Palestina News

GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli tanks, planes and ground forces pounded Gaza on Monday and the defense minister said the offensive against Hamas militants in the Palestinian enclave would go on until Israel was safe. International efforts to secure a ceasefire moved ahead with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Middle East …

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel on Monday rebuffed European proposals for international observers in the Gaza Strip after any ceasefire, pushing instead for teams that will help search out and seal off tunnels that could allow Hamas to rearm. Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, a leading candidate to become Israel’s next prime …

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – People in Gaza were in dire need of food and medical supplies, aid agencies said on Monday, but Israel’s ground assault and air raids were hampering relief efforts. Freezing cold is compounding the misery of children caught in the conflict. And body bags for victims are in …

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – People in Gaza were in dire need of food and medical supplies, aid agencies said on Monday, but Israel’s ground assault and air raids were hampering relief efforts. Freezing cold is compounding the misery of children caught in the conflict. And body bags for victims are in …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Israeli tanks were forced to stop in the Gazan towns of Jabalia, Beit Hanoun and Zeitoun amid a full-scale ground incursion into the strip. On the third day of its ground invasion into the Gaza Strip, Israeli tanks were brought to a stop in Jabalia, Beit Hanoun and …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Saeed Jalili and Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Mualem on Sunday reviewed the latest developments in Gaza Strip. The meeting was held prior to Jalili’s departure from the Syrian capital yesterday. Israeli ground assault, ways for urgent cessation of the attacks, …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Oil prices surged nearly one dollar in Asia due to the war on Gaza and concerns over the Russia-Ukraine gas supply dispute. US light sweet oil for February delivery jumped 86 cents to 47.20 dollars a barrel on Monday, while London Brent gained 61 cents to reach 47.52 …

LONDON (Reuters) – Thousands of chanting, banner-waving demonstrators marched in cities across Europe on Saturday to demand a halt to Israeli bombing in the Gaza Strip. Protests were held in Britain, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Turkey as the Israeli offensive entered its second week, and …

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian police detained 20 members of the Muslim Brotherhood and deployed in force in the capital on Friday, ahead of demonstrations the Islamist group called to protest Israel’s offensive in Gaza. Hundreds of riot police and agents were deployed around key mosques in Cairo before the protest, …

GAZA (Reuters) – They boarded buses in the pre-dawn murk on Friday, lucky foreign passport holders allowed by Israel to escape from seven days of Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip. “The situation is very bad. We are afraid for our children,” said Ilona Hamdiya, a woman from Moldova married …