Tag: Palestinian Territories
Israel turns back Libyan ship bound for Gaza
The Israeli navy turned back a Libyan ship as it tried to transport humanitarian aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials said.[MORE]
Mecca pilgrims blocked from leaving Gaza
Palestinian pilgrims bound for Mecca have been prevented from leaving the Gaza Strip via Egypt as the enclave's Hamas Islamist rulers and the rival leadership in the West Bank traded blame for the hold-up.[MORE]
Gazans use car batteries to restart power plant
Power returned to large parts of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip when Palestinian workers figured out a way to use car batteries to help restart the territory's sole power plant.[MORE]
Israel again seals off Gaza
Israel has again sealed off the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire, one day after humanitarian supplies were allowed in.[MORE]
Gaza border crossing opened for aid
Israel has temporarily re-opened a border crossing with the Gaza Strip to allow in essential supplies of food.[MORE]
US-based Muslim charity guilty of funding terrorism
The leaders of what was once the largest Muslim charity in the United States have been found guilty of acting as a front for Palestinian militants in the largest terrorism financing prosecution in American history.[MORE]
Israel to allow some humanitarian aid into Gaza
Some supplies will be allowed into Gaza, Israel says, amid mounting international concern over a worsening of the humanitarian situation in the besieged, aid-dependent Palestinian territory.[MORE]
Abbas elected 'president of Palestine'
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has been elected President of Palestine by a key decision-making body of the PLO, amid tensions with rival Islamists, officials said.[MORE]
UN resumes Gaza food distribution
The United Nations has resumed the distribution of food aid in the Gaza Strip, but warns supplies could run out again shortly. [MORE]
Israelis and Palestinians find peace on the playground
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Israeli and Palestinian youngsters are finding some common ground on a school playground.[MORE]
Israel decides to maintain Gaza blockade
Israel has vowed to keep up its blockade of Gaza, the defence ministry said in a statement after Tel Aviv accused the Islamist Hamas movement of "shattering" a truce with rocket fire.[MORE]
Israeli air strike kills 4 militants in Gaza
An Israeli air strike has killed four Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip and two rockets fired from the Hamas-controlled territory hit Israel as a five-month-old ceasefire continued to unravel.[MORE]
Gaza explosion 'kills Palestinian gunman'
An explosion in the northern Gaza Strip killed a Palestinian militant and critically wounded another, medical workers said.[MORE]
Israel shuts down Gaza border crossing
The Gaza Strip is in danger of running out of food and fuel after Israel locked down a vital border crossing over the past two days.[MORE]
Hamas fires heavier rockets at Israel
Hamas Islamists have fired their longest-range rockets at a southern Israeli city after an Israeli air force attack on their Gaza stronghold, in the 11th day of skirmishes threatening a five-month-old truce.[MORE]
Gaza out of food supplies, says UN agency
The United Nations aid agency in Gaza says it has run out of food in its distribution centres.[MORE]
Israel blocks Gaza aid convoy after rocket attack
Israel has blocked humanitarian supplies from entering the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip after Palestinian rocket attacks.[MORE]
Four Palestinians dead in flare-up on Israel-Gaza border
Four Palestinian militants have been killed and an Israeli soldier has been wounded along the Gaza border.[MORE]
Yasser Arafat's death commemorated in the West Bank
Thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank have gathered at Yasser Arafat's grave to mark the fourth anniversary of their historic leader's death, but no events were planned in Hamas-run Gaza.[MORE]
Israel renews fuel deliveries to Gaza
Israel has renewed fuel deliveries to the Gaza Strip, ending a week-long suspension of supplies that led to blackouts in the Hamas-controlled enclave where militants had launched cross-border rocket attacks.[MORE]
UN facing crisis over Gaza power shutdown
The United Nations says it is facing a crisis with the shutdown of the only power plant in the Gaza Strip, following Israel's decision not to resume fuel shipments to the territory. [MORE]
Govt firm on Middle East stance: Smith
Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith says Australia has voted against Israel on two United Nations resolutions because it is committed to the Middle East peace process.[MORE]
Christians in mass brawl at historic church
Greek Orthodox and Armenian worshippers have traded blows in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where Christian denominations jealously protect their hold over areas of the traditional site of Jesus' crucifixion.[MORE]
Palestinian unity talks delayed after Hamas boycott
Palestinian reconciliation talks were called off on after Hamas announced a boycott.[MORE]
Rice plays down chances of Israeli-Palestinian deal
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice held out little hope that Israel and the Palestinians could reach a peace deal this year as she began a four-day visit to the Middle East.[MORE]
