World May 14 Egypt-brokered truce between Israel and militants in Gaza appears to hold A fragile cease-fire between Israeli forces and militants in the Gaza Strip appeared to be holding on Sunday after a five-day clash that killed 33 Palestinians and two people in Israel.
World May 13 Israel, Palestinian militants reach tentative cease-fire after 5 days of heavy fighting Israel and the Islamic Jihad militant group in the Gaza Strip agreed to an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire late Saturday, ending five days of intense fighting that left 33 Palestinians, including at least 13 civilians, dead.
World May 12 Palestinian militants fire more rockets, as Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza despite cease-fire efforts Palestinian militants have fired rockets toward Jerusalem, further escalating the most violent confrontation in months between Israel and militants in the Gaza Strip.
World May 11 Israel kills 2 militant commanders in Gaza despite Egypt’s attempt at ceasefire It has been the worst bout of fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza in months and among the dead were also women and children.
World May 10 Palestinian militants fire rockets from Gaza as ongoing Israel airstrikes kill 19 Israeli authorities say Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip have launched dozens of rockets into Israel.
World May 09 Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 3 senior militants, 10 civilians The attacks set the stage for what is likely to be a new round of heavy fighting. The airstrikes hit the top floor of an apartment building, a house in Gaza City and a third house in the southern town…
World Apr 05 Violence at Jerusalem mosque raises fears of escalation Israeli police have stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City, firing stun grenades and beating Palestinian youths who hurled stones and firecrackers in a burst of violence during a sensitive holiday seasons.
World Aug 18 Israel raids Palestinian rights groups it previously labeled as terrorists Rights defenders have described Israel's moves against the groups as part of a decades-long crackdown on political activists in the occupied territories.
World Aug 16 Israel carried out Gaza strike that killed 5 children, report says A Palestinian human rights group and an Israeli newspaper are reporting that an explosion in a cemetery that killed five Palestinian children during the latest Gaza flare-up was caused by an Israeli airstrike.
World Aug 11 Palestinian death toll rises to 48 in last weekend’s fighting between Israel and Gaza militants The Palestinian death toll from last weekend's fighting between Israel and Gaza militants has risen to 48, after an 11-year-old girl and a man died from wounds they suffered during the worst cross-border violence in over a year.