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Israel reopens Gaza crossing to Palestinian workers

EREZ – Israel said it reopened Thursday a key crossing with Gaza to Palestinian workers after shutting it during violent…

3 days ago

29 Palestinians killed, one fatality in Israel as violence escalates

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories | Israel and Gaza militants traded heavy fire Thursday, the third day of the worst escalation…

5 months ago

75 years after the Nakba, Palestinians still long for return

The memory of the Nakba, commemorated on May 15, has become a rallying point for the Palestinian quest for statehood …

5 months ago

Israeli air strikes hit Gaza Strip

GAZA CITY – Israel launched air strikes on the Gaza Strip early Thursday, which Palestinian fighters reacted to by firing…

8 months ago

Israeli, Palestinian envoys spar at UN over Al-Aqsa visit

United Nations, United States – Israeli and Palestinian envoys to the United Nations on Thursday traded heated barbs at a Security…

9 months ago

OIC hails UN vote on Israel’s occupation of Palestine

ISTANBUL • The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Saturday welcomed the passage of a United Nations (UN) General Assembly…

9 months ago

UN condemns loss of life in West Bank amid Israeli raids

ANKARA -- United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland has condemned the daily loss of life in…

1 year ago

40 years on, survivors recall horror of Lebanon’s Sabra and Shatila massacre

BEIRUT • Forty years after Christian militiamen massacred Palestinian refugees and Lebanese nationals in the country's Sabra and Shatila refugee…

1 year ago

Gaza crossing opens as truce holds between Israel, Islamic Jihad

RAFAH, Palestinian Territories – Fuel trucks entered Gaza as an Egypt-brokered truce between Israel and Islamic Jihad held Monday, raising…

1 year ago

Israel confirms Gaza ceasefire to take effect at 2030 GMT

JERUSALEM, Undefined – Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid's office confirmed that an Egypt-brokered ceasefire ending three days of conflict with Palestinian…

1 year ago

24 dead, including six children, in spiralling Gaza violence

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories – The death toll from escalating violence in Gaza had risen to 24 on Sunday, including six…

1 year ago

Gaza’s sole power plant shuts over lack of fuel: spokesman

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories – Gaza's sole power plant shut down on Saturday after running out of fuel, an electricity company…

1 year ago

Israel strikes kill top Gaza militant, triggering rocket barrage

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories – Israel pounded Gaza with air strikes on Saturday and a Palestinian militant group retaliated with a…

1 year ago