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Egypt opens Gaza border for first time since unity deal

Gaza City - Emirates Voice

Egypt opened its largely sealed border with Gaza on Saturday after a reconciliation agreement with Hamas gave the Palestinian Authority control over the crossing for the first time since 2007. A Palestinian official at the Rafah crossing said it had opened at 0700 GMT and was expected to stay open for three days. "Egypt will open the crossing for humanitarian cases registered with theRead more

Hamas hands over Egypt border crossing to Palestinian Authority

Rafah (Palestinian Territories) - AFP

Hamas handed over control of the Gaza Strip's border with Egypt to the Palestinian Authority on Wednesday in a first key test of a Palestinian reconciliation accord agreed last month, an AFP journalist said. Nazmi Muhanna, the Palestinian Authority's top official for border crossings, and his Hamas counterpart signed an agreement that will see the internationally recognised authority take controlRead more

Hamas hands over Egypt border crossing to Palestinian Authority

Rafah - Emirates Voice

Adnan says bombing as exceptional

Gaza - Emirates Voice

Professor of Political Science Adnan Abu Amer said that there is no accuracy in what is being discussed about Salafist threats to fire rockets at Israel, saying that the latest bombing witnessed in Rafah are considered messages to both Egypt and Israel that the Jihadi movements are still exist. He added, in a statement to “Emirates Voice”, that it isRead more

Jordan condemns Rafah terror attack

Amman - Emirates Voice

The government condemned a terrorist attack on an Egyptian security checkpoint in the town of Rafah that left 10 soldiers dead and 25 others injured. Minister of State for Media Affairs and government spokesman Mohammad Momani expressed Jordan’s solidarity with Egypt in facing terrorism and rejecting all forms of terrorist acts that aim to destabilize Egypt’s security and stability, callingRead more

One killed, two injured in Israeli strikes on Gaza

Gaza - Arab Today

A Palestinian youth was killed and two others injured in Israeli strikes on Rafah city, southern Gaza strip Wednesday at dawn. The victim, identified as Yousef Sha’ban (18), was killed after Israeli Forces fired artillery shells towards Rafah, according to spokesman of the Ministry of Health, Ashraf al-Qudra, on Facebook. According to human rights sources, 15 Israeli artillery shells slammedRead more

Palestinian killed by Israeli artillery fire in Gaza

Gaza - Arab Today

A Palestinian was killed and two others injured before dawn on Wednesday by Israeli artillery fire in Gaza, according to a Palestinian official. According to the Israeli army, the three men were in the border area between the Palestinian enclave and Israeli territory, where multiple exchanges of fire have taken place recently. “Youssef Abou Azra, 18, was killed and twoRead more

Military Court in Gaza Issues 2 Death Sentences on Drug Charges in Gaza

Gaza - Arab Today

On Sunday, 19 March 2017, in a serious precedent, the Military Court in Gaza issued two death sentences against two persons convicted of drug possession; one of whom is military and the other is civilian. There is no legal text upholding the application of death penalty in crimes of drug possession. Moreover, the Court heard an entirely civil case inRead more