Tag Archives : Gaza Strip

The Gaza Strip was today hit by an Israeli airstrike, which has been said to be a retaliatory strike against the military forces of Hamas for a rocket strike that hit Israel. Fighter aircraft of Israeli air force struck two factories that were suspected of manufacturing weapons and a supply tunnel. The attack on the Gaza Strip left seven people dead [...]

The Israeli army engaged in acts of ‘wanton destruction’ against Palestinian civilians during its offensive in the Gaza Strip in December and January, says Amnesty International. In a 117-page report about the 22-day fighting, the humanitarian organization also states that the firing of rockets by Hamas militants against Israel constituted ‘war [...]

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas will meet with US president Barack Obama in Washington on May 28 to discuss the resumption of peace negotiations with Israel, as well as the cessation of settlement construction. “Our position and our vision are part of a two-state solution which includes the cessation of settlement construction and the policy [...]

The number of fatalities in the last Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip known as Operation Cast Lead is relatively low when one considers that the fighting took place in densely populated areas, noted a spokesman for the Israeli Army. The IDF makes the comparative conclusion based on population density. “The figures show that the Israeli Army made [...]