Rappler's latest stories on Gaza strip
Sisi says Egypt truce plan 'real chance' to end Gaza clashes
When the latest Gaza war erupted last month Egypt cobbled together a ceasefire proposal quickly backed by Israel Arab governments the United States and the United Nations
Egypt says Gaza truce talks invite 'still in place'
However it condemns Israel for keeping on targeting innocent Palestinian civilians in the Gaza strip
Diplomats in Paris call for extension to 12-hour Gaza truce
The 19 day Israeli offensive on Hamas ruled Gaza is in response to rockets fired by militants of the Islamist group into the Jewish state
Peace efforts gather pace as Gaza death toll soars
Officials to hold ceasefire talks in an effort to end growing bloodshed
Toll in Gaza hits 343 on day 12 of Israel campaign
Israeli warplanes intensified their bombardment in Hamas
In Gaza, whatever the target, children often the victims
Children should be protected from the violence and they should not be the victims of a conflict for which they have no responsibility says UNICEF s Catherine Weibel
DFA orders repatriation of Filipinos from Gaza Strip
Escalating conflict in the Gaza Strip has prompted the Philippine government to implement the mandatory repatriation of Filipinos in the area
Israel begins Gaza ground assault, UN warns on civilians
The late Thursday assault follows a brief humanitarian truce and an urgent appeal by both Washington and the UN that Israel redouble its efforts to avoid harm to civilians
Erdogan accuses Israel of seeking Gaza genocide
Some 231 people in Gaza and one person in Israel are dead following Israel s bombardments of the Gaza Strip and Palestinian militant group Hamas launches of rockets at Israel
UNRWA investigates after rockets found in Gaza school
Israel regularly accuses Hamas and other Gaza militants of using civilian installations to store and launch rockets including during the current conflict
Politically divided Indonesians unite for Palestinians
Small businesses civil society groups and activists have launched various initiatives to raise funds and spread awareness about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza
Gaza rocket kills first Israeli as truce bid fails
UPDATED The first Israeli death of the conflict comes after nearly 1 000 rockets and mortar rounds hit the Jewish state Four Israelis have been seriously wounded
Gazans flee the north fearing a major Israeli crackdown
As world powers prepare to meet over the spiraling bloodshed the Palestinian death toll from the punishing Israeli air campaign hit 166
Horror as Gaza handicapped care facility bombed
Israel says it tries to minimize civilian casualties by firing a small missile at a target first to give non combatants a chance to leave But the military did not comment on the strike on the care home
Israel vows no let-up, Hamas defiant, as Gaza toll tops 125
Both sides brush off international calls for a truce and Israel keeps up its buildup of troops and armor on the Gaza border in preparation for a possible ground invasion
Vatican calls for global ceasefire during World Cup final
The Vatican goes to social media with the hashtag pauseforpeace as a conflict in the Gaza Strip escalates and killings continue in Ukraine
Israel hits more than 300 Hamas targets in Gaza – army
Israel s cabinet has authorized the call up of 40 000 reservists for such an operation which looks increasingly likely as the conflict drags on
Israel pounds Gaza as Hamas flexes rocket reach
UPDATED Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warns of even tougher action to come
Israel, Hamas face off in new Gaza conflict
UPDATED Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas demands Israel immediately stop its air campaign and calls on the international community to pressure the Jewish state
Israel says Palestinians kidnapped 3 missing teens
The Jewish seminary students go missing while hitchhiking The search is being carried out in coordination with security forces from the Palestinian Authority
Abbas, Hamas chief hold first talks since unity deal
The two leaders are expected to discuss the reconciliation agreement and how to implement it
US warns of new generation of global terrorists
Extremist violence last year was also increasingly marked by sectarian motives which the US said was a worrisome trend
Palestinians to consider 'all options' in response to Israel
Chief Palestinian peace negotiator Saeb Erakat puts the blame for the failure of peace talks on Israel
Hamas says to privatize Gaza crossing
The Gaza Strip s militant Hamas rulers have said they plan to let private contractors take over the running of the Palestinian territory s border crossings with Egypt and Israel
