After fleeing war in Gaza, an entire Palestinian family dies in Turkey's earthquake Twelve years ago, Abdel-Karim Abu Jalhoum fled war and poverty in the Palestinian territory of Gaza for safety in Turkey. Reuters · Feb 8, 2023
Israel jail crackdown sets up showdown with Palestinian prisoners Soon after sirens sounded in Israel as rockets were fired from Gaza on Wednesday, hardline Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said he would press on with a crackdown on Palestinian prisoners that could further inflame tensions despite U.S. calls for calm. Reuters · Feb 2, 2023
For Palestinians, the traditional olive harvest mired in conflict Local workers have joined forces with European and Israeli activists to help farmers collect their crop The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023
Gaza Home Demolitions Stir Palestinian Frustration Ramadan Abu Saif looked on as bulldozers ploughed into his neighbour's Gaza City home, knowing his could be next as an infrastructure project surges forward in the impoverished Palestinian enclave. Last month, Hamas militants who govern Gaza began demolishing 62 houses at Al-Shati refugee camp as they widen the territory's… Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 2, 2023
French, Israeli leaders meet in Paris as violence spikes in Gaza, West Bank Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected in Paris on Thursday for what will be his first visit to France since returning to power a month ago. The meeting comes against a background of escalating violence between Israelis and Palestinians that has triggered an international outcry. Radio France Internationale · Feb 2, 2023
Israeli Air Strikes Hit Gaza Strip Israel launched air strikes on the Gaza Strip early Thursday, which Palestinian fighters reacted to by firing rockets in the latest bout of unrest in the region. The overnight attacks -- which Israel's army confirmed in a statement at 02:41 am (0041 GMT) -- come hours after the army intercepted… Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 2, 2023
Palestinians fire rockets, Israel hits Gaza days after U.S. call for calm Israeli aircraft struck in Gaza on Thursday in response to Palestinian rocket fire, days after the United States called for calm, but there was no immediate sign of a wider escalation in violence following days of tension. Reuters · Feb 1, 2023
Israel Says It Intercepted Rocket Fired from Gaza Strip Sirens sounded in southern Israel and a rocket was intercepted from Gaza on Wednesday, the Israeli army said, as tensions soared between Palestinians and the country's new ultranationalist government. The army said in a statement that sirens sounded in the city of Sderot and in the area surrounding the Gaza… Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 1, 2023
The Palestinian president and his unfulfilled quest for a state Mahmoud Abbas spent much of his life before becoming Palestinian president in the shadow of Yasser Arafat, long the figurehead of the Palestinian cause, but he has never secured the same status in the role and has not brought his people closer to statehood. Reuters · Jan 31, 2023
Trudy Rubin: Netanyahu's radical cabinet ministers ignore history and pursue one undemocratic state One of the advantages of growing older is that you accumulate something called "historic memory," which basically means you've been around long enough to recall more than younger folks. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jan 28, 2023
New shooting in east Jerusalem, hours after synagogue attack left seven dead A young assailant shot and wounded at least two people in east Jerusalem on Saturday, Israeli medics said, hours after a Palestinian gunman killed seven outside a synagogue in one of the deadliest such attacks in years. France 24 · Jan 28, 2023
Israelis killed in gun attack at Jerusalem synagogue A gunman shot to death seven Israelis in an attack on a synagogue in a Jewish neighborhood of East Jerusalem as tensions soared following the Thursday killing of nine Palestinians in a clash with Israeli security officials in the West Bank. Tribune News Service · Jan 28, 2023
Jerusalem shooting leaves 7 Israelis dead A gunman shot to death seven Israelis in an attack on a synagogue in a Jewish neighborhood of East Jerusalem as tensions soared following the Thursday killing of nine Palestinians in a clash with Israeli security officials in the West Bank. Tribune News Service · Jan 27, 2023
Tense but calm after deadly Jenin raid triggers Israel-Gaza rocket fire exchange Palestinian Authority suspends security cooperation after nine people were killed by Israeli defence forces The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2023
WEKU · Jan 27, 2023 Gaza militants fire rockets toward Israel after Israeli troops killed 9 Palestinians Militants in the Gaza Strip fired rockets toward Israel and Israeli warplanes bombed Hamas sites in Gaza a day after the deadliest Israeli raid in the West Bank in years.
Reuters · Jan 27, 2023 Major flare-ups between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza Israeli war planes struck Gaza overnight on Friday after Palestinian militants fired two rockets following one of the worst days of violence in the occupied West Bank in years.
Tribune News Service · Jan 27, 2023 Palestinians cut security ties with Israel after deadly raid The Palestinian Authority said it’s ending security ties with Israel after eight militants and one civilian were killed in a West Bank gunfight, in an escalation in violence that was later followed by a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip.
Al Jazeera · Jan 27, 2023 Rockets, air attacks in Gaza follow deadly Israeli raid in Jenin Operation in occupied West Bank generates defiance in Gaza, but could it lead to another war?
The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2023 Fears of escalating Israeli-Palestinian violence after deadly West Bank raid Israeli jets strike Gaza after Palestinian militants fire rockets across border in the wake of the worst single-day death toll in the occupied West Bank for years
The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2023 Jerusalem, West Bank on edge after outbreak of violence Israel’s defense minister signaled Friday that the military would stop its airstrikes if Palestinian militant groups halted rocket attacks, a day after the deadliest Israeli raid in decades raised the prospect of a major flare-up in fighting
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 27, 2023 Israel, Gaza Fighters Trade Missiles after Deadly West Bank Raid Israel and Palestinian fighters in the Gaza Strip traded missile fire Friday, raising fears of a further escalation after one of the deadliest army raids in the occupied West Bank in years. Israel said that in response to the missiles, it "targeted an underground rocket manufacturing site" belonging to Hamas…
The Guardian - AU · Jan 27, 2023 Concerns over escalating violence after Israeli forces kill nine Palestinians during West Bank raid Palestinian militants fired rockets from Gaza on Friday morning, to which Israel responded with missile strikes
Reuters · Jan 26, 2023 Seven killed in synagogue attack as West Bank violence spirals A Palestinian gunman killed seven people and wounded three others in a synagogue on the outskirts of Jerusalem on Friday in an attack that heightened fears of a spiral in bloodshed, a day after the deadliest Israeli raid in the West Bank in years.
Reuters · Jan 25, 2023 Gaza fisherman gets new outboard engine after a decade's wait, as Israel relaxes curbs Marooned for a decade by engine failure, Palestinian fisherman Falah Abu Reyala will finally be able to return to sea with a new outboard motor for his boat after Israel eased curbs on the supply of parts to Gaza it feared could be used to make weapons.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 24, 2023 UNRWA Appeals for $1.6 Bln in Funding The UN agency that delivers basic services to millions of Palestinian refugees appealed on Tuesday for $1.6 billion in funding after its head warned it was struggling to fulfill its mandate due to spiraling costs and shrinking resources. Established in 1949 following the first Arab-Israeli war, UNRWA provides public services…