Gaza
Gaza rapper, 11, strikes chord with rhymes about war and hardship
Middle East
August 18, 2020
Gaza rapper, 11, strikes chord with rhymes about war and hardship
GAZA (Reuters) – Gaza rapper Abdel-Rahman Al-Shantti may only be 11 years old but his rhymes on war and hardship…
Israel shuts Gaza fishing zone after overnight fighting
Middle East
August 16, 2020
Israel shuts Gaza fishing zone after overnight fighting
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel closed the Gaza Strip’s offshore fishing zone Sunday following a night of cross-border fighting with Palestinian…
Israel strikes Gaza militant sites after incendiary balloons
Middle East
August 13, 2020
Israel strikes Gaza militant sites after incendiary balloons
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military said it struck Hamas militant sites in the Gaza Strip early…
Israel closes Gaza crossing after Palestinians launch incendiary balloons
Middle East
August 11, 2020
Israel closes Gaza crossing after Palestinians launch incendiary balloons
JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Israel on Tuesday closed one of its main border crossings with the Gaza Strip after Palestinians launched…
Gaza students back to school with few virus safety measures
Middle East
August 8, 2020
Gaza students back to school with few virus safety measures
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of students in the isolated Gaza Strip returned to schools after…
Gazans defy taboos to rescue, neuter stray animals
Middle East
July 25, 2020
Gazans defy taboos to rescue, neuter stray animals
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — In the impoverished Gaza Strip, where most people struggle to make ends meet amid…
Young Gazans sell recycled cloth bags to challenge plastic
Middle East
July 16, 2020
Young Gazans sell recycled cloth bags to challenge plastic
GAZA (Reuters) — Dismayed by the plastic bags piling up in the Gaza Strip, a group of young Palestinians is…
With Israeli prison visits halted, a father in Gaza counts down to son’s release
Middle East
July 15, 2020
With Israeli prison visits halted, a father in Gaza counts down to son’s release
RAFAH, Gaza (Reuters) — Palestinian Sameeh Qe’dan is counting down the days until his son is released from an Israeli…
Israeli military says 2 Gaza rockets hit southern Israel
Middle East
June 27, 2020
Israeli military says 2 Gaza rockets hit southern Israel
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military said Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired two rockets into…
As Israel threatens West Bank annexation, Gazans recall settler withdrawal
Middle East
June 25, 2020
As Israel threatens West Bank annexation, Gazans recall settler withdrawal
GAZA (Reuters) — Vineyard owner Haidar al-Zahar recalls with joy the day in 2005 when Israel removed its settlers and…