Hamas rejects international force in future Palestine
Security arrangements in a future state have become a major bone of contention in ongoing peace talks
Clash looms between Israel and Gaza militants
Israel recently targeted two of the group s militants for firing rockets at it Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to teach Gaza based militants a lesson
Holy Land hit by heaviest snowfall in decades
Meteorologist: We haven t had such a snowfall in some 70 years
Gaza's Arab Idol winner Assaf in electrifying European debut
Mohammed Assaf 24 became a national hero and a rare symbol of Palestinian unity when he won the pan Arab contest in June
Israel easing some restrictions on Palestinians
Palestinian Finance Minister Shukri Bishara said he was really encouraged by some of the initiatives announced by Israel
Deadly Sinai ambush adds to growing Egypt crisis
The death of 25 policemen on Monday worsens matters as Egypt struggles with violent unrest following the Mohamed Morsi s ouster
Militant RPG attack kills 24 Egypt police in Sinai
At least two others were injured when the unknown militants fired on the buses as they headed towards the town of Rafah on the border with the Palestinian Gaza Strip
Israelis, Palestinians seek peace deal in 9 months
UPDATE Both sides have agreed to meet again within the next two weeks either in Israel or the Palestinian territories to begin formal direct bilateral negotiations
After 'productive' start, second day of Mideast talks
It is the first time the two sides have publicly come face to face since the last talks collapsed spectacularly in September 2010 over continued Israeli settlement building
Israelis, Palestinians hold 'productive' direct talks
UPDATE State Dept: It was a constructive and productive meeting between the parties They engaged in good faith and with seriousness of purpose
Mideast peace talks to resume - US
UPDATE High level envoys from the Israeli and Palestinian leaders will meet in Washington on Monday to restart stalled Middle East peace talks
Gaza joy as Palestinian wins Arab Idol
The handsome tuxedo clad Assaf 23 won after weeks of anticipation from his army of followers
Shine wearing off Kerry's Mideast peace bid
Hopes that Kerry could charm Israel and the Palestinians back into talks are fading at the edges as months pass with no sign of a breakthrough
Iran will 'annihilate' cities if Israel attacks: Khamenei
Iran will annihilate the Israeli cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa if it comes under attack by the Jewish state
12 rockets hit Israel after truce
12 rockets fired from the Gaza Strip hit Israel in the first hours that followed a ceasefire agreement
Truce in Gaza takes effect
Israel and Hamas agree on a truce aimed at ending a week of bloodshed that has killed more than 150 people
Israel puts 'temporary hold' on Gaza ground operation
Senior Israeli ministers decide to hold off from launching a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip to give truce efforts a chance to work
Gaza death toll passes 100 as truce efforts build
UPDATED Israeli strikes killed 30 Palestinians on Monday November 19 taking the Gaza death toll to 107
Anonymous continues Gaza support, responds to terrorism claims
Anonymous works on helping Gaza by providing downloadable care packages and hacking Israeli websites
Bloodiest day: Israel air strikes kill 31
3rd UPDATE Israeli air strikes killed 31 Palestinians in the bloodiest day so far of its massive air campaign on the Gaza Strip as diplomatic efforts to broker a truce intensified
UK: Gaza invasion would cost Israel international support
A ground invasion of the Gaza Strip would lose Israel much international sympathy and support British Foreign Secretary William Hague warned Sunday
Gaza strikes expose new global divide on Mideast
Israel was condemned Thursday November 15 by much of the Arab world while securing Western backing and pressing its biggest air assault on Gaza for years amid a wave of Palestinian short range rocket fire
Israel, Hamas live-tweet Israel-Gaza violence
The Israel Defense Force reports on its assault on Hamas forces via Twitter
Top Hamas chief killed in Israel strike on Gaza
Israel killed a Hamas military chief in an air strike in Gaza on Wednesday November 14 prompting Palestinian militants to warn that the Jewish state had opened the gates of hell
Israel air strike kills 2 Gazans, wounds one
An Israeli air strike on the Gaza strip kills two Palestinians and wounds another
Violence explodes as Muslims protest anti-Islam film
Anti US protests by crowds whipped into fury by a film that mocks Islam erupted across the Arab world and many Muslim majority countries on Friday
