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Presidency orders Rafah crossing opened 2 more days
Egypt
June 16, 2015
Presidency orders Rafah crossing opened 2 more days
Egypt’s presidency has ordered the opening of the Rafah land crossing on the borders with the Palestinian Gaza Strip to…
NGO slams detentions, property damage during security operations in Sinai
Egypt
June 16, 2015
NGO slams detentions, property damage during security operations in Sinai
The Egyptian Observatory of Rights and Freedom has criticized the ongoing detentions, displacements and killings resulting from the counter-terrorism operations by…
Israel to issue its own Gaza war report, pre-empting UN inquiry
Middle East
June 14, 2015
Israel to issue its own Gaza war report, pre-empting UN inquiry
Israel will issue a report on Sunday arguing its 2014 Gaza offensive was lawful, a move aimed at pre-empting the…
Israel closes probe into killing of four boys on Gaza beach
Middle East
June 12, 2015
Israel closes probe into killing of four boys on Gaza beach
Israel's killing of four Palestinian boys in an air strike on a Gaza beach during the 2014 war was a…
Egypt to leave Rafah crossing open Thursday
Egypt
May 28, 2015
Egypt to leave Rafah crossing open Thursday
Egyptian authorities have decided to extend the opening of Rafah crossing to Thursday for the return of stranded Palestinians and…
Stranded Palestinians, construction materials enter Gaza through Rafah
Egypt
May 27, 2015
Stranded Palestinians, construction materials enter Gaza through Rafah
Five hundred sixty-four stranded Palestinians from Egypt and other foreign countries have crossed through the Rafah border crossing to Gaza. An…
Israel strikes Gaza after rocket lands near Israeli port Ashdod
Middle East
May 27, 2015
Israel strikes Gaza after rocket lands near Israeli port Ashdod
Israeli aircraft struck a number of sites in the Gaza Strip from the air early on Wednesday, residents and the…
Egypt opens Rafah to let stranded Palestinians return to Gaza
Egypt
May 26, 2015
Egypt opens Rafah to let stranded Palestinians return to Gaza
Egyptian authorities opened the Rafah crossing on Tuesday, for the first time in nearly 80 days, to allow stranded Palestinians…
Armed Forces: 521 tunnel openings destroyed at Gaza border
Egypt
May 25, 2015
Armed Forces: 521 tunnel openings destroyed at Gaza border
Armed Forces have destroyed 521 tunnel openings on the borders with Gaza, North Sinai, over the past six months. Military Spokesperson…
State TV: Egypt to reopen Rafah crossing with Gaza Tuesday
Egypt
May 24, 2015
State TV: Egypt to reopen Rafah crossing with Gaza Tuesday
Egyptian authorities will reopen the Gaza Strip on Tuesday for two days to allow stranded Palestinians to cross into the…