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Hamas Threatens Israel with 'Immediate War' if it Attempted to Assassinate Sinwar

Hamas threatened to launch an immediate war if Tel Aviv attempted to assassinate its leader in the Gaza Strip, Yahya Sinwar, after several Israeli calls to eliminate him in response to the ongoing Palestinian operations against Israelis. Hamas politburo member Izzat al-Rishq said the Israeli threats to kill the movement's…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israelis Openly Call for Assassination of Hamas Leaders after Latest Stabbing

Israelis openly called for the assassination of Hamas officials on Friday in wake of the stabbing attack in the Israeli town of Elad on Thursday. Former generals, experts and journalists called for the assassination of Saleh al-Arouri, who is in charge of Hamas' military operations in the occupied West Bank,…

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Hamas Claims West Bank Attack

Hamas that rules the Gaza Strip said Monday they were behind a recent attack that killed an Israeli in the West Bank, linking it to tensions in Jerusalem. A statement from Hamas said the Al-Qassam Brigades, the militant movement's military wing, assumed "full responsibility" for the Friday shooting of an…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Unemployment Rate Increases in Palestine

Figures released on Labor Day have revealed that the number of unemployed Palestinians had increased to 372,000 in 2021, compared to 335,000 in 2020. The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics issued a statement noting that unemployment rate among labor force participants in Palestine remained unchanged at about 26% in 2021.…

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Nicholas Goldberg: Some people hope the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will fade away. But that's not happening

Five Israelis shot dead in Bnai Brak and two more in Tel Aviv. Clashes at the Al Aqsa Mosque, where more than 150 Palestinians were wounded by Israeli riot police. Stabbings in southern Israel and Jerusalem; counterterrorism raids across the West Bank that killed more than a dozen Palestinians. Exchanges…

Los Angeles Times

Israel to reopen Gaza crossing after closing it over rockets

Israel says it will be reopening its border crossing with the Gaza Strip to Palestinian workers after it had been closed for several days following rocket attacks from the Palestinian enclave

The Independent UK

Ancient Goddess Sculpture Found by Farmer in Gaza Strip

A Palestinian farmer found a rare 4,500-year-old stone sculpture while working his land in the southern Gaza Strip, ruling Hamas authorities announced Monday. The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said the 22-centimeter (6.7-inch) tall limestone head is believed to represent the Canaanite goddess Anat and is estimated to be dated…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Israeli court rejects appeal in deadly Gaza beach airstrike

Israel’s Supreme Court has rejected a request to reopen an investigation into the deaths of four Palestinian children who were killed by an Israeli airstrike while playing on the beach in the Gaza Strip during a 2014 war

The Independent UK

Palestinians denounce Israel’s move to close Gaza crossing

Israel said that it will close the Erez crossing on Sunday for workers coming from the besieged enclave.

Al Jazeera

Israel Closes Crossing to Gazans after Rocket Attacks

Israel said it will close its only crossing from the Gaza Strip for workers on Sunday after fighters in the Palestinian enclave fired three rockets at the Jewish state. "Following the rockets fired toward Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip last night, it was decided that crossings into Israel for…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel, Gaza Militants Trade Fire as Mideast Tensions Mount

Palestinian militants fired several rockets into southern Israel from the Gaza Strip early Thursday and Israeli aircraft hit militant targets in Gaza, part of an escalation that was eerily similar to the run-up to last year’s Israel-Gaza war. The cross-border strikes came against the backdrop of Israeli-Palestinian tensions that have…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Bionic Limbs Lift Gaza Amputees’ Self-Esteem

A "smart" prosthetic hand that mimics human anatomy and motion has allowed Ahmed Abu Hamda to play with his children and regain self-esteem, part of a new project in Palestine's Gaza Strip, where conflict with Israel has left hundreds without limbs. Since March, a Qatari-funded hospital in Gaza has been…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Bionic limbs lift Gaza amputees' self-esteem

A "smart" prosthetic hand that mimics human anatomy and motion has allowed Ahmed Abu Hamda to play with his children and regain self esteem, part of a new project in Gaza Strip, where conflict with Israel has left hundreds of Palestinians without limbs.

Reuters

Israel Hits Gaza after Rocket Attack

Israel carried out its first airstrikes on the Gaza Strip in months early Tuesday in response to a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave as tensions soar after a weekend of violence in Jerusalem. Warning sirens sounded in southern Israel Monday night after the rocket was fired from the enclave…

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Israel airstrikes hit Palestine after rocket launched from Gaza as tensions soar

Israel has launched airstrikes on Palestine targets after its military said it shot down a rocket sent from the Gaza Strip with tensions having boiled over amid clashes at a Jerusalem shrine

Al Jazeera

Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip as tensions soar in Jerusalem

No casualties or injuries have been reported after Israel said it hit a Hamas weapons manufacturing site.

Reuters

Israel says it shot down a rocket launched from Gaza

A rocket was launched on Monday from the Gaza Strip at Israel, which shot it down, the Israeli military said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hamas Informs Mediators it Doesn't Want New Conflict in Gaza

The Palestinian Hamas movement is not seeking escalation in the Gaza Strip, revealed informed sources. Hamas held a meeting with the "Islamic Jihad" group, which was on the verge of carrying out an escalation, they told Asharq Al-Awsat. Hamas warned the group that the political situation and time are not…

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Al Jazeera

‘Ripe for explosion’: Israel-Palestine tensions rise in Ramadan

The situation in occupied Palestinian territories is escalating, as Gaza residents worry about another war.

Asharq Al-Awsat

In Gaza, an Application Languishes, and a Toddler Dies

Jalal al-Masri and his wife spent eight years and their life savings on fertility treatments in order to have their daughter, Fatma. When she was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect in December, they waited another three months for an Israeli permit to take her for treatment outside the Gaza…

The Independent UK

In Gaza, an application languishes, and a toddler dies

The death of a 19-month-old girl in the Gaza Strip has shone a light on the struggles faced by Palestinians from the isolated territory who require urgent medical care

Asharq Al-Awsat

Gantz Vows ‘a Lot of Pain,’ Gaza Factions Threaten ‘Stronger Resistance’

With Israel expecting more attacks in the coming weeks and possibly months, Tel Aviv threatened Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip that they would suffer “a lot of pain” if they decided to escalate. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett pledged to break what he called “a wave of Palestinian terrorist…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli Forces Kill Three Palestinian Militants in West Bank

Israeli security forces killed three Islamic Jihad militants when they came under fire Saturday during a raid in the West Bank, police said, the latest deaths in a surge of violence. The bloodshed comes amid heightened tensions ahead of the start of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, that has…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Palestine Holds Municipal Elections in West Bank, Gaza Abstains

Palestinians in the West Bank elected their municipal councils in the second and final phase of the local elections after Hamas refused to hold them in the Gaza Strip, in a move that sparked widespread criticism. Palestinians elected 50 local bodies in all governorates of the West Bank, including the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel Approves Defensive Plan, Weighs Military Option Against Iran

Israeli Minister of Defense Benny Gantz approved a “regional defensive” plan to boost missile and air defenses, in light of the escalating threats from Iran and the Lebanese Hezbollah party. The cabinet allocated a significant budget to develop and produce the “Iron Beam” high-power laser system designed to intercept rockets,…

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