Gaza war crime claims gather pace as more troops speak out
23 March 2009
Observer - An investigation by a group of former Israeli soldiers has uncovered new evidence of the military's conduct during the assault on Gaza two months ago. According to...
Rights group names 1,417 Gaza war dead
20 March 2009
By KARIN LAUB, Associated Press Writer Karin Laub, Associated Press Writer - Thu Mar 19, 3:16 pm ET
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - The final tally of Palestinians killed...
No man's land
20 March 2009
My trip to a refugee camp in Syria destroyed any hope that the horrors of Iraq might end, or that we are doing enough to help its victims.
In January...
IDF in Gaza: Killing civilians, vandalism, and lax rules of engagement
19 March 2009
During Operation Cast Lead, Israeli forces killed Palestinian civilians under permissive rules of engagement and intentionally destroyed their property, say soldiers who fought in the offensive.The soldiers are graduates...
Palestinian committee calls for release of sick detainee
19 March 2009
Palestinian detainee Hamdi Ibrahim Az-Zarba's family appealed on Wednesday to human rights organizations over their son's health condition, demanding his immediate release.
Zarba apparently suffers from a number of medical...
Egypt opens Gaza border to aid, Palestinians
18 March 2009
RAFAH, Egypt - Egypt has opened its border crossing with the Gaza Strip for the second time in two months to allow medical aid and Palestinians to enter the...
UN Update on Gaza
18 March 2009
SITUATION OVERVIEW
The blockade on the Gaza Strip continues in addition to rudimentary rocket fire by Palestinian militants into Israel and air strikes on Gaza by Israeli forces. The tunnels...
Israel continues to allow minimal, basic goods into Gaza
16 March 2009
Ma'an - Israeli authorities opened the Kerem Shalom and Nahal Oz crossings for the shipment of limited goods including food, cooking gas, and industrial diesel, while the Karni crossing...
PCHR: Two thirds of Gaza dead were civilians;"Excessively disproportionate" toll evidence of war crimes
13 March 2009
Bethlehem - Ma'an - A leading human rights group has confirmed that more than two thirds of the 1,434 Palestinians killed in the recent Israeli war on the Gaza...
Stressed Gazans turn to meditation after war
12 March 2009
Deeply conservative Gaza isn't exactly fertile ground for New Age practices. But women in head scarves and men in suits flapped their arms with gusto while breathing in rhythm...
Israeli warplanes bomb tunnels in Rafah refugee camp in southern Gaza
12 March 2009
Bethlehem - Ma'an - The Israeli military confirmed that it bombed smuggling tunnels in the southern Gaza Strip early on Thursday.
Witnesses in Gaza said that the bombing took place...
Jill Evans MEP - Gaza Diary
11 March 2009
Plaid Cymru MEP Jill Evans was one of a five strong delegation from the European Parliament sent to report on the humanitarian situation in Gaza following the twenty two...
Samuni family files suit against Israel for “criminal negligence” during Gaza War
10 March 2009
Maan - After losing 29 of its members to Israeli shells during the Gaza onslaught the Samuni family filed a suit in a Nazareth court Tuesday demanding 200 million...
EU HEADS OF MISSION REPORT ON EAST JERUSALEM
9 March 2009
EU HEADS OF MISSION REPORT ON EAST JERUSALEM
INTRODUCTION - JERUSALEM AND THE MEPP
1. Long-standing Israeli plans for Jerusalem, now being implemented at an accelerated rate, are undermining prospects for...
Gaza crossings allow fraction of waiting aid, fuel into Strip
9 March 2009
Maan - Israeli authorities opened all three commercial crossing points of the Gaza Strip Monday, allowing only a fraction of the waiting food products, humanitarian aid and fuel purchased...
Gaza homes destruction 'wanton'
6 March 2009
Human rights investigators say Israeli forces engaged in "wanton destruction" of Palestinian homes during the recent conflict in Gaza.
Amnesty International's has told the BBC News website the methods used...
Palestinian health system going backwards: researchers
6 March 2009
LONDON (AFP) -Health standards in the beleaguered Palestinian territories have fallen in recent years, exacerbated by Israeli restrictions and the recent Gaza war, researchers said on Thursday.
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Blair shocked by Gaza destruction
2 March 2009
BBC - Former UK prime minister Tony Blair has said he is appalled by the destruction caused by the recent fighting in Gaza.
He was visiting the territory for the...
EU envoy visits Gaza amid truce talks
27 February 2009
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana toured the war-torn Gaza Strip on Friday - the highest ranking European official to visit the territory...
Campaign fights infectious diseases in the wake of Gaza's long crisis
26 February 2009
EAST JERUSALEM, 25 February 2009 - A fragile peace is holding in Gaza since hostilities ended last month. But damage to vital infrastructure is widespread, and primary health care...
