By World Tribune Staff on May 16, 2016 A full electric blackout is in effect in southern Gaza after the last power line from Egypt to Gaza was disconnected, reports say. Gaza’s electricity company announced that the two lines that fed electricity from Egypt to southern Gaza have now been completely disconnected by Egypt. The […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has determined that Hamas exhausted its supply of effective rockets. The military has reported a sharp increase in the number of Hamas rockets that failed to land in Israel. Instead, many of the rockets, fired from around Gaza City and Khan Yunis, slammed into homes and farms […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has been targeting commanders of the war in the Gaza Strip. The military has been attacking commanders of Hamas and Islamic Jihad in the current conflict. Military sources said the operations were based on information from Military Intelligence and the Israel Security Agency. “At the top of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United Nations has determined that Israel’s military warned civilians before most attacks on the Gaza Strip. A UN report asserted that Israel’s military notified families to evacuate their homes in the Gaza Strip. The report, dated July 9, said civilian casualties took place after Israeli officers telephoned targeted buildings. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has discovered what officials termed the most advanced Hamas tunnel in the Gaza Strip. The military said the tunnel began near the southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis and reached an Israeli kibbutz. The tunnel, reported on March 20, was said to be the longest and deepest discovered […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — Israel’s military is said to have sent telephone messages to the Gaza Strip warning residents against cooperating with the Hamas regime. Hamas said the Israel Army sent messages on the cell phones that urged Palestinians not to obey the Islamist regime in the Gaza Strip. Hamas said the messages […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Hamas has been building advanced tunnels in Israel. The Israeli military has discovered what officials termed the most advanced tunnel constructed by Hamas. The military said Hamas started the 1.7 kilometer tunnel from the Gaza Strip that penetrated 300 meters into Israel. “The tunnel was built for purposes of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — Egypt’s military is said to have drafted plans to attack the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. On Oct. 2, the Palestinian news agency Maan reported from Egypt that the military had formulated a plan for an invasion of the Gaza Strip. Maan, financed by the European Union, said the Egyptian plan identified […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — The Egyptian military has flown its first air mission over the Gaza Strip since the 1967 war with Israel. Palestinian sources said the Egyptian Air Force sent an attack helicopter into the Gaza Strip over such cities as Khan Yunis and Rafah on July 12. “The helicopter came from […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — For the first time, the Hamas regime allowed a protest against Syrian President Bashar Assad in the Gaza Strip. On Feb. 21, Hamas authorities permitted a demonstration against the Assad regime at the Islamic University in Gaza City. About 300 Palestinians at the Hamas-aligned institution held a rally in […]