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Gaza Hamas leader leaves next week for Egypt, Iran

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Hamas prime minister's office says the Gaza premier will be visiting Iran as part of his tour of Muslim countries next week. Ismail Haniyeh will make Cairo his first stop on January 30. He will also visit Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar.

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January 25, 2012  Tags: , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Gaza  Comments Closed

Palestinian electoral body starts work in Gaza

The Palestinian Central Elections Commission began work in Gaza on Wednesday after Hamas gave the organisation access to its offices, its chief said.

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January 25, 2012  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Gaza  Comments Closed

Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza Strip overnight, no casualties

GAZA : Israeli aircraft on early Tuesday morning carried out a series of airstrikes targeting a suspected weapons manufacturing site and several tunnels in the Gaza Strip, Israeli and Palestinian officials said. There were no reports of casualties.

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January 24, 2012  Tags: , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Gaza  Comments Closed

Rocket fired from Gaza into Israel: army

A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip landed in southern Israel on Tuesday, causing no damage or injuries, an Israeli police spokesman said.

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January 24, 2012  Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Gaza  Comments Closed

Hamas chief plans historic Jordan, Gaza trips

Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal will visit Jordan on Sunday for the first time in 12 years, and is planning a historic first trip to Gaza, officials told AFP.

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January 24, 2012  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Gaza  Comments Closed

Hamas chief Meshaal plans first Gaza trip

Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal plans to visit Gaza for the first time, possibly accompanied by Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, a Hamas official said Tuesday.

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January 24, 2012  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Gaza  Comments Closed

Israel airstrikes hit Gaza

Israel has hit Gaza with a series of airstrikes in response to a series of rocket attacks in recent days.

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January 24, 2012  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Gaza  Comments Closed

Gaza furniture exported to Jordan for the first time since Hamas took power

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says Gaza furniture makers have exported goods to neighboring Jordan, the first non agricultural exports since Hamas militants seized the territory.

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January 23, 2012  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Gaza  Comments Closed

Gaza furniture exported to Jordan

The Israeli military says Gaza furniture makers have exported goods to neighboring Jordan, the first non agricultural exports since Hamas militants seized the territory.

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January 23, 2012  Tags: , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Gaza  Comments Closed

Gaza Salafists hail success of Egyptian 'brothers'

The meteoric rise of Egypt's Salafists has given fresh hope to Gaza's Salafist minority, who see it as a sign of their future victory and of the rise of an Islamic Caliphate.

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January 23, 2012  Tags: , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Gaza  Comments Closed

Gaza builders lead economic recovery – with some help from the black market

Booming construction industry beats Israeli blockade as materials are smuggled in through tunnels For three years, Wael Arabeed did not do a day's work. He delved deep into his life savings, accrued over 25 years of working on construction projects in Saudi Arabia, Syria and Egypt, to feed his family

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January 22, 2012  Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Gaza  Comments Closed

Meshaal planning to step down as leader of Hamas

GAZA (Reuters) – Khaled Meshaal, the top political official of Palestinian Islamist faction Hamas that controls the Gaza Strip, will not seek reelection when a vote to choose its leadership is held soon, the group said on Saturday. A Hamas statement said Council of his intention to step down, wanting to stress the path of democracy and bring in new blood to the leadership but the Shura Council …

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January 21, 2012  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Gaza  Comments Closed

Israel air strike targets Gaza militants

An Israeli air strike targeted Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip early on Saturday, according to sources on both sides.

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January 21, 2012  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Gaza  Comments Closed

Hamas bans singing competition in Gaza

Organizers of the Palestinian version of “American Idol” said Thursday the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers have banned residents from participating in the popular reality show.

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January 19, 2012  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Gaza  Comments Closed

Gaza's Hamas rulers ban Palestinian singing competition, organizers say

JERUSALEM – Organizers of the Palestinian version of “American Idol” said Thursday the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers have banned residents from participating in the popular reality show.

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January 19, 2012  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Gaza  Comments Closed

Israel detains 3 Gaza 'infiltrators': army

Israeli forces arrested three Palestinians overnight as they tried to enter Israel from the southern Gaza Strip, a military spokesman said on Thursday.

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January 19, 2012  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Gaza  Comments Closed

UNRWA launches $ 300 million appeal for Gaza – Video


18-01-2012 04:35 The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees “UNRWA” has launched $300 million appeal for Gaza and the West Bank. Press TV’s Yousef al-Helou reports from Gaza.

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January 19, 2012  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Gaza  Comments Closed

IDF hits terrorists near Gaza fence – Video


18-01-2012 21:35 Israel Air Force aircraft in conjunction with IDF tanks opened fire on a group of Palestinians attempting to place explosive devices near the Gaza Border fence near Beit Hanoun on Wednesday. Palestinian medics said one man was killed in the attack and a second man was critically wounded. Hamas confirmed both men were killed in the incident.

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January 19, 2012  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Gaza  Comments Closed

Gaza / West Bank: Investigate Attacks on Rights Defenders

(Jerusalem) – Hamas and the Palestinian Authority (PA) should investigate recent brutal attacks against human rights defenders in Gaza and the West Bank and hold those responsible to account, Human Rights Watch said today.

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January 19, 2012  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Gaza  Comments Closed

Israel raid 'kills two in northern Gaza'

An Israeli air raid on the northern Gaza Strip killed two Palestinians and wounded a third on Wednesday, a spokesman for the Hamas-run emergency services told AFP.

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January 18, 2012  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Gaza  Comments Closed

Israeli strike kills 2 in Gaza

Israeli forces on Wednesday attacked a group of suspected Palestinian militants believed to have been planting a bomb along Gaza's border with the Jewish state, the Israeli military said. Palestinian officials said two people were killed and two wounded.

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January 18, 2012  Tags: , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Gaza  Comments Closed

Israeli strike kills two Palestinians in Gaza

GAZA (Reuters) – An Israeli aircraft and tank strike killed two Palestinians close to the border fence in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Wednesday, medical officials said. Residents of the north Gaza town of Beit Hanoun said Israeli planes and tanks had fired into the area. An Israeli military spokeswoman confirmed the attack and an army statement said: “Aircraft and armored corps soldiers …

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January 18, 2012  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Gaza  Comments Closed

Israeli strike kills 1 in Gaza

Israeli forces on Wednesday attacked a group of suspected Palestinian militants believed to have been planting a bomb along Gaza's border with the Jewish state, the Israeli military said. Palestinian officials said that one person was killed and three injured.

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January 18, 2012  Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Gaza  Comments Closed

Israeli strike kills Palestinian in Gaza

GAZA (Reuters) – An Israeli aircraft and tank strike killed at least one Palestinian close to the border fence in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Wednesday, medics said.

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January 18, 2012  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Gaza  Comments Closed

Palestinian officials say 1 dead in Gaza strike

Palestinian medical officials in the Gaza Strip say one man has been killed and three people wounded in an Israeli attack in the north of the territory.

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January 18, 2012  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Gaza  Comments Closed


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