#GazaUnderAttack | What the MFA got wrong on Gaza

Gaza Gateway | Posted on August 24, 2014 In parallel to the fighting that rages on with devastating force in Gaza and Israel, there is another fierce battle being fought – this one over narrative. This week, the Israeli foreign ministry released a video and newsletter entitled “The Myth of an Israeli Siege on Gaza”. […]

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Gaza: 10 thousand workers join the ranks of unemployed

[ PIC 14/10/2013 – 10:11 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Palestinian government in the Gaza Strip declared that 10 thousand workers join the ranks of unemployed after preventing the entry of construction materials through the underground tunnels along the Egyptian border. The Director of Public Relations Nabil al-Mabhouh said that 10 thousand workers in the […]

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Egyptian authorities close Rafah crossing until further notice | #OpenRafahBorder Now!

[ PIC 21/09/2013 – 08:49 AM ] RAFAH, (PIC)– The Egyptian authorities decided to close the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip as of Saturday until further notice. Director of borders and crossings in Gaza Maher Abu Sabha told the PIC reporter that the Egyptian authorities notified the Gazan side with the decision on […]

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Gaza students stage sit-in at Rafah crossing | #OpenRafahBorder Now!

[ PIC 16/09/2013 – 04:07 PM ] RAFAH, (PIC)– Dozens of Gaza students staged a sit-in at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt on Monday demanding opening the terminal in order to allow them to join their universities. The Egyptian authorities have been closing the Rafah border terminal since last Wednesday, which exacerbated the suffering […]

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Haneyya: We understand Egyptian security concerns but crossing is vital for Gaza

[ PIC 19/08/2013 – 02:49 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Gaza premier Ismail Haneyya said that his government and Hamas movement understand Egyptian security concerns especially in Sinai but still demand reopening Rafah crossing. Haneyya told Al-Rai news agency on Monday that the Palestinian people hope all the best for Egypt and pray for an end […]

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90% of infrastructure projects in Gaza stopped due to closure of (all) crossings

[ PIC 12/07/2013 – 02:17 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Palestinian government in Gaza confirmed the suspension of works in 90 per cent of infrastructure projects, implemented by Gaza municipalities, due to the closure of the crossings. Minister of Local Government in Gaza, Dr. Mohammed Al-Farra said in a press release on Thursday that these […]

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Health ministry: 360 patients at risk due to the closure of the Rafah crossing

[ PIC 11/07/2013 – 01:50 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Palestinian health ministry in Gaza warned that the lives of 360 patients who has been prescribed medical treatment in hospitals outside the Gaza Strip are at risk as a result of the closure of the Rafah border crossing. In a press release on Thursday, the […]

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Gaza passengers stuck in Cairo, Rafah and Saudi Arabia

Maan News Agency | July 8, 2013   GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Dozens of Palestinians are being held at Cairo International Airport after Egypt closed its border with the Gaza Strip/ Egypt’s army closed the Rafah crossing on Friday, citing unrest in Sinai. Palestinians flying into Cairo airport have been forced to either return to […]

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Gaza pilgrims fail to travel due to closure of Rafah crossing

[ PIC 08/07/2013 – 03:24 PM ] RAFAH, (PIC)– The Palestinian ministry of religious affairs in Gaza said it is unable to have the passports of the registered pilgrims stamped because of the closure of the Rafah border crossing and Al-Arish airport by the Egyptian army. In a press release on Sunday, the ministry stated […]

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The Closure Continues – Report on the Impact of the Israeli Closure of Gaza

Thursday June 20, 2013 00:25 by Palestinian Center for Human Rights – PCHR A Report on the Impact of the Israeli Closure on the Gaza Strip (01 January – 31 December 2012) This report is issued in the context of the closure policy imposed by the Israeli authorities on the Gaza Strip, which has been […]

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Israel closed Karm Abu Salem 17 days in April

[ PIC 04/05/2013 – 03:26 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The popular committee against the siege has said that Israel had closed Gaza’s sole commercial crossing Karm Abu Salem for 17 days during the past month of April. The committee said in a statement on Saturday that the closures were either due to weekend holidays, Fridays […]

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Khudari: Israeli closure of Gaza crossing is mass punishment

[ PIC 28/04/2013 – 11:27 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– MP Jamal Al-Khudari, the head of the popular committee against siege, denounced the Israeli occupation authorities’ closure of the Karm Abu Salem commercial crossing with the Gaza Strip on Sunday. He said in a press release that the repeated closure of the sole commercial crossing for […]

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IOF soldiers serve summons in Bethlehem village, close main road in Al-Khalil

[ PIC 20/04/2013 – 03:26 PM ] BETHLEHEM, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) served a summons to a young man in Husan village, Bethlehem province, on Saturday after storming and searching his family home. Local sources said that IOF soldiers broke into the home of 19-year-old Daoud Al-Shaer’s family home and ordered him to appear […]

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Israel imposes hermetic closure on West Bank

Al Qassam website | 15-04-2013,08:01 The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) imposed a hermetic closure on the West Bank as of today Sunday. Hebrew daily Maariv said that the closure would be on the occasion of the so-called “Independence Day” (the usurpation of Palestine). The paper said that Israeli police forces would be deployed in all […]

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Rafati: Israel’s closure of Karam Abu Salem crossing causes huge losses

[ PIC 13/04/2013 – 02:07 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Palestinian minister of economy in Gaza Ala Al-Rafati said that Israel’s closure of Karam Abu Salem crossing in southern Gaza causes direct losses amounting to half a million dollars every day. In a statement to the Palestinian information center (PIC), Rafati explained that the indirect losses […]

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