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Palestinians inspect a building, destroyed by Israeli strikes, in Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip on 21 May 2021. A ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, controlled by Islamist group Hamas, came into effect after 11 days of airstrikes and rocket fire. Picture: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP

Gaza israel ceasefire

Life slowly resumes in ravaged Gaza Strip after ceasefire

By AFP

The Egypt-brokered truce halted Israeli airstrikes on the crowded Palestinian territory and rockets fired by Palestinian armed groups at Israel since 10 May.

  • Palestinians check the damage in a building targeted by Israeli airstrikes on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on 5 May, 2019. Picture: AFP.

    Palestinians agree Gaza ceasefire: Hamas, Islamic Jihad sources

    An Egyptian official also confirmed the deal on condition of anonymity.

    1190 days ago
  • Israeli soldiers ride in the turret of a Merkava battle tank near the Kibbutz of Nahal Oz, along the border with the Gaza Strip on 20 July, 2018. Picture: AFP.

    Israel to reopen Gaza terminal, extend fishing on Tuesday if quiet holds

    Hostilities escalated last week, with Palestinian gunfire killing an Israeli soldier and Israel’s military killing three Hamas fighters and a fourth Palestinian.

    1477 days ago
  • Israeli Jews and Arabs march together in downtown Jerusalem on 17 October 2015, during a left wing protest against the ongoing situation. The placard on the right bearing a portrait of Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu reads in Hebrew "Refuser of peace" and the red placard on the left reads in Hebrew "Jews and Arabs refuse to be enemies". Picture: AFP

    Fear of full scale Israeli/Palestinian war grows as violence increases

    Hamas leader Al-Zahar says it’s necessary to turn the current Palestinian uprising into an armed resistance.

    2485 days ago
  • FILE: A Palestinian man pushes a bicycle past the rubble of destroyed buildings in Shejaiya on 27 August, 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Gaza & Israel mark 1 year since last war

    A ceasefire last August ended the fighting which killed over 2,000 Palestinians and six Israelis.

    2588 days ago
  • A destroyed Palestinian house on a rainy day in Al-Shejaeiya neighbourhood in the east of Gaza City, 19 October 2014. Picture: EPA.

    'Israel tried to limit civilian casualties in Gaza'

    More than 2,100 Palestinians were killed during the fighting, most of them civilians and children.

    2831 days ago
  • FILE: Palestinians flash the sign of victory wave a national flag as they celebrate in the streets in East Jerusalem the long-term truce agreed between Israel and the Palestinians on 26 August 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Palestinians draft UN resolution on ending Israel occupation

    The text calls for the full withdrawal of Israel from all of the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967.

    2867 days ago
  • FILE: Palestinians flash the sign of victory wave a national flag as they celebrate in the streets in East Jerusalem the long-term truce agreed between Israel and the Palestinians on August 26, 2014

    Gaza: Talks to cement ceasefire take place in Cairo

    Palestinians and Israelis will today hold talks to cement a ceasefire agreed to by both sides.

    2876 days ago
  • FILE: Smoke billows following an Israeli air strike in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on 8 August 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Blockaded Gaza faces huge challenges to rebuild after war

    With the economy reeling, the enclave now faces an almost impossible task of rebuilding.

    2887 days ago
  • New High Commissioner of the United Nations (UN) for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein of Jordan, delivers his speech at the opening of the 27th session of the UN Human Rights Council on 8 September, 2014 in Geneva. Picture: AFP.

    UN rights boss warns of 'house of blood' in Iraq, Syria

    Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein has called on the international community to end the conflict in the two countries.

    2891 days ago
  • FILE: Israeli soldiers work on their Merkava tanks at an army deployment point near the Israeli-Gaza border on 20 August,2014. Picture: AFP.

    Israel shows evidence of rocket fire from Gaza schools

    Senior military officers laid out details of the ranges and number of rockets fired by Hamas.

    2896 days ago
  • Animals suffering in the Gaza Zoo. Picture: CNN

    Gaza: Trapped zoo animals to be rescued

    Four Paws says it’s hoping to be allowed into Gaza to begin a rescue operation at the local zoo.

    2898 days ago
  • Palestinian children demonstrate near an Israeli check point in the centre of the West Bank city of Hebron after they couldn’t pass the checkpoint to get to school as it was closed off by Israeli security forces on 26 August, 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Gaza ceasefire deal reached, Palestinian groups say

    Palestinian officials said the ceasefire has been reached under Egyptian mediation.

    2904 days ago
  • FILE: The pre-dawn airstrikes set off huge explosions, killed 2 and wounded 20 people. Picture: AFP.

    Israeli air strikes kill two Palestinians

    The pre-dawn airstrikes set off huge explosions, killed 2 and wounded 20 people.

    2904 days ago
  • FILE: Palestinians gather on the rubble and shell of a building destroyed following an Israeli military strike, as they watch rescuers working in Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip, on 21 August 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Gaza war continues as Egypt seeks truce

    Qais Abu Leila, a senior Palestinian official, said Cairo had proposed an indefinite ceasefire.

    2905 days ago
  • Israeli warplanes pounded Gaza as furious mourners buried the wife and child of Hamas's top military commander on 20 August 2014. Picture: AFP

    Fighting rages in Gaza as Egypt calls for ceasefire

    Egypt has called on Israel and the Palestinians to halt hostilities & resume peace talks attacks are ongoing.

    2906 days ago
  • Palestinian men look on as a bomb from an Israeli air strike hits a house in Gaza City on 23 August, 2014. Israel kept up the pressure on Hamas in Gaza, carrying out multiple air strikes that killed six Palestinians, five of them from the same family, as Egypt prepared to convene new truce talks. Picture: AFP

    Palestinian president calls for Gaza talks to resume as fighting rages

    Violence continued in the Gaza Strip with Israel carrying out air strikes and militants firing rockets.

    2907 days ago
  • A picture taken from the southern Israeli border with the Gaza Strip shows smoke rising from the remains of a mortar fired by Palestinian militants into Israel on 22 August 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Gaza: No end in sight as more deaths reported

    Israeli aircraft bombed the Gaza Strip while Palestinian militants fired rockets at the Jewish state.

    2907 days ago
  • FILE: Israeli soldiers work on their Merkava tanks at an army deployment point near the Israeli-Gaza border on 20 August,2014. Picture:AFP.

    Pro-Palestinian groups to meet Zuma again

    A follow up meeting is scheduled to take place between Jacob Zuma and pro-Palestinian organisations.

    2908 days ago
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