Tag Archives: Gaza

Israel says it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza. The full effects of that are not immediately clear, but the territory’s desalination plants receive power for producing drinking water. CBC | World News

An Israeli drone strike killed two people in Gaza on Friday, local Palestinian medical authorities said, underscoring the uncertainty surrounding a fragile ceasefire deal that has halted fighting in the enclave for weeks. CBC | World News

The United States and Israel have both rejected an alternative plan to rebuild Gaza after it was adopted by Arab states at a summit on Tuesday.  CBC | World News

Arab leaders adopted an Egyptian reconstruction plan for Gaza on Tuesday that would cost $ 53 billion US and avoid resettling Palestinians, in contrast to U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Middle East Riviera” vision, according to a copy of the plan. CBC | World News

Israel blocked the entry of aid trucks into Gaza on Sunday as a standoff over the truce that has halted fighting for the past six weeks escalated, with Hamas calling on Egyptian and Qatari mediators to intervene. CBC | World News

Israel has reportedly said it will adopt a US proposal to extend the first phase of its ceasefire with Hamas for the Ramadan and Passover period Daily Express :: News Feed

Israel announced on Thursday it was sending negotiators to Cairo for talks, seeking to extend a first phase of a ceasefire due to expire in two days, in the apparent aim of securing the release of more hostages while delaying any final deal on Gaza’s future. CBC | World News

Channel 5 host Jeremy Vine was forced to step in as one of his show guests broke down in tears while on the programme. Daily Express :: TV and Radio Feed

Gary Lineker has weighed in on an explosive row over a BBC documentary about Gaza. Daily Express :: News Feed

At least six infants have died from cold-related injuries over the past two weeks in the Gaza Strip, local medics say, due to a lack of adequate shelter and heating. CBC | World News