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Palestinians torture detained critics, rights group says

Palestinian authorities in the occupied West Bank and Gaza arbitrarily arrest and systematically torture critics and opponents, a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report said.

Reuters

Hamas Says Captive Israeli’s Condition Has Deteriorated

Gaza's Hamas rulers on Monday said the condition of one of the Israelis it is holding captive has deteriorated. The announcement marked a rare piece of information about the Israelis in Hamas captivity. The movement has given no details on the conditions or whereabouts of its prisoners, and it has…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukrainian spouses in Gaza suffer from double conflict

Women who relocated to Gaza are unable to visit or contact family, and face similar problems in their adoptive home

The Guardian - UK

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Israel to Let More Palestinians Work in Manufacturing to Fill Labor Shortage

Israel's cabinet approved issuing 3,500 additional permits for Palestinian workers in Israel's manufacturing and services sectors, increasing the number to 12,000 to help relieve a shortage of skilled staff, the Economy Ministry said on Sunday. Workers from the West Bank and Gaza Strip, territories which Israel captured in the 1967…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Rich Heritage Buried under Impoverished Gaza Strip

While workers labored on a large construction site in the Gaza Strip, a security guard noticed a strange piece of stone sticking out of the earth. "I thought it was a tunnel," said Ahmad, the young guard, referring to secret passages dug by the group Hamas to help it battle…

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Warnings Made Against Paralyzing UNRWA

The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, has warned against the “chronic underfunding” that threatens the agency with “paralysis.” He stressed that every year, the Agency is forced to operate with a funding gap of around $100…

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Impoverished Gaza economy struggles under Israeli blockade

Approximately 300,000 workers are unemployed, with 80 percent of factories closed since the beginning of the blockade.

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Swimming and Surfing, Gazans Savor a Cleaner Sea

Palestinians in the Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip are rediscovering the pleasures of the Mediterranean Sea, after authorities declared the end of a long period of hazardous marine pollution. "It has been a year since I entered the water," said 22-year-old surfer Sabah Abu Ghanem. "As soon as I enter the water…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hamas Decides to Restore Syria Ties

A decade after breaking relations with Syrian President Bashar Assad and decamping from Damascus, Hamas is in talks to resume ties with Syria, according to a source in the Gaza-ruling group. “The return of relations was part of discussions that took place for years with Iran and the Lebanese Hezbollah,”…

Asharq Al-Awsat

AP PHOTOS: Israelis train in ghost town dubbed 'Mini Gaza'

The Muslim call to prayer echoes through a remote town in southern Israel that has known only war

The Independent UK

'Islamic Jihad' Maneuvers in Gaza Block Access to Sea

The Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian "Islamic Jihad", kicked off on Monday a days-long military drill in the Gaza Strip.

Asharq Al-Awsat

World Bank Warns of ‘Hidden Hunger’ in Palestine’s West Bank, Gaza Strip

The World Bank has warned of “hidden hunger” resulting from the heightened food insecurity in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. It published a report on Monday expressing concern over the poor nutritional status of the Palestinian population, underlining the high prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies among groups for whom good…

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Haniyeh Calls for Palestinian Strategy Promoting Openness to Int'l Community

Palestinian group Hamas' top leader, Ismail Haniyeh called on Sunday for building a Palestinian strategic vision that promotes openness to the international community and major countries. Speaking at a scientific conference held by Al Umma University in Gaza under the title “Palestinian Sovereignty, Strategic Variables and Future Paths,” Haniyeh said…

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Syrian refugee brings the taste of home to Gaza

Anas Qaterji fled Syria when civil war broke out in 2011 and snuck into Gaza, a land with its own history of war and poverty, where he has gained a large following among foodies crazy for the spicy cooking he brought from home.

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Israel Suspends Increase in Entry Permits for Palestinian Workers from Gaza

Israel said Saturday it was suspending an increase in entry permits for Palestinian workers from Gaza announced earlier this week in response to rocket fire from the Gaza Strip. Israeli warplanes hit Hamas military sites in Gaza in retaliation for the rocket fire from the Palestinian enclave, the Israeli army…

Wales Online

Welsh war surgeon helping to save lives on the frontline in war-torn Ukraine

Dr David Nott has worked in some of the dangerous conflict zones in the world including Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Chad, Iraq, Libya, Haiti, Gaza and Syria

Al Jazeera

Israeli air attacks hit Gaza after rocket fire

Palestinian media reported that the Israeli strikes fell on agricultural land in Gaza.

WEKU

Gaza rocket into Israel breaks 2-month lull, Israel responds

Palestinian militants fired a rocket into southern Israel early Saturday. Hours later, Israeli aircraft carried out a series of airstrikes.

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Palestinian Rocket Fire Draws Israeli Air Strikes in Gaza

Palestinian militants fired a rocket toward a city in southern Israel on Saturday, drawing Israeli air strikes, the Israeli military said, after months of relative calm in the area. There were no immediate reports of casualties in Gaza or Israel, which intercepted the rocket that was launched toward the city…

Reuters

Palestinian rocket fire draws Israeli air strikes in Gaza

Palestinian militants fired a rocket toward a city in southern Israel on Saturday, drawing Israeli air strikes, the Israeli military said, after months of relative calm in the area.

Wales Online

Rocket launched into Israel from Gaza breaks two-month lull

No Palestinian group claimed responsibility for the offensive

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli Court Convicts Palestinian Aid Worker after Six Years in Detention

An Israeli court on Wednesday convicted a Palestinian aid worker who has been detained for six years on Israeli charges he funneled tens of millions of dollars in relief funds to the Hamas movement. The Beersheba District Court found Mohamed El Halabi guilty of supporting a terror organization but acquitted…

The Guardian - UK

Israeli court finds Gaza aid worker guilty of financing terrorism

Mohammad El Halabi convicted of diverting aid to Hamas despite UN concerns over lack of evidence in six-year-long case

The Independent UK

‘80% of children in Gaza suffer from depression’ after 15 years of blockade, claim NGOs

Israel called the findings ‘one-sided and biased’

The National (Scotland)

Israel's blockade of Gaza hits 15 years as Oxfam calls for action

ISRAEL'S blockade of Gaza has now been ongoing for 15 years with relief efforts now a “permanent operation”, according to Oxfam.

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