Thousands evacuated from flooded Gaza homes

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 22:14

Rescue workers evacuated more than 4,000 Gaza Strip residents from homes flooded by four days of heavy rain, using boats and construction equipment to pluck some of those trapped from upper floors.

Israeli drone crashes inside Gaza Strip

Last Updated: Monday, November 4, 2013, 11:02

The Israeli military says an unmanned surveillance aircraft has crashed in the Gaza Strip after experiencing a technical malfunction.

Hamas executes prisoner for murder: Interior Ministry

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 22:00

The Gaza Strip`s Islamist rulers Hamas on Wednesday hanged a prisoner who had been convicted of murder, its interior ministry said.

Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian civilian in Gaza: Medics

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 11:57

A Palestinian man has been shot dead by Israeli soldiers in the northern Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical sources have said.

Three soldiers killed in attacks on Egypt Army in Sinai

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 11, 2013, 16:38

Twin blasts on Wednesday targeting Egypt`s Army killed at least three soldiers in the restive Sinai peninsula, where the military is battling an insurgency, security officials said.

Egyptian Army kills 9 militants in Sinai offensive

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 11, 2013, 01:16

Egyptian Army troops backed by helicopter gunships attacked hideouts of Islamic militants in Sinai on Tuesday, killing nine and arresting 10, a military official said. The latest raids raised the death toll from four days of operations to 29.

Egypt considers buffer zone along Gaza border

Last Updated: Friday, September 6, 2013, 10:54

Egypt is considering establishing a one-km-deep buffer zone along the eastern border with Gaza in a move to heighten security, media reported.

Abbas not authorised to negotiate with Israel: Hamas

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 13, 2013, 10:06

The Hamas group that controls the Gaza Strip said on Monday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was not authorised to negotiate peace with Israel.

Israel launches drive for Gaza rockets` remnants

Last Updated: Saturday, July 20, 2013, 09:09

Israeli troops launched a search operation Friday to locate the remnants of two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip at western desert region of Negev the night before, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said.

Egypt closes Gaza border after clashes in Sinai

Last Updated: Friday, July 5, 2013, 17:49

An Egyptian official says the country`s border crossing with Gaza Strip in northern Sinai has been closed indefinitely, citing security concerns.

Egypt`s security clampdown disrupts Gaza smuggling

Last Updated: Friday, June 28, 2013, 14:26

An Egyptian security crackdown has severely disrupted smuggling to the neighbouring Gaza Strip, causing a fuel shortage in the Hamas-ruled territory.

Israeli Air Force attacks Gaza Strip after rocket firing

Last Updated: Monday, June 24, 2013, 12:00

The Israeli air force (IAF) attacked targets in the Gaza Strip overnight Sunday, following rocket fire from the Palestinian territory into southern Israel, sources from both sides of the conflict said.