Related: Deprivation of Basic Needs Cost Lives! Healthcare | Electricity| Water | Communication Maan News Agency | Jan 20, 2012 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Israeli forces on Thursday detained a man from Gaza en route to Israel for medical treatment, witnesses said. Bassam Rehan, 25, from Jabaliya refugee camp, was arrested at the Erez crossing […]
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IOF dismantles Karni Crossing
Ethnic Cleansing – Topic | Settlement Construction – Category – Pictures < 2012-01-02 | Al Resalah BORDERS, (Alresalah.ps)– >The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) has begun dismantling the Karni crossing on the Gaza border due to an alleged “warnings of terrorist activity targeting the site”. IOF forces on Sunday night carried out a controlled explosion, which […]
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Deliberate Harassment & Avoidable Death of Pregnant Women & Unborn at Israeli Checkpoints – incl videos
Truth does not matter for “Israel”. Buttons Do | To mute Several newspapers and online sources as well as employer of photographer Lynsey Addario, New York Times uttered their disgust about the forced and dangerous X-raying of the pregnant photographer at Erez checkpoint upto 3 times even. Disgusting yes. Beyond any believe someone would deliberately harm […]
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The ‘Opening’ of the Rafah Crossing
Palestine Chronicle | September 15, 2011 The Rafah crossing. (Photo: Lo Yuk Fai) By Lo Yuk Fai Below is my personal observation and experience as a foreigner who have tried entering the Gaza Strip through the official Rafah crossing, but had to go through one of the tunnels in the end. With an election coming […]
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Egypt turns back 450 people at Rafah crossing
Published today 09:36 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Egyptian authorities on Saturday turned back 450 people from Gaza at the Rafah border crossing. The step was believed to be related to the deteriorating security situation in Egypt’s Sinai. Five people were killed in clashes which erupted Friday between the army and Islamists in the city of […]
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Gaza passengers await the unknown ~ by @MoGaza
Despite Egypt “opening” the Rafah crossing, Palestinians living in Gaza have seen no change in border restrictions. Mohammed Omer | 22 Jul 2011 11:06 | Al Jazeera Palestinians in Gaza remain frustrated by the ongoing lack of access into Egypt [GALLO/GETTY] The morning sky is blue and bright at 7am in the southern Gaza Strip. […]
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Jordan Crossing Heats Up
PNN – Palestine News Network – 14.07.11 – 10:39 By Daoud Kuttab – The religious men and women patiently clutching their water jugs on July 10, waiting in line at the Israeli border crossing looked like the average Palestinian. They had been to Mecca for Umra, the lesser pilgrimage to the Muslim holy places. King […]
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Israel arrests Gaza man crossing borders for treatment
[ 09/07/2011 – 05:36 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Health Ministry has strongly condemned Israel’s inhumane arrest of Aaid Rafeeq Abdul-Jawwad Ziyada, 27, while he was crossing borders to get medical attention in Jordan. The ministry said in a statement on Saturday: “Not only have [Israeli] occupation authorities prevented medicines and medical consumables from entering […]
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There’s more to Gaza than broken slabs of concrete
Sami Kishawi |The Electronic Intifada |Gaza City |7 July 2011 A Palestinian boy in Khan Younis refugee camp, Gaza Strip (Sami Kishawi) Many of the people I’ve spoken to in Gaza City don’t object to foreign coverage of the Gaza Strip in the slightest. In fact, Gazans consider that media attention gives them an opportunity […]
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Haneyya: Palestinian suffering at Rafah crossing still unresolved
[ 06/07/2011 – 03:35 PM ] RAFAH, (PIC)– Palestinian premier in Gaza Ismail Haneyya has said that the Palestinian people’s suffering at the Rafah border terminal was still there and called on the Egyptian leadership to end it. Speaking after a meeting with the Rafah border and security officials in the city, Haneyya asked the […]
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Gaza children stage sit-in at Rafah crossing demanding its permanent opening
[ 22/06/2011 – 09:41 AM ] RAFAH, (PIC)– Dozens of Palestinian children hoisting Egyptian and national flags rallied in front of the Rafah border crossing on Tuesday demanding its permanent opening. They carried placards asking the Egyptian ruling military council and foreign ministry to live up to promises and open the terminal without further delay. […]
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Rezqa: Gazans can no longer bear humiliation at Rafah crossing
[ 18/06/2011 – 02:52 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Palestinians can no longer bear the humiliation received at the Rafah border crossing, said Yousef Rezqa, advisor to Gaza prime minister Ismail Haneyya. On Thursday, Egyptian authorities turned back six buses on a fleet of eight buses seeking to cross the border to Egypt. “This was […]
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12,000 Gazans registered to cross Rafah Border. Egypt allows 300 – 400 to cross each day
Published June 18, 2011 10:53 Rafah crossing opens for limited numbers GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Egypt will allow limited numbers of Palestinians to cross the Rafah border on Saturday, crossings officials in Gaza said. On Thursday, Egyptian authorities turned back six buses of Palestinians at the terminal. They will be the first to cross on […]
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Promised Crossing Denied
By Mohammed Omer – IPS ipsnews.net Palestinians agitate for the promised opening of the Rafah crossing. Credit:Mohammed Omer/IPS. Buy this picture RAFAH, Jun 8, 2011 (IPS) – Many hoping to find free movement between Egypt and Gaza have found the border gates at the Rafah crossing closed. Egyptian officials closed the gates on Saturday, according […]
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Live updates | Palestinians Storming the Rafah Border Gate – in pictures
Photography by @sharifkouddous | June 4, 2011 Head Palestinian border official says Egyptian counterpart has not answered his calls all day — Sharif Kouddous (@sharifkouddous) June 4, 2011 Buses on Gaza side turning back. once-hopeful Palestinian travelers bitterly disappointed — Sharif Kouddous (@sharifkouddous) June 4, 2011 Palestinian customs officials are going home. Buses turning back. […]
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