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Gaza Faces More Power Cuts over Israeli Blockade

Gaza's sole power plant will have to shut down within 48 hours if a blockade imposed by Israel is not lifted, officials warned on Thursday, as border tensions simmered following the arrest of a Palestinian militant leader. Israeli authorities have closed all crossings into Gaza, cutting off access for the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel border closure may force Gaza power plant shutdown: official

Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Gaza's only power station is at risk of imminent shutdown due to a lack of fuel, its manager warned Thursday as Israel's complete closure on the territory reached a third day.

AFP

Gaza faces more power cuts as Israeli blockade enters third day

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Israel closes Gaza crossings, citing fear of retaliation for Jenin arrests

The Kerem Shalom crossing in southern Gaza, designated for the entry of essential supplies to the Palestinian territory, and the northern Eretz crossing, which allows the passage of people to and from the Gaza Strip, have both been closed for several days.

Radio France Internationale

Zawahiri's militant path surprised neighbours in Cairo suburb

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, who was killed by a U.S. drone strike in Kabul, seemed harmless to neighbours when he was a young man growing up in a leafy Cairo suburb.

Reuters

Israel Army Closes Areas Near Gaza Citing Reprisals Risk

Israel's army closed areas near the Gaza border to civilians Tuesday, citing a risk of reprisals, following the overnight arrest of two senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad members, the military and Palestinian sources said. A 17-year-old Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli forces during a late Monday raid in the flashpoint…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel army closes areas near Gaza citing reprisals risk

Jenin (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Israel's army closed areas near the Gaza border to civilians Tuesday, citing a risk of reprisals, following the overnight arrest of two senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad members, the military and Palestinian sources said.

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Who was al-Qaeda’s leader Ayman al-Zawahiri?

Al-Zawahiri, linked to 9/11 and attacks that left thousands dead, has been killed in a US drone strike.

Al Jazeera

Al-Zawahri's path went from Cairo clinic to top of al-Qaida

The doors of jihad opened for Ayman al-Zawahri as a young doctor in a Cairo clinic

The Independent UK

Ayman al-Zawahiri: from Cairo physician to al Qaeda leader

Ayman al-Zawahiri succeeded Osama bin Laden as al Qaeda leader after years as its main organiser and strategist, but his lack of charisma and competition from rival militants Islamic State hobbled his ability to inspire sizeable attacks on the West.

Reuters

Al-Qaida mastermind Ayman al-Zawahri, 71, reportedly killed

Ayman al-Zawahri, an Egyptian surgeon who became a mastermind of jihad against the West and who took over as al-Qaida leader after Osama bin Laden’s death in a U.S. raid, has been killed

The Independent UK

Jenin violence rages two months after death of Al Jazeera journalist

Amid row over fatal shooting of Shireen Abu Aqleh, refugee camp is still subject to near-nightly raids by Israel Defence Forces

The Guardian - UK

Palestinian gunman killed by Israel army in West Bank clash

Jenin (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - A Palestinian gunman from the Islamic Jihad militant group was shot dead by Israeli troops during clashes Wednesday in Jenin, a flash point in the occupied West Bank hit by waves of recent violence.

AFP

Israeli Soldiers Kill Palestinian Gunman in West Bank Clash

Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Wednesday, Palestinian officials said, in the latest in a series of clashes. The Palestinian “Islamic Jihad” militant group said that one of its men was killed “confronting the occupation forces” in Jenin, where…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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'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.

AFP

Palestinian militant teen killed by Israelis in West Bank clash

Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian teenage militant when clashes broke out during a Saturday raid in the flashpoint Jenin area of the occupied West Bank, Palestinian sources and the army said.

Reuters

Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen militant during clash, group says

Israeli forces shot and killed a 17-year-old Palestinian militant in clashes in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Saturday, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group said.

Al Jazeera

Jenin: How the city became a symbol of Palestinian resistance

Palestinians say Jenin has always been a hub for resistance groups, despite ongoing Israeli attempts to stamp them out.

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Deadly West Bank attacks follow Israeli raid on Al-Aqsa

A Palestinian man and an Israeli guard are killed in separate incidents after Israeli raid on Islam’s holy site.

AFP

Deadly West Bank attack after day of clashes in Jerusalem

Jerusalem (AFP) - A Palestinian man and an Israeli guard were killed in separate West Bank incidents following clashes on Friday between Palestinians and Israeli police at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque.

AFP

Dozens hurt in fresh clashes at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa site

Jerusalem (AFP) - Fresh clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound wounded 42 people on the last Friday of Ramadan, following weeks of violence at the flashpoint religious site.

AFP

Palestinian lone attackers trump factions: analysts

Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Recent deadly attacks by Palestinians have shown a shift in the dynamics of militancy in the West Bank, as armed factions play less of a role and individual grievances trump ideology, analysts say.

AFP

Gaza militants prepare tunnels as next conflict looms

Khan Yunis (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - In a "tunnel city" under the sandy soils of southern Gaza, Palestinian militants are preparing for the next conflict with Israel, as tensions in Jerusalem threaten to escalate.

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…

The Independent UK

Palestinians in Jenin evoke painful past as violence flares

The latest wave of Israeli-Palestinian violence has been centered on Jenin, a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank that has long been a bastion of armed struggle against Israeli rule

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