Posts Tagged: Israel-Gaza Strip border
Israel-Gaza Border Falls Quiet as Ceasefire Takes Hold
A surge in deadly violence in the Gaza Strip and southern Israel petered out overnight with Palestinian officials reporting that Egypt had mediated a ceasefire on Monday...
Two Israeli Soldiers Wounded in Shooting Incident on Gaza Border
Two IDF soldiers were wounded in a shooting incident on Friday on the Israel-Gaza Strip border. The soldiers -- a male in moderate condition with a...
Israel Reopens Gaza Crossing as Mediators Push for Ceasefire Deal
Israel reopened its commercial crossing with the Gaza Strip on Sunday, a day after a smaller-than-expected Palestinian protest along the volatile frontier. In another sign of the...
Netanyahu: Israel Ready for ‘Extensive Campaign’ Against Hamas in Gaza, ‘if Necessary’
Following a meeting with IDF commanders on the border with the Gaza Strip on Thursday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared the Israeli military was ready...
Hamas Leader Appears in Public as Fighting With Israel Tails Off
The leader of Hamas viewed the rubble of his bombed office in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, appearing in public as an uneasy calm took...
Tense Calm on Israel-Gaza Border After Latest Flareup
Schools reopened in southern Israel and traffic clogged Gaza's streets on Wednesday in signs of a pullback from the most serious escalation of cross-border fighting in months. But...
Israel-Hamas Fighting Abates Along Gaza Border, but Tensions Remain High
Cross-border fighting between Israel and Hamas abated on Tuesday after a day of Palestinian rocket attacks and Israeli air strikes, but tensions remained high with Israeli forces massed along...
Israel Says UN Gaza War Crimes Report Biased Against It
Israel said on Thursday a UN report critical of its use of lethal force during Palestinian protests on the Gaza border was biased and should have...
Netanyahu Vows ‘Very Vigorous’ Response to Any Further Hamas ‘Aggression’ on Israel-Gaza Border
During a visit to southern Israel on Thursday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Gaza Strip-ruling Hamas over a new wave of violence emanating from the...
Gaza Border Tensions High Amid Renewed Explosive-Rigged Balloon Attacks
Two explosive devices attached to balloons launched from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip detonated over Israeli territory on Monday evening, causing no injuries or damage. At the...
Israeli Gunfire Kills Gaza Rioter at Border Demonstration
Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian teenager and wounded around 40 others at a protest attended by thousands on the Gaza Strip border on Friday,...
IDF Troops Face Off Against 8,000 Palestinian Rioters in Latest Gaza Border Unrest
IDF troops faced off against around 8,000 Palestinian rioters on the Israel-Gaza Strip border on Friday, as weekly Hamas-orchestrated unrest continued. According to Palestinian health officials,...
After Gaza Border Flare-Up, Israel’s Netanyahu Vows ‘Lethal’ Response to Any Further Violence
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday vowed a “lethal and very painful” response to any further violence emanating from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. Netanyahu’s warning...
After IDF Soldier Wounded by Gaza Sniper, Israel Delays Qatari Cash Delivery
An Israeli tank fired into the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, killing a Hamas fighter in what the army described as retaliation for the wounding of a...
