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One of the Turkish ships taking part in the Freedom Flotilla
Israeli MP who joined Gaza flotilla barred from re-election
Reuters 19 Dec 2012
Israel's electoral authority barred an Arab lawmaker from re-election on Wednesday, saying she had supported the...
Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyah leads a prayer in front of the headquarters of the Egyptian embassy in Gaza City, during a rally in show of solidarity with the Egyptian people, 6 August 2012. Egypt branded Islamist gunmen who killed 16 police near the Israeli border as "infidels" and promised on Monday to launch a crackdown following the massacre that has strained Cairo's ties with both Israel and Palestinians.
Gaza PM says tunnels would be closed if borders were open
MENA 06 Sep 2012
Ismail Haniyeh, prime minister of Gaza, said on Thursday that his government is ready to close all tunnels at the...
Literature festival in Gaza hostage to Egyptian bureaucracy
Nadine Marroushi 03 May 2012
Update: PalFest organizers were granted on Thursday afternoon travel permits by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to...
Flag on Tahrir boat
Al-Masry Al-Youm journalist detained by Israel
Staff 04 Nov 2011
Lina Attalah, the managing editor of the English edition of Al-Masry Al-Youm, is among those detained on Friday for...
Signs in Hebrew and English
Gaza-bound flotilla boarded, taken to Israel
Staff
Agencies
04 Nov 2011
Israeli forces boarded two flotilla boats carrying aid bound for the besieged Gaza Strip on Friday afternoon. The 27...
Activist on board the Canadian boat Tahrir as it makes its way toward Gaza.
Enthusiastic passengers settle in for the ride on Gaza-bound aid ship
Lina Attalah 03 Nov 2011
INTERNATIONAL WATERS, Eastern Mediterranean - The 12 passengers aboard the Tahrir, a Canadian boat attempting to bring...
The Canadian boat Tahrir is part of the
Gaza-bound flotilla 'Freedom Waves' leaves Turkey
Lina Attalah 02 Nov 2011
FETHIYE, Turkey - Two boats set sail from the Turkish port of Fethiye on 2 November, bound for the Gaza Strip in...
EL-Arish Port
Libyan aid ship unloads Gaza-bound humanitarian cargo in Egyptian port
MENA 20 Jan 2011
The Libyan aid ship “Al-Marwa,” laden with humanitarian aid supplies bound for the Gaza Strip, has docked...
Destroyed Palestinian homes in Gaza after Israeli Operation Cast Lead
Cast Lead, 2 years on: Gaza faces twin specters of violence, economic decay
Omar Ghraieb 29 Dec 2010
Gaza--Two years after Israel’s deadly Cast Lead assault on the Gaza Strip, the besieged territory continues to...
Egyptian security form a line while a Palestinian man shouts wanting to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing on June 4, 2011, as Egyptian officials at the border with Gaza barred Palestinians from crossing, but later allowed them passage out of Egypt only.
Govt: Rafah border crossing to be closed for Eid holidays, weekends
Ahmed Abu Draa 08 Nov 2010
Egyptian authorities have announced a decision to close the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip for...