Syrian refugees stranded in Gaza ‘prison’ for a decade
More than half of Gaza's roughly two million population are descended from Palestinian refugees who fled their homes when Israel was created in 1948, and who today depend on United Nations aid. The UN agency serving Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, does not consider Syrian refugees to be their responsibility and only...Sweden to support Gaza early recovery program through UNDP
The Gaza Early Recovery Program aims to restore access to essential services, decent livelihoods for the Gaza population.EU-funded $10m project to improve water supply in Gaza City, Jabalia
The Palestinian Ministry of Finance and the KfW German Development Bank have signed an agreement funded by the European Union to improve the availability and reliability of water supply services in Gaza City and Jabalia. Palestinian media reports said the signing ceremony was attended by the Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad...Palestine football team eyes Amputee World Cup
The team is training at the Palestine Stadium in Gaza City under the supervision of the International Committee of the Red Cross.Gaza anger mounts at cost, ‘humiliation’ of outside journeys
The common complaint in Gaza is that the journey, often made on stuffy buses, is made deliberately more arduous and uncertain so that travel operators can profit more.Egypt returns to Gaza with post-war reconstruction
Egypt is helping Gaza rebuild after the last bout of fighting between Israel and the Hamas in May.Qatar and Egypt sign pacts to supply Gaza fuel and building materials: Minister
Qatar and Egypt have signed agreements to supply fuel and basic building materials for Gaza Strip, Qatar's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi said. He said these cooperative efforts would contribute to improving living conditions in the occupied territory. Al Muraiikhi stressed the importance of...Slow steps for Palestinian economic recovery: World Bank
The lack of progress towards peace and reconciliation and Covid-19 caused an unsustainable economic situation in the Palestinian territories.Suez crisis triggered Israel’s first occupation of Gaza
Israel has said the objectives of the 1956 Gaza invasion included ensuring free passage through the Straits of Tiran.Gaza fishermen struggle for a catch under Israel’s blockade
Crashing through the Mediterranean waves at sunset, Palestinian fisherman Mohammed al-Nahal leads a convoy of rickety boats out for another risky night under the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip.Israel readies for delivery drone traffic jams
Israeli companies are tapping air force veterans’ expertise to avoid collisions in increasingly crowded skies as they look to start delivering food, drinks and other supplies using drones. However, there may be other challenges in the offing as more and more drones take to the skies.Qatar distributes much-needed aid in besieged Gaza
Qatari support is considered a crucial lifeline for impoverished Palestinians living in Gaza, which has been under Israeli blockade since 2007.Thousands of Gazans apply for Israeli work permits
The total number of permits being granted by Israel to Palestinian labourers in Gaza is 7,000.Israel strikes Gaza after fire balloons
Israeli army said fighter jets struck a Hamas military compound used for manufacturing weapons.Israeli fire kills Palestinian boy in West Bank
On Monday, Israel launched airstrikes against Gaza after incendiary balloons launched from the strip started fires in the country’s south. Israel frequently responds to balloon launches with air strikes, including after such devices were used on August 6.Qatar to give $10m per month to Gaza families in aid
Each of about 100,000 needy families in the governorates of the Gaza Strip would receive $100 per month in cash.Palestinians get 150,000 doses of Pfizer virus vaccine
A Health Ministry statement said that of 4 million doses ordered from the pharmaceutical giant, 1 million have been received so far. The rest should be delivered in batches by the end of the year, it added. Health Minister Mai Al-Kaila had warned that the Palestinian territory was facing a...Ismail Haniyeh re-elected as leader of Hamas
Considered a pragmatist, Haniyeh has been head of Hamas' political bureau since 2017Israeli Gaza bombing apparently amounts to war crimes: HRW
Unguided rockets and mortars fired by Palestinian groups towards Israel violate prohibition against targeting of civiliansIsraeli army strikes Lebanon with artillery fire after rocket attacks
Israeli forces say one of the rockets was intercepted by the Iron Dome Aerial Defense System and the second rocket fell in an open area inside IsraelIsrael strikes Gaza after Hamas fire balloons
Security sources with Hamas said the strikes hit training sites Israel said incendiary balloons launched from Gaza sparked four minor fires Israel hit Islamist militant sites in Gaza with airstrikes on Friday in retaliation for incendiary balloon launches from the Palestinian enclave, in the latest unrest since a ceasefire ended...Israel strikes Gaza for second time since ceasefire
AFP journalists in the Palestinian enclave reported hearing explosions, which the army said hit sites in both Gaza City and in Khan Yunis Latest air strikes on Gaza were the first under Israel's new government headed by Naftali Bennett Israeli jets launched air strikes on Gaza overnight Thursday to Friday...Palestinian Authority, Israel to share 1 million Covid-19 vaccine shots in a deal
The vaccine deal was among initial policy moves toward the Palestinians by Bennett since he was sworn in The deal would be a boon for both the players The Palestinian Authority (PA) and Israel have reached a deal to share Covid-19 vaccine doses that will be a boost for Palestinians’...Post and present trauma time bomb hangs over Gaza
No university in the Gaza Strip offers a speciality in psychiatry The available mental health services can't keep up with the demand Her eyes glued to a cellphone photo of her sister and four children killed in an Israeli strike on Gaza, Ola lets out the painful words: "I was...Bombed-out factories deepen economic pain in Gaza
More than half of the working-age population is unemployed in Gaza UN official says addressing the conflict's root causes only could end destruction Surveying the charred remains of his Gaza furniture factory, destroyed by Israeli bombs last week, its owner Eyad Sawafiri confronts a dilemma familiar to many business...

























