Gaza News

Palestinians residing in the Hamas-governed Gaza Strip claim that the Israeli Army has been making phone calls that make a series of accusations against the Hamas government there.

If the conflict in the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula continues the Egyptian Army say it may intervene in the Gaza Strip by launching strikes against militant bases in the Palestinian territory.

Egypt's Foreign Minister, Nabil Fahmy, has said Hamas isn't doing enough to secure the Gaza border with Egypt and has warned of military action.

Comments made by the Israeli Army's top commander suggest that Israel is beginning to view the Islamist movement in control of the Gaza Strip as a force for stability.

The new interim government in Egypt has imposed tough border restrictions on Gaza by sealing smuggling tunnels and even blocking passenger traffic. This has resulted in losses of millions of dollars for the Gazan economy.

The Hamas militia in Gaza has closed the offices of three media outlets. The Saudi Al-Arabiya television network and the Palestinian Maan news agency and a Gaza production company called Lens which they allege was in "collaboration with Zionist media."

Israeli warplanes have conducted fresh air strikes on central and southern Gaza. The Israeli government claimed that the raid was in retaliation to "at least six" missiles fired from the Gaza strip.

Hamas has announced that it is has hanged two Palestinians who they claim were guilty of spying for Israel for over ten years.

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child have released a report accusing Israel of "systematically" abusing and torturing Palestinian children detained by Israeli forces in the occupied territories.

Hamas has formed a 600-man strong armed force in order to stop smaller militias in the Gaza Strip from firing rockets into Israel.