Viva Palestina reaches Gaza
16 July 2009
The largest humanitarian aid convoy in history to travel from the U.S. to Palestine succeeded in crossing the Rafah border into Gaza late today. After days of delay, the...
Israeli soldiers reveal the brutal truth of Gaza attack
15 July 2009
Independent - Troops' testimonies disclose loose rules of engagement and use of civilians as human shields. Palestinian houses were systematically destroyed by 'insane artillery firepower'
By Donald Macintyre in Jerusalem
Israeli...
UNDP begins removal of 420 tons of rubble in Gaza
14 July 2009
Ma'an - Palestinian bulldozers and construction vehicles began removing the rubble of the "Saraya" security compound in Gaza on Monday, more than six months after Israeli warplanes leveled it.
The...
Egypt stops Gaza-bound medical convoy
13 July 2009
Tehran Times
Egypt stops Gaza-bound medical convoy
Egyptian authorities have refused to allow 'Viva Palestina' activists trying to carry humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip to cross into the Sinai Peninsula.
The...
Gaza's children struggle with memories of war
10 July 2009
Middle East Online - Experts say vast majority of Gaza children will bear psychological scars of Israeli war for years to come.
By Patrick Moser - GAZA CITY
Fourteen-year-old Ghasan Matar...
Patient dies in Gaza due to the siege, death toll reaches 349
9 July 2009
IMEMC - A Palestinian man from Gaza was announced dead on Wednesday after doctors were unable to treat him because of the Israeli siege on the Strip.
Abed Al Haleem...
Five Years After Advisory Opinion on Wall, UN Calls Israel To Comply with its Obligations
9 July 2009
Thursday is the five-year anniversary of the International Court of Justice's Advisory Opinion, which found that Israel's construction of the Wall within the Occupied Palestinian Territory violated its obligations...
'Law must thwart' Israeli barrier
8 July 2009
BBC -International aid and advocacy group Oxfam is demanding the "triumph of the rule of law" over Israel's barrier inside the West Bank.
The campaign marks five years since an...
Nutritional and Hygiene Support Benefits 100,000 Palestinians in Gaza
8 July 2009
MAP's 6-Month Programme, in partnership with ECHO, started on 27th of December in reaction to the attacks on Gaza.
Palestinian children are widely suffering from different forms of macro and...
A life in ruins
8 July 2009
Observer
In the immediate aftermath of Israel's bloody three-week war with Hamas in January, Peter Beaumont travelled to Gaza and met the Palestinians devasted by the death of their families...
Israeli forces at Erez bar infant travelling with mother and sick toddler from leaving Strip
7 July 2009
Ma'an - Israeli forces at the Erez crossing prevented 5-month-old infant from crossing into Israel with his mother and five-year-old sister, who was given permission to receive medical treatment...
European Commission: Settlements strangle Palestinian economy
6 July 2009
Maan - The legislative arm of the European Union on Monday sharply rebuked Israeli settlement-building in the occupied West Bank, according to the AP.
The European Commission said Israel's policy...
Cancer trauma inspires Palestinian film
3 July 2009
By Mohammed Harmassi -BBC Arabic
A woman from Gaza stands at an Israeli check-point. We can only see her back but it is clear that in shame she opens her...
Gaza crossings: One week of supplies equal to daily delivery pre-siege
3 July 2009
Ma'an - Israeli crossings authorities will allow 111 truckloads of goods and a limited amount of industrial fuel and cooking gas into the Gaza Strip Thursday, said Raed Fattouh,...
Amnesty details Gaza 'war crimes'
2 July 2009
BBC - Israel committed war crimes and carried out reckless attacks and acts of wanton destruction in its Gaza offensive, an independent human rights report says.
Hundreds of Palestinian civilians...
Peace Cyclists raise £10,000 for MAP
1 July 2009
This October, an international group of cyclists will again ride from Amman to Jerusalem calling for justice and peace in the Middle East. The ride will be the 5th...
Concern over seized Gaza activists
1 July 2009
Daily Express -
British and Irish people are among a group of 21 human rights activists "kidnapped" by the Israeli authorities, campaigners said.
The group were on board an aid boat...
UN rights mission hears of Gaza children's suffering
30 June 2009
GAZA CITY (AFP) - A UN human rights mission listened to testimony about the suffering of children in the Gaza Strip on Monday before wrapping up two days of...
Israeli warships surround Gaza-bound ‘Spirit of Humanity’ ship
30 June 2009
At least five Israeli warships have surrounded a civilian ferry carrying supplies to Gaza on Tuesday morning.
According to an email message from the Free Gaza movement the Sprit of...
Ministry of Health: 26 diagnosed with H1N1 in West Bank
29 June 2009
Maan News - The Palestinian Health Ministry announced Monday morning that the number in the West Bank affected by swine flu had risen to 26 after they discovered four...
