The Egypt-Gaza border opened under control of the Western-backed Palestinian Authority for the first time since 2007 on Saturday, raising residents’ hopes for easier passage in and out of the impoverished enclave.
An Egyptian-brokered reconciliation deal last month formally restored Palestinian President Abbas’s administrative control of Gaza, including its border crossings with Israel and Egypt, after a 10-year schism withRead more
The Egypt-Gaza border opened under control of the Palestinian Authority for the first time since 2007 on Saturday, raising residents’ hopes for easier passage in and out of the impoverished enclave.
An Egyptian-brokered reconciliation deal last month formally restored Palestinian President Abbas’s administrative control of Gaza, including its border crossings with Israel and Egypt, after a 10-year schism with IslamistRead more
Lawyers representing the Palestinian Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs’ Commission, Tuesday decided to boycott Israeli military courts of Ofer and Salem, in solidarity with hunger striker detainee, Journalist Mohammed al-Qiq.
The commission, in a press statement, said this boycott, which would take place on Wednesday and Thursday, aims to exert pressure on the Israeli military prosecution, after all legal efforts andRead more