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Egypt has announced it will delay opening Rafah crossing between the North African country and the Gaza Strip until further notice, citing terror attacks against armed forces in the region by jihadists. The Rafah crossing is the only land border Read more
Hamas has announced it sealed a unity agreement with rival West Bank-based Fatah after two days of talks in Cairo. The Head of Gaza-based Islamist group Ismail Haniyeh said both parties reached a deal on the management of Gaza, which Read more
Security forces in the occupied West Bank answering to Palestinian leader Mohamed Abbas have arrested a prominent activist for a posting where he urged the Head of the Palestinian Authority (PA) to resign. Human rights activist Issa Amro from Hevron Read more
UN Chief Antonio Guterres ended Wednesday his three-day tour of Palestine and Israel by announcing $4 million aid for Gaza, which is living one of the worst humanitarian catastrophes the world have ever known. Guterres was in the enclaved Strip Read more
A security agent, member of Gaza ruler Hamas, died after confrontation with members of a reportedly Salafi group, near the border between the enclave and Egypt. “A security force stopped two persons who approached the border. One of them blew Read more
Israel has launched missiles into the Gaza Strip in response to a missile that was fired from Gaza. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said “a projectile hit an open region in the Ashkelon region” without causing any injuries. No group Read more
Nine players of a Gaza-based football team have been barred from traveling out of Gaza to participate in a football match in Israel-occupied West Bank. The players based in Rafah, border town with Egypt, have been prevented from attending the Read more
The Head of Palestinian Authority (PA) has told Gaza-ruled Hamas to stop dealing with rival Mohammed Dahlan, as Fatah-ruled West Bank seeks to thaw ties with the Islamist movement at a time the exiled Fatah strongman vies for the PA Read more
The European Union’s top court has ruled to retain Gaza ruling Islamist movement Hamas on its terror list despite the movement’s lobbying to influence the decision. The decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) Wednesday overruled a ruling in Read more
Fatah and Hamas could be on the verge of reaching a power-sharing agreement, which could further relax the blockade on the crossing point with Egypt. Revealing details of the possible agreement in a telephone interview with Associated Press, Mohammed Dahlan, Read more