Israel announces more than 1,800 new settler homes

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 15:36

Israel announced plans on Friday to build more than 1,800 new settler homes in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, settlement watchdog Peace Now said.

Israeli strike wounds two Palestinian militants in Gaza

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 15:32

An Israeli air strike wounded two Palestinian militants in the southern Gaza Strip today, medical and security sources said.

Gaza militant killed `by Israel drone`: Medics

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 15:09

A Palestinian militant was killed in a strike by an Israeli drone east of Gaza City on Wednesday, a spokesman for the Hamas-run health ministry told AFP.

Hamas says Fatah members can return to Gaza

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 23:07

Hamas prime minister Ismail Haniya reached out to West Bank rivals Fatah on Monday, saying its members would be allowed back into Gaza, in efforts to promote Palestinian reconciliation.

Hamas rejects Egypt`s accusation of aiding attackers

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 06:52

Palestinian Hamas movement Thursday rejected the accusation by Egyptian Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim that it was involved in an attack that killed 16 people in Egypt last month.

Israel strikes in Gaza after rocket attack

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 06:41

Israeli war planes carried out a series of strikes in the Gaza Strip early Thursday, the army said, shortly after a rocket from the Palestinian enclave struck the Jewish state.

Ex-Israeli Prime Minister Sharon``s condition worsens: Reports

Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 02:11

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, comatose since a 2006 stroke, has deteriorated to a "life threatening" condition after suffering kidney malfunction, Israel Radio reported on Wednesday.

Israel releases 26 Palestinian prisoners: Palestinian official

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 06:28

Israel released early Tuesday 26 Palestinian prisoners, a Palestinian official told a news agency, in accordance with commitments made to revive US-brokered peace talks.

Lack of fuel grounds Gaza`s sole power plant

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 14:22

Lack of fuel from Israel brought Gaza`s lone power plant to a halt on Friday, just 12 days after it was fired back to life following a seven-week shutdown, the Palestinian territory`s electricity firm said.

Gaza rocket fire draws Israeli air strikes

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 07:50

Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired two rockets into southern Israel on Thursday, and Israel`s military responded with a pair of air strikes, officials said.

Israel launches Gaza airstrikes for worker killing

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 22:54

Israel launched a series of air strikes on Tuesday on targets in the Gaza Strip in retaliation for the deadly shooting of an Israeli civilian, Hamas officials said.

Israeli civilian, Palestinian girl killed in Gaza flare-up

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 20:35

A Gaza sniper shot dead an Israeli civilian over the border on Tuesday and Israel hit back with air strikes on two Hamas training camps which hospital officials said killed a Palestinian girl near one of the targets.