Israeli fire on Rafah raises war crimes claim – Video

    Published on Aug 31, 2014 Palestinian human rights groups are trying to initiate an international investigation into the treatment of Palestinian civilians by the Israeli military during the Gaza war that could amount to war crimes. On August the first, and only two hours into a 72-hour humanitarian ceasefire, Israel sealed off Gaza’s […]

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WFP delivers food aid to Gaza via Rafah crossing for first time in 7 years

[ PIC 31/08/2014 – 06:43 AM ] RAFAH, (PIC)– For the first time in seven years, a humanitarian convoy of the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) successfully crossed from Egypt into the Gaza Strip, carrying food aid items enough to feed around 150,000 people for five days, a WFP statement released on Saturday revealed. […]

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PLC calls on Egypt to permanently open Rafah crossing | #Gaza

[ PIC 29/08/2014 – 03:22 PM ] GAZA,(PIC)– The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) appealed to the Egyptian authorities to open the Rafah border crossing permanently and facilitate the travel of the wounded civilians for medical treatment. Khamis Al-Najjar, member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, demanded in a statement issued on Friday the opening of Rafah […]

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#GazaUnderAttack | Israel targets Rafah crossing

Ma’an news agency | Aug 25, 2014 |   12:49 (MaanImages/file) Tweet GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Israeli warplanes fired three missiles at the Rafah crossing late Sunday, causing major damage to a yard in the terminal, a Gaza official said. Mahir Abu Sabha said the missiles created 15-meter deep craters at the crossing, which will remain […]

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#GazaUnderAttack | Israeli airstrike hits Rafah crossing, injuring 4

Ma’an news Agency | Aug 20,2014 | 15:22 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — An Israeli airstrike targeted the Rafah crossing with Egypt on Wednesday, causing injuries and damages, the director of Gaza border crossings said. Four Palestinians, two of them children, were injured when Israeli missiles hit the crossing’s waiting room, Maher Abu Sabha told Ma’an. […]

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#GazaUnderAttack | ACTION ALERT | Open Rafah Now!

18th August 2014 | Open the Rafah crossing permanently and unconditionally | Occupied Palestine Please continue to demand that the Egyptian government open the Rafah crossing. Send us your communications with the embassy along with a photo of yourself holding a sign with a slogan such as ‘Open Rafah Now-End Egyptian complicity in Israeli Genocide’ to: openrafahnow@gmail.com The […]

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Today we filed a lawsuit: African HR Complaint Against Egypt Re Rafah Closing ~ @StanleyCohenLaw

For who does not understand the need or concept of resistance of Palestine, recommended read: The History of Resistance – The Eagle of Palestine Special Topic – All Israeli Massacres on Palestinians iRemember… – Confirmed Names of Martyrs Occupation (*) Special Topic – Ethnic Cleansing Israeli escalation in Gaza – A cover-up for settlement activity […]

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#GazaUnderAttack | Interior Ministry: 120 passengers trapped at Rafah crossing

[ PIC 02/08/2014 – 11:29 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– At least 120 passengers have been stranded and left in very dire circumstances at the Rafah border crossing since late Friday morning, the Palestinian Interior Ministry in Gaza reported. In a statement issued on Friday, spokesman for the Interior Ministry Iyad al-Bazam said that the Egyptian […]

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#GazaUnderAttack | Who Broke the Ceasefire? Obama Blames Hamas Against All Evidence

In a bid to legitimize Israel’s violence in Gaza, Washington continues a disturbing pattern of baselessly blaming Hamas. Photo Credit: Moigovps/Wikimedia Commons August 1, 2014  | AlterNet / By Max Blumenthal and Allison Deger A beleaguered looking President Barack Obama appeared before the Washington press corps Friday to lash into Hamas for supposedly violating the […]

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#GazaUnderAttack | Action Alert | Children trapped at the Rafah crossing

1st August 2014 | International Solidarity Movement | Gaza, Occupied Palestine This morning a group of over 70 people, mostly women and children carrying foreign passports, planned to take advantage of the ceasefire to leave Gaza and enter Egypt. Israel began bombing Rafah and the Egyptian personnel closed the Egyptian side of the border, leaving them trapped […]

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#GazaUnderAttack | Journalist Ezzat Dheir and His Family Killed By Israeli Missile In Rafah

Tuesday July 29, 2014 12:50 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies Mayor of Al-Boreij Killed By Israeli Missile The Israeli army continued its illegitimate bombardment of Palestinian homes, and civilian property, and killed five family members of a Palestinian journalist, including two children in Gaza City. Media sources said the Israeli strikes also targeted […]

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Gaza’s Rafah border closed for 2nd day

Palestinians pushing to open Rafah crossing gate amid gripping closure a few months earlier Al Ray Agencies | Nov 23, 2013 Gaza, ALRAY – The Egyptian authorities have been closing the Rafah crossing in both directions for the second day in a row. The crossing opened part-time for three consecutive days exceptionally  before being closed again […]

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Egyptian authorities close Rafah after 3 days of opening

[ PIC 22/11/2013 – 04:59 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Egyptian authorities closed on Thursday evening the Rafah crossing, until further notice, three days after opening it. Public administration of crossings in Gaza reported that three buses carrying 353 passengers were able to leave the Rafah crossing on Thursday, in addition to a number of ambulances. […]

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Egyptian authorities bar travel of 8 Palestinians

[ PIC 21/11/2013 – 08:41 AM ] RAFAH, (PIC)– Egyptian authorities resumed work in Rafah border terminal afternoon Wednesday but only allowed travel of 508 persons in both directions. Travel procedures were very slow after they were suddenly disrupted by the Egyptian side due to a technical fault in the computer network, and after they […]

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#OpenRafahBorder | VIDEO | Gazans protest Egypt’s closure of Rafah crossing

Published on Nov 18, 2013 Angry protesters have demonstrated in the Gaza Strip against the closure of the Rafah Crossing by Egypt. The protesters say the measure by the army-backed Egyptian government is adding to their sufferings caused by a years-long Israeli blockade of the coastal enclave. Related News How to keep watching @PressTV Related […]

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