13, 2014. – Photo: Reuters

The attack occurred near the Kissufim border crossing.

On April 6, Israel Air Force jets struck five targets in the Gaza Strip, after a rocket launched from Gaza landed in an open area near the city of Ashkelon.

Continue Reading »
Category: Israel News | Tags: ,
| April 4, 2014
No comments

After IAF Retaliation for Rockets Fired Thursday, Gaza Terrorists Fire Rockets Again

— SECURITY REPORT UPDATE —

Sirens sound on Ashkelon coast, less than 24 hours after multiple rockets fired into Israel, additional rockets fired Friday morning, with no injuries reported.

By Tova Dvorin

 

Sirens were sounded in the Ashkelon region Friday. According to Channel 2, only one rocket has been fired and no one was reportedly hurt in the attack.

The sirens sounded less than 24 hours after skirmishes broke out between the IAF and Hamas. Four Kassam rockets were fired into southern Israel on Thursday night; there were no injuries reported. The IAF responded by eliminating a number of terror targets in Gaza shortly thereafter. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: , , , , ,
| April 4, 2014
No comments

IAF Strikes Back Following Salvo of Kassam Rockets From Gaza

—  SPECIAL SECURITY REPORT  —

Israel Air Force hits several Hamas targets after terrorists fired salvo of rockets towards the town of Sderot.

By Elad Benari

 

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) struck in Gaza on Thursday night, hours after terrorists fired several rockets towards Sderot and the surrounding communities.

According to Kol Yisrael radio, Palestinian Arab sources that targets in Gaza City and in northern Gaza were hit. These targets, they said, included two Hamas outposts.

The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said that a total of five terror targets were hit, four of them in northern Gaza and one in central Gaza. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: , , , ,
| April 3, 2014
No comments

Palestinian Authority negotiating deal to pay Israel its electricity bill

Negotiations with the Palestinians over its ballooning debt to the Israel Electric Corp are making process, even as peace negotiations unravel.

By Avi Bar-Eli

 

 

Even as United States-sponsored peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians unravel, quiet negotiations over 1.4 billion shekels ($402 million) in unpaid electricity bills owed by the Palestinians are making progress.

A camel

The Israel Electric Corporation provides the Palestinians about 7% of its total production via high-voltage electricity lines. – Photo: Reuters

The debt, which has been run up by the Palestinian Authority’s refusal to pay the Israel Electric Corporation for power supplied in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, has almost doubled in the past year.

Continue Reading »
Category: Israel News | Tags: , , , , , , ,
| March 31, 2014
No comments

New Hamas Law in Gaza Mandates Lashes, Amputations to Replace Western Law

Hamas replaces adapted 80 yr-old Western laws with Sharia system. Hamas rivals condemn replacement law for ‘widening split,’ threatening ‘multicultural Palestinian society.’

By Ari Yashar

 

Hamas, the terrorist group governing Gaza, has replaced a nearly 80-year-old law with a harsh new one based on Sharia Islamic law. The new rules stipulate severe punishments such as lashes and amputations.

Faraj Al Ghoul, Legal Department head of Gaza’s Palestinian Legislative Council, announced the Gazan parliament will put the new law into effect, replacing Ordinance Number 74 that has been on the books since 1936. The ordinance, which was part of the British Mandate Criminal Code, outlawed same-sex acts between men. Continue Reading »

Category: Mid-East News | Tags: , , , , ,
| March 28, 2014
No comments

IDF Capture 2 Terror Suspects Crossing Gaza Fence

The 2 Palestinians caught by the IDF after they breached the security fence to sneak into Israel, are now held during investigation.

By Ari Yashar

 

The border with Gaza remains turbulent. On Friday, two local Arabs were captured by the IDF after they breached the Gaza security fence.

The two were heading towards Israel for intents that remain unclear. They have been taken for investigation by security forces.

IDF forces discovered two explosives planted against the security fence just this Tuesday, during routine activities in the area. The explosives were neutralized without causing any damage or injuries.

Meanwhile last Thursday, an advanced terror tunnel was discovered by the IDF. Continue Reading »

Category: Israel News | Tags: , , ,
« Older Entries   Recent Entries »