In a windfall, the wealthy Gulf Arab state of Qatar, a key donor, has become an unlikely partner in Israel’s quest, and has urged other nations to follow suit.
Jerusalem/Gaza City: At least six Palestinians were killed and 21 others injured today when Israeli troops opened fire on demonstrators along the Gaza border as a fresh wave of stabbing attacks rocked Israel, exacerbating an
New Delhi: India on Thursday insisted that there was no change in its long-standing position on supporting the Palestinian cause and that the abstention from voting on a resolution adopted at the UN rights body
Jerusalem: Gaza residents are unhappy with the territory's Islamic militant Hamas rulers and by its war with Israel last summer, a new Palestinian poll released today showed.The poll by the Palestinian Center for Policy and
Tel Aviv: Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon on Wednesday warned Hamas to refrain from any attempt to fire rockets at Israel, after a Tuesday night rocket attack on the south.The rocket fired from Gaza landed
Gaza: The Hamas and several other groups in Gaza, Sunday, called on the Palestinian unity government to prepare for elections.According to a Xinhua report, leaders of Islamist and left-wing groups met in Gaza at the
London: The Israeli military's destruction of civilian buildings during its Protective Edge offensive this summer amounts to war crimes and must be investigated, human rights monitor Amnesty International said today.The destruction of four multi-story buildings
Gaza: Islamic Hamas movement warned on Sunday that the mandate of the Palestinian unity government which was formed in June 2 will expire this week."According to the articles of the agreement, the mandate for the
United Nations: An agreement has been reached between Israel, Palestine and the United Nations (UN) under which nearly 25,000 homeowners in Gaza can access materials to repair their damaged homes starting next week.This was announced
Jerusalem: Israel will not cooperate with a United Nations inquiry into its 50-day war with rocket-firing militants in Gaza this summer, a government spokesman said today."Since the Schabas commission is not an inquiry but a
Jerusalem: Malala Yousafzai, the youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize laureate, is to donate USD 50,000 to help rebuild United Nations schools in Gaza, the UN's Palestinian refugee agency said today.The 17-year-old Pakistani children's rights activist
United Nations: Expressing deep concern over activities of extremist groups in Iraq and Syria, India has said consolidation of political processes and building durable state institutions will be an effective way to address such radicalism
New Delhi: India has pledged $4 million to the National Early Recovery and Reconstruction Plan for Gaza, a roadmap to tide over the current humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip and towards it long term
Cairo: India yesterday pledged USD four million in aid to rebuild Gaza Strip, devastated by its 50-day conflict with Israel, at a donor conference here.The donation came in response to the National Early Recovery and
Gaza City, Gaza Strip: An explosion has rocked the French Cultural Center in Gaza City, causing some damage but no casualties.Gaza police say they are investigating the blast, which occurred on Tuesday night.Officials at the
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu headed to New York on Sunday, vowing to expose “slander and lies” laid out by Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in his UN speech. In a Friday address to the
Cairo: Egypt will host Gaza ceasefire talks between Israel and the Palestinians on Wednesday in a bid to consolidate the truce reached last month.Indirect talks between the Gaza-ruling Hamas movement and Israel will resume Wednesday,
United Nations: For the first time in seven years, a humanitarian convoy of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) successfully crossed from Egypt into the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, a spokesman said here.After a
Jerusalem: A strike in central Gaza on Monday afternoon targeted Army of Islam militants who were plotting an attack against Israel in the near future, Israel's military and Shin Bet security service said.An aircraft, acting
United Nations: The United Nations Children 's Fund (UNICEF) on Saturday called on all parties to the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict to protect children in Gaza, where nearly 500 kids have died over the last month."The
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