Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
| Subscribe to Newser's RSS feeds RSS | Follow Newser on Twitter Twitter

NEWS ABOUT: Palestinians

Palestinians stories: 80 news summaries

21 - 40 of 80 Stories | << Prev 1 2 3 4 Next >>

Switch to grid view »

 Palestinian PM Steps Down to Pave Way for Power Share

Move aimed at easing Palestinian reconciliation

Mar 7, 09 7:02 AM CST
(AP) - Palestine’s prime minister submitted his resignation today, a move that could help pave the way for an elusive power-sharing deal between Fatah moderates and Hamas militants. Salam Fayyad's decision was meant to build confidence before Palestinian reconciliation talks resume Tuesday in Cairo. He was appointed by Western-backed Palestinian President... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • Salam Fayyad • Palestinians • power sharing deal • transition

(AP) - A Palestinian driver rammed a construction vehicle into a bus and police car on an Israeli highway today, wounding two officers before he was shot dead. It was the third bulldozer attack in Jerusalem in the past eight months. Witnesses described a yellow front-loader speeding along Begin Highway, dragging the... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Israel • Jerusalem • Palestinians • East Jerusalem • terrorist attack • bulldozer • gunfire

Long-Range Rocket
Strikes Israel

Israel vows 'great force' in response

Feb 3, 09 4:36 AM CST
(Newser) - A long-range rocket fired today from Gaza struck the Israeli city of Ashkelon in the first such attack since the ceasefire began last month, reports CNN. No injuries were reported, but Israel vowed to respond with "great force." Resumed rocket fire from Gaza presents a particular problem for... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Israel • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Hamas • Israel and Palestinians • Palestinians • ceasefire • rockets

 Hamas Rivals 
 Violating Ceasefire 

Olmert promises to strike back after rocket attacks

Feb 1, 09 3:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Israel’s military intelligence chief says Hamas “is conducting serious soul-searching on its strategic mistakes and operational failures" in the wake of the Gaza war, the Jerusalem Post reports. Rival Palestinian groups “are challenging the organization and carrying out attacks in order to bring on another escalation,”... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Israel • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Hamas • rocket attacks • Israel and Palestinians • Palestinians • ceasefire • Arab Israeli conflict

 Israel to Back 
 Soldiers Accused 
 of War Crimes 

Government fears tribunals following civilian deaths in Gaza war

Jan 25, 09 4:35 PM CST
(AP) - Special legal teams will defend Israeli soldiers against potential war crimes charges stemming from civilian deaths in the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said today, promising the country would "fully back" those who fought in the three-week offensive. "The soldiers and commanders who were sent on missions... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Israel • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • war crimes • civilian casualties • Israel and Palestinians • soldier • Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict • war crimes tribunal • Israel Defense Force

(Newser) - Newly appointed Middle East special envoy George Mitchell will make his first trip to Israel next week, possibly as early as Wednesday, the Jerusalem Post reports. Mitchell is expected to meet with top Israeli officials and leaders of the Palestinian Authority. The main priority will be ensuring that the... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Hillary Clinton • Israel • Middle East • Gaza • George Mitchell • Palestinians • ceasefire • Obama administration • President Obama • special envoy

 Palestinians Agree to Ceasefire 

Israel agrees to withdraw from Gaza if truce holds

Jan 18, 09 8:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Hamas and other Gaza militants have agreed to an immediate ceasefire, and will allow Israel a week to pull troops out of the area, a Hamas official said today in Egypt. Israel said it would withdraw if the truce was upheld. It had declared a unilateral ceasefire beginning early this... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Israel • Gaza • Hamas • Egypt • truce • Palestinians • militant • ceasefire • Arab Israeli conflict

 Stop Gaza 
 Fighting, UN 
 Boss Pleads 

'Society being destroyed' in Gaza, says Ban Ki-Moon

Jan 13, 09 2:13 AM CST
(Newser) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, where Israeli tanks and troops were driving even deeper into Gaza City today in search of Hamas positions. Ban Ki-Moon, preparing for a trip to the region to personally push for a ceasefire, mourned the loss of... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Israel • Gaza • Hamas • Gaza City • Palestinians • ceasefire • UN Security Council • Ban Ki-Moon • UN Secretary General

 Israel Again Pauses 
 to Let Gaza Aid in 

Death toll reaches 898 as new humanitarian supplies arrive

Jan 12, 09 6:40 AM CST
(Newser) - For the fifth day Israel has paused in its onslaught of Gaza to allow residents to retrieve food and supplies, CNN reports. Israel allowed 160 trucks through two border crossings but said it would resume attacks after three hours. Although one Israeli official suggested that the operation may soon conclude,... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Israel • Gaza • Hamas • Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict • humanitarian aid

ANALYSIS

Hamas, Israel Deploy Deadly New Tactics

Civilians pay the price
of 'asymetrical urban warfare'

Jan 11, 09 4:05 PM CST
(Newser) - The disturbing civilian death toll in Gaza is a result of new tactics being deployed by Hamas, Steven Erlanger writes in the New York Times. Hamas militants, trained by Hezbollah and Iran, are said to be systematically hiding weapons in schoolyards, mosques and hospitals, fighting in civilian clothes, using tunnels... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Israel • Gaza • Hamas • Israel and Palestinians • Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict • Israeli offensive • Israeli Army

