Gaza
Israel announces completion of underground Gaza border barrier
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel on Tuesday announced the completion of a sensor-equipped underground wall on its side of the Gaza border, a counter-measure developed after Hamas militants used tunnels to…
Israel plans settlement for East Jerusalem, Palestinians protest
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel gave initial approval on Wednesday for thousands of new settlement homes that would cement occupied West Bank lands within its municipal boundaries around Jerusalem, drawing a…
Hamas official says Qatar enables fuel-to-cash scheme for Gaza civil servants
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - A Hamas official said on Monday that Qatar will start sending Gaza up to $10 million worth of Egyptian fuel a month under a…
Qatar, Egypt agree to supply fuel and basic building materials to Gaza
CAIRO (Reuters) - Qatar and Egypt have signed agreements to supply fuel and basic building materials to the Gaza Strip, the Qatari Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. The announcement was…
Israel plans to bypass some of its Arab towns in war manoeuvres
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel will bypass some of its Arab towns in transporting ground forces to future war fronts, a senior army general said on Friday, citing…
European states urge Israel to stop settlement expansion
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany, along with other 11 European countries, urged Israel on Thursday to reverse its decision to advance plans to construct around 3,000 settlement units in the West…
U.N. to distribute Qatari aid to Gaza on Monday, envoy says
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - The United Nations will begin on Monday to distribute cash aid to thousands of poor families in Hamas-run Gaza under a programme funded by…
Israel strikes Gaza in retaliation for rocket fire, military says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel carried out air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Sunday in response to Palestinian rocket fire into its territory, the Israeli military said. Tension between Israel…
Israel strikes Hamas sites in Gaza over a rocket firing – military
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli fighter jets struck Hamas sites in Gaza in response to rocket firing towards Israel on Friday evening, an Israeli army spokesman said in a twitter post early…
Palestinian Authority withdraws from Qatar funding scheme for Gaza – Qatari envoy
GAZA (Reuters) -The Western-backed Palestinian Authority has pulled out of an agreement to provide funding from Qatar to the Gaza Strip over concerns its involvement could expose it to legal…
Qatar plans to resume Gaza funding with new method involving Abbas, U.N
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Qatar will soon resume funding for civil servants and poor families in the Gaza Strip under a new mechanism involving the Western-backed Palestinian Authority…
Qatar says agreement reached on grant for Gaza rebuilding, opening of crossings
CAIRO (Reuters) - Qatar has reached an agreement on a grant for reconstruction in the Gaza Strip and the opening of crossings into the enclave, the state news agency QNA…
