Israeli offensive

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has called on the representatives of its member states at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva to convene an emergency meeting to discuss...

Egyptian political parties have praised the decision of President Mohammed Morsi to recall Egypt's ambassador from Tel Aviv, calling it a "good step". Former presidential candidate and head of...

Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi has recalled his country's ambassador from Tel Aviv in protest at the Israeli offensive against the Gaza Strip. Morsi asked Foreign Ministry officials to hand...

A professor of political science at Tel Aviv University has said that Hamas "remained standing" during the recent Israeli offensive against the Gaza Strip. According to Professor Shaul Mishal,...

In March 1996, leaders from 29 countries met in the Egyptian resort of Sharm El Sheikh for a "Summit of the Peacemakers". Co-hosted by the then Egyptian President Hosni...

Twelve doctors from Sudan have crossed into Gaza with their own medical equipment to help their Palestinian colleagues to treat civilians wounded in Israel's offensive. The delegation is one...

An Israeli research report about the successes and failures of both sides in the recent Israeli offensive against Gaza has concluded that a long-term calm in the region has...

An economic expert has expressed his appreciation at the movement of construction materials to the Gaza Strip from Egypt. "It ushers in the reopening the commercial crossing with Egypt...

The eight-day Israeli offensive against the Gaza Strip last month was traumatic for all civilians, not least the students of Hassan Salameh School in northern Gaza. Every student has...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES The Palestinian Prime Minister in Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh, has announced that reconstruction projects funded by the State of Qatar have got under way. "Qatar is a partner...

Israel's notorious Ofer Military Court has sentenced four Palestinian elected legislators from the occupied West Bank to various terms of imprisonment. Fares Abu Hassan, a lawyer for the International...

Human rights organisations have revealed that Israel has breached its ceasefire agreement with the Palestinians on more than 800 occasions since it was signed last November. In stark contrast,...

A minister in the Hamas-led government in Gaza has denied that the movement fired rockets into Israel during Barack Obama's visit. Minister of Religious Endowments Ismail Radwan accused Israel...

The criminal Israeli offensive on Gaza is taking place in the midst of the Israeli general election campaign. There should be no doubt that it is connected to the...

After the victory of the Palestinian resistance in Gaza against the Israeli offensive and the relative success at the United Nations, there is a positive atmosphere with regards to...

It appears that the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, which has ruled the Gaza Strip since 2006, has come out of the latest Israeli offensive in a greatly enhanced regional...