(Newser) - Israel dropped leaflets on the Gaza strip today warning inhabitants of an escalation in the 2-week offensive against Hamas militants, the BBC reports. The leaflets assured civilians that the action was against “Hamas and the terrorists only” and urged people to stay away from military targets. The development could... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Israel • Gaza • Hamas • Fatah • rocket attacks • Egypt • Palestinians • tanks • ceasefire • Israeli offensive • escalation

 100 Rescued From 
 Area Blocked by Israel 

More still trapped under rubble, aid groups say

Jan 9, 09 8:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Emergency workers in Gaza have rescued 100 more people from a residential block that for days had been blocked off by Israeli forces. Dozens of corpses also were found in the neighborhood's heavily shelled buildings, the Washington Post reports. Aid groups say more people remain trapped in demolished houses in... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Israel • Gaza • Gaza City • Palestinians • International Committee of the Red Cross • Israel Defense Force

 Israel Rebuffs UN, 
 May Call in Reservists 

Cabinet mulls new phase to offensive as bombs rain on Gaza

Jan 9, 09 6:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Israel pushed ahead with its military operation in Gaza today, despite a unanimous Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire. On the 14th day of the offensive, warplanes bombed the outskirts of Gaza City and tanks shelled a house in the north of the Strip, killing six Palestinians from... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Israel • United Nations • Gaza • Hamas • Tzipi Livni • Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict • UN Security Council

Vatican, Israel Scrap Over
Gaza Remark

Cleric defends calling Palestinian enclave 'concentration camp'

Jan 8, 09 12:51 PM CST
(Newser) - Israel slammed a Vatican official today for calling Gaza “a big concentration camp,” Reuters reports. Israel denounced the comparison by Cardinal Renato Martino as “the vocabulary of Hamas propaganda.” “We are astounded to hear from a spiritual dignitary words that are so far removed from... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Israel • Pope Benedict XVI • Gaza • Vatican • Israel and Palestinians • concentration camp • Palestinians • Cardinal Renato Martino

 60 Strikes 
 Pound Gaza 
 Overnight 

Mosque used as hideout leveled; death toll nears 700

Jan 8, 09 6:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Israel intensified its airstrikes in Gaza last night, reports CNN, bombing about 60 targets across the Strip on the 13th day of the operation. One of the targets was a mosque that the Israeli military claims stored weapons and sheltered Hamas fighters. The airstrikes also targeted 10 Hamas tunnels used... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Israel • Gaza • Hamas • Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict • humanitarian aid • Israeli Army

Gaza Fighting Continues After 3-Hour Break

Militant rocket fire breaks lull, Israel says

Jan 7, 09 12:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Fighting resumed in Gaza today after a 3-hour ceasefire, the Times of London reports. The lull was broken by a rocket attack launched by Palestinian militants into the Israeli city of Beersheba, Israeli officials said. The Israeli military plans to halt fighting every day from 1-4pm (local time) to allow... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Gaza • Israel and Palestinians • Red Cross • Palestinians • assault • Palestinian people • ceasefire • Arab Israeli conflict

 Israeli Forces Attack 
 Gaza's 2nd Biggest City 

4 Israeli soldiers die in friendly fire; Khan Younis raided

Jan 6, 09 7:27 AM CST
(Newser) - Israeli tanks and troops moved today into Gaza's second-largest city, Khan Younis, covered by intensive airstrikes. Fighting has been heaviest in the north of the Strip, where witnesses have reported waves of bombings, and naval attacks from the Mediterranean killed 10 Palestinians. The Guardian also reports that 4 Israeli soldiers... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Israel • Gaza • Tzipi Livni • civilian casualties • Ehud Barak • Red Cross • Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict • Khan Younis

Bush Slams Hamas for Gaza Assault

President says Hamas is responsible for civilian casualties from Israeli offensive

Jan 3, 09 5:25 AM CST
(Newser) - George W. Bush has placed the blame for the recent violence in Gaza firmly on Hamas in his first public statement on the crisis, CNN reports. Bush said the Israeli offensive has been provoked by terrorist rocket strikes, and blamed the hundreds of civilian Palestinian deaths from the offensive on... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Bush administration • Israel • Gaza • Hamas • Israel and Palestinians • Palestinians • airstrike • George W. Bush

 Israel Lets Foreigners Flee Gaza 

Evacuation of spouses raises fears of imminent ground assault 

Jan 2, 09 7:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Israel has reopened a border crossing to let foreign passport holders flee Gaza, the New York Times reports. Hundreds of men holding only Palestinian travel documents have been forced to remain behind as their wives and children are evacuated. The move raises fears that a wider Israeli assault on the... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Israel • Gaza • Hamas • Israel and Palestinians • Palestinians • airstrike • Gaza Strip border

 Gaza Death Toll Hits 400 

Palestinian parliament building gutted as UN warns of humanitarian crisis

Jan 1, 09 6:50 AM CST
(Newser) - The Gaza death toll passed 400 as Israeli airstrikes continued for a sixth day on the start of the New Year and gutted the Palestinian parliament building, CNN reports. The dead include 42 children, 13 women and two medical workers. Some 2,000 others are injured, hundeds of them critically.... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Israel • Gaza • Hamas • Gaza City • Palestinians • airstrike

21 - 40 of 80 Stories | << Prev 1 2 3 4 Next >>


from our news partners