Israeli settlement, any of thecommunitiesof Israeli Jews built after 1967 in the territories occupied byIsraelafter theSix-Day War—theWest Bank, theGaza Strip, theGolan Heights, and theSinai Peninsula. Most, but not all, were authorized and supported by the Israeli government. ...
Israel answered this apparent Arab rush to war by staging a sudden air assault, destroying Egypt’sair forceon the ground. The Israeli victory on the ground was alsooverwhelming. Israeli units drove back Syrian forces from theGolan Heights, took control of theGaza Stripand theSinai Peninsulafrom...
Abbas Says Israeli Plan for Rafah Assault Aims to Drive Palestinians From Gaza More Reuters U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas shake hands during their meeting in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. Mark S...
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There's been growing concern for patients at the hospital, which lost power over the weekend due to a lack of fuel for its generators. Israel has not been allowing fuel into the Gaza Strip, claiming it's being hoarded by Hamas.
Power noted, however, that there was really no effective alternative to distribute the vital aid required in Gaza. "You have 90% of the Gazan population that has been displaced," she said, adding that there was an "acute dependence" on the humanitarian infrastructure" provided by UNRWA. ...
Image:A map of Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip Deep roots and a secret Britain-France treaty "It's such a deeply rooted conflict," Professor Eugene Rogan, an expert on modern Middle Eastern history at the University of Oxford, says. ...
7 of 9 | This is a locator map of Israel and the Palestinian Territories. (AP Photo) 8 of 9 | Israeli soldiers drive a tank on the border with the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024. The army is battling Palestinian militants across Gaza in the war...
A Gaza sniper has killed an Israeli soldier. Gaza, a narrow coastal enclave home to more than 2 million Palestinians is controlled by Islamist group Hamas. Israel withdrew its troops and settlers from Gaza in 2005 but maintains tight control of its land and sea borders....
Palestinian health officials say Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Wednesday killed at least 17 people, including five children and their parents.