The escalation in the Gaza Strip continued on Sunday morning with further exchanges of hostilities between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist militias. Hamas announced the deaths of six of its members in the collapse of a smuggling tunnel in the town of Rafah, along the border with Egypt. According to the Palestinian news agency Maan, […]
Egypt is in negotiations for a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. In the morning, international service of the BBC television reported that Palestinian in Gaza are about to stop their attacks on Israel. Egypt, however, deny that any specific agreement has been reached yet. The Israeli government declined comment on the statements of Hamas, but […]
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International support is building for a Palestinian bid for United Nations recognition Thursday, a historic vote that is likely to pass easily. A growing list of European countries – including France, Spain, Norway, Denmark and Switzerland, pledging to back Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s request to go from observer entity to non-member observer state. […]
Nov 29 2012 | Posted in
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Iranian President Ahmadinejad on Thursday recommended a joint sitting of Ulema from Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan to chalk out a combined strategy to combat terrorism in the region. While speaking to a private TV channel, Iranian president said we should not kill each other as we are Muslims and believe in one God. ‘We […]
Nov 22 2012 | Posted in
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Following a deadly eight-day conflict, Israel and Gaza agreed to a ceasefire effective Wednesday evening, the Egyptian foreign minister announced at a press conference. The cease-fire agreement was later confirmed by Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The cease-fire is set to start at 9 p.m. Cairo time, Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr announced […]
Nov 22 2012 | Posted in
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Despite reports of truce between Hamas and Israel, Gaza has come under renewed attacks from Israel, as agreement on a ceasefire to end a week of violence remains intangible. A number of explosions overnight left parts of the territory without power, says media reports. Earlier, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Israel […]
Nov 21 2012 | Posted in
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Israeli air strikes on Saturday targeted the headquarters of Gaza’s Hamas leaders, as the bombardment of the coastal enclave moved into a fourth day. According to the reports, the building was extensively damaged in the attack, which Egypt’s PM Hisham Qandil had visited on Friday. At least 29 Palestinians and three Israelis have died […]
Nov 17 2012 | Posted in
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Israel on Thursday began handing over the bodies of 91 Palestinians who were killed during anti-Israeli attacks, some of whom died over 40 years ago, officials on both sides said. The transfer began before dawn on Thursday when Israel formally gave the bodies to the Palestinians at a location near the West Bank city of […]
May 31 2012 | Posted in
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Palestine receives 447 prisoners in exchange of Gilad Shalit, Israeli soldier Palestine has received 447 prisoners out of 1027 according to the prisoner exchange agreement in which Israel freed its young soldier, Gilad Shalit from Hamas. The swap was made against a single Israeli soldier Shalit who was captured by Hamas in 2006, when he […]
Oct 19 2011 | Posted in
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