http://www.mail.com/int/locations/15470-gaza-strip.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/locations/15470-gaza-strip.html http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2104560-2011-jail-breaks-political-issue-egypt.html CAIRO (AP) — It was one of the most perplexing events of Egypt's revolution: orchestrated attacks on prisons around the country that broke out more than 20,000 inmates while police were tied down with the massive popular protests that swept autocrat Hosni Mubarak from power. The prison breaks added to the chaos during the 18-day uprising in 2011, and the ... Thu, 23 May 2013 06:38:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2104560-2011-jail-breaks-political-issue-egypt.html 2013-05-23T06:38:50Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2099924-egypt-troops-sinai-sweep-mistakenly-hit-funeral.html CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian troops and police mistakenly fired on a Bedouin funeral in the Sinai Peninsula on Tuesday, security officials said, in the opening salvo of a sweep searching for security personnel kidnapped by suspected militants. The incident illustrated the hazards of the military operations prompted by the kidnapping last week. A heavy handed att... Tue, 21 May 2013 22:11:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2099924-egypt-troops-sinai-sweep-mistakenly-hit-funeral.html 2013-05-21T22:11:23Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2100596-palestinian-group-ruler-rights-abuses-increasing.html RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A Palestinian report shows human rights abuses by the rival governments in the West Bank and Gaza are on the rise. The Palestinian Independent Commission for Human Rights said in its annual report Tuesday that incidents of abuse are up 10 percent since last year. Director Ahmed Harb said, "Most of the complaints were on torture,... Tue, 21 May 2013 17:44:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2100596-palestinian-group-ruler-rights-abuses-increasing.html 2013-05-21T17:44:36Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2097578-egypt-security-beefed-up-sinai-abduction.html CAIRO (AP) — Dozens of Egyptian troops and armored vehicles moved into Sinai Monday as the government beefed up security in the volatile peninsula after the abduction of six policemen and a border guard by suspected Islamic militants. The security deployment comes a day after the release of a video of the captives, blindfolded and with their hands tied be... Mon, 20 May 2013 19:29:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2097578-egypt-security-beefed-up-sinai-abduction.html 2013-05-20T19:29:51Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2096296-video-kidnapped-egyptian-security-officers.html CAIRO (AP) — Seven men purported to be the members of Egypt's security forces kidnapped by suspected militants last week appeared in a video posted online Sunday and urged the government to secure their release by meeting their captors' demands. The video, posted on YouTube, is the first sign of the six policemen and one border guard since they were abduc... Sun, 19 May 2013 20:39:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2096296-video-kidnapped-egyptian-security-officers.html 2013-05-19T20:39:58Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2096504-israeli-seeks-interim-deal-with-palestinians.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's senior coalition partner says that reaching a final peace agreement with the Palestinians is unrealistic at the current time and the sides should instead pursue an interim arrangement. Finance Minister Yair Lapid's assessment, delivered in a published interview Sunday just days before the arrival of U.S... Sun, 19 May 2013 18:32:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2096504-israeli-seeks-interim-deal-with-palestinians.html 2013-05-19T18:32:19Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2096252-israel-disputes-french-tv-claim-boys-death.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Sunday completed an investigation into a decade-old French TV report that claimed Israeli forces killed a Palestinian boy in a gunbattle with Palestinian militants, saying the video was misleading and unfairly blamed Israel. France 2 network's images from Sept. 30, 2000, days after a Palestinian uprising erupted, allegedly showe... Sun, 19 May 2013 18:28:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2096252-israel-disputes-french-tv-claim-boys-death.html 2013-05-19T18:28:28Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2092738-egypt-police-close-gaza-border-to-protest-kidnap.html CAIRO (AP) — Dozens of disgruntled border policemen forced the closure of Egypt's main crossing point into the Gaza Strip on Friday to protest the abduction of their colleagues by suspected militants, underscoring the lawlessness and crisis of authority in the country two years since the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak. The police protest comes a day ... Fri, 17 May 2013 19:30:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2092738-egypt-police-close-gaza-border-to-protest-kidnap.html 2013-05-17T19:30:56Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2089694-7-egyptian-security-personnel-abducted-sinai.html CAIRO (AP) — Suspected militants in Egypt's Sinai abducted seven security personnel as they headed to Cairo for holidays early Thursday, security officials said. It was the first such kidnapping of security forces in the lawless peninsula. The officials said masked gunmen ambushed two taxis at gunpoint outside the city of el-Arish, the capital of North Si... Thu, 16 May 2013 20:11:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2089694-7-egyptian-security-personnel-abducted-sinai.html 2013-05-16T20:11:26Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2086806-palestinians-mark-their-1948-displacement.html RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Tens of thousands of Palestinians marked the 65th anniversary of their mass displacement during the war over Israel's 1948 creation, marching in the streets and in some parts of the West Bank clashing with Israeli security forces. Every May 15, Palestinians hold rallies to commemorate the "nakba," or "catastrophe" — the term the... Wed, 15 May 2013 16:31:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2086806-palestinians-mark-their-1948-displacement.html 2013-05-15T16:31:37Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2086496-critics-assail-israeli-silence-arab-peace-plan.html JERUSALEM (AP) — On the surface, the Arab League's improved peace initiative offers Israel everything it ever dreamed of — normal relations with an entire region that has long objected to the very existence of the Jewish state, and even the chance to keep some war-won land. But two weeks after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry persuaded Arab leaders to r... Wed, 15 May 2013 06:17:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2086496-critics-assail-israeli-silence-arab-peace-plan.html 2013-05-15T06:17:59Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2073676-islamic-cleric-gaza-rejects-israels-existence.html GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A prominent Islamic scholar making a landmark visit to the Gaza Strip declared Thursday that Israel has no right to exist and voiced his support for rocket fire on Israel, giving a boost of legitimacy to the militant Islamist Hamas rