BEIJING, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Gaza Strip, home to more than two million Palestinians, has endured decades of violence, blockade and suffering. In response to this longstanding suffering, Washington's latest proposal to relocate Palestinians from Gaza does little to alleviate the crisis. Instea...
Why does Egypt blockade Gaza? The Gaza Strip: The Gaza Strip is a narrow, 32 mile stretch of land bordering Israel and Egypt. For nearly 13 years, this area, home to almost two million people, has mostly been cut off from the rest of the world by a comprehensive blockade. ...
WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD? Geologists say they cannot predict the next earthquake. “But we do know that earthquakes like this can cause similar-sized earthquakes on the next portion of the fault,” said Hayes of USGS. “And it’s quite a significant hazard in places that don’t have the...
Why does Palestine want the Gaza Strip?The Gaza Strip:The over population of the Gaza Strip is only predicted to increase, with some suggesting that the area will become unliveable by 2020. Blockades on the borders by Egypt and Israel place restrictions on the movement of people and goods,...
A narrow strip of scrubland and sand dunes on the Gaza side of the border with Egypt has emerged as a major obstacle in talks aimed at halting the Israel-Hamas war and freeing scores of hostages. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel must maintain control over t...
We Seek Justice for Africa and Gaza - So Why Does Our Sense of Fairness Fail When It Comes to Our Own Crime Victims?
Israeli troops have pulled back to the edges of Gaza, the first hostages have been released and many Palestinians have returned to what remains of their homes in the first few days of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal.
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Reports that freed Israeli hostages had been held in U.N. shelters in the Gaza Strip amount to “a very serious allegation,” Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, told JNS on Wednesday. “We call on those who have information on this to share it form...