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Fire rips through Gaza residential building, killing 21 people

A fire erupted during birthday celebrations in a home in Jabalia, spreading quickly through a four-storey building.

Al Jazeera

At least 21 killed, several others hurt in Gaza Strip fire

At least 21 people were killed and several others injured when a fire broke out in a building where residents attended a party in the Gaza Strip, health and civil emergency officials said on Thursday.

Reuters

Abbas Calls on Palestinians to Prepare to Thwart Annexation of West Bank Lands

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged Palestinians on Thursday to prepare to thwart plans to annex parts of the West Bank to Israel, after the victory of Israel’s far-right in the Nov.1 ballot. In a speech broadcast on state television, Abbas addressed Palestinians who gathered in the central Gaza Strip to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Israelis, Palestinians Can Share World Cup Flights to Qatar

Football fans from Israel and the Palestinian territories can share flights to the World Cup in Qatar in a breakthrough agreement announced by FIFA on Thursday. Charter flights to Doha from Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv for soccer games starting on Nov. 20 will be open to all Palestinians,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

COP27: Gaza date farmers struggle as bad weather hits harvest

Climate change has helped cut production of dates in the blockaded Gaza strip almost in half this year as unseasonal rains played havoc with spring pollination, compounded by a hot summer, the Palestinian agriculture ministry and farmers said.

Reuters

Israeli fighter jets hit Gaza after reports of rocket fire

Gaza has been quiet since Israel’s three-day offensive in August, but events in the West Bank have led to tensions.

Al Jazeera

Rocket sirens blare in Israeli towns near Gaza border -army

Air raid sirens warning of potential incoming rocket fire blared in southern Israeli towns near the border with the Gaza Strip late on Thursday, the Israeli army said.

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Report: Israeli Restrictions Caused Death of 7 Patients in Gaza this Year

The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) published a new report that underlined that the Israeli authorities’ restrictions on travel of Gaza Strip patients have caused the death of seven patients and obstructed the travel of 5,000 to receive treatment. The report underscores that from 2008 to 2021, the Israeli…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Amnesty Urges ICC Probe of Possible Gaza War Crimes

Amnesty International on Tuesday called for an International Criminal Court (ICC) probe into possible war crimes committed in August by both Israeli forces and Palestinian militants during deadly fighting in Gaza. Thirty-one civilians were among the 49 Palestinians killed in the Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip during the three-day conflict, the global…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Amnesty calls for investigation of possible war crimes in Gaza

So far this year, at least 160 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Al Jazeera

Gaza children breakdance to kick stress away

On a street in the Nusseirat refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip, teenagers perform breakdancing moves once condemned by some locals as immoral and now seen as a way of helping youngsters handle years of war and trauma.

Reuters

Homegrown Instagram influencers highlight Gaza’s plight

Meet three influencers who take to social media to discuss the conditions inflicted on the Gaza Strip.

Al Jazeera

Film Festival Gives Gazans a Rare Taste of the Movies

Film buffs in the Gaza Strip, who for decades have been deprived of going to the movies due to the destruction of cinemas during bouts of unrest in the enclave, are enjoying a rare chance to see a slate of films on the big screen. Cinema once flourished in Gaza,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Film festival gives Gazans a rare taste of the movies

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Gaza's electricity shortages powering a renewable energy revolution

In Waddi Alsalqa village, just east of Deir Elbalah in the centre of the Gaza Strip, a group of 11 women and three local young men have started using renewable energy to transform their living conditions and open a business.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Wennesland Visits Gaza Strip to Help Maintain Calm in West Bank

The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, made a short visit to the Gaza Strip on Tuesday. He arrived in the enclave through the Erez crossing in light of the escalating tension in the occupied West Bank. According to Palestinian sources, Wennesland met with…

Al Jazeera

Palestinian groups Fatah, Hamas meet in Algeria to heal rift

Algiers is the latest to broker an agreement between rival factions in the occupied West Bank and Gaza.

Reuters

Gaza struggles to accommodate the living and the dead as population grows

In the densely populated Gaza Strip, a battle for space is pitting the living against the dead as homeless squatters settle in the area's cemeteries while authorities grapple with the growing demand for new housing.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Palestinian Report: 165 Killed Since Early 2022 in Gaza, West Bank

Since the beginning of 2022, 165 Palestinians have killed in Gaza and the West Bank, a Palestinian report said on Sunday. The National Grouping of Palestinian Martyrs’ Families said that among the fatalities, there are 88 Palestinians killed only in the past three months of this year. The group said…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Harsh Living Conditions Aggravate Gaza Burn Injuries

With bandages wrapped around his head and body, Attia al-Sawafiri was lying in the burns unit of a Gaza hospital, waiting for his first skin graft. The 50-year-old Palestinian has suffered chemical burn injuries not as a result of cross-border fighting, but while trying to unblock his drains -- a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Visions of Creativity in Middle East Youth Art Scene

From a Lebanese student decrying government failures through art to a Palestinian teacher seeking escape in music, young people across the Middle East are creatively giving voice to complex situations. In a series exploring youth aspirations in the volatile region -- where more than half of the population is under…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Owners of Homes Destroyed in 2014 Israeli War Shut UNRWA HQ in Gaza

Dozens of Palestinians protested on Monday outside the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in Gaza demanding the UN body to fulfil its commitments and pay the compensations they are entitled to. Owners of destroyed homes in the Israeli war on Gaza Strip…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel Appoints Ambassador to Türkiye

Israel on Monday announced the appointment of a new ambassador to Türkiye. Irit Lillian, a senior diplomat who has been in charge of the Israeli Embassy in Ankara for the last two years, will serve as the ambassador, Israel’s Foreign Ministry announced. She is the first person to hold the…

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Byzantine Mosaics Discovered under Gaza Farm

Byzantine mosaics dating from the 5th to 7th centuries were unveiled in the central Gaza Strip on Friday, after being uncovered by a farmer ploughing his land. Found in an area less than a kilometer (half a mile) from the often tense border with Israel, the mosaics are "in a…

The Independent UK

Palestinian farmer discovers rare ancient treasure in Gaza

A Palestinian farmer in the Gaza Strip has discovered a rare mosaic on his property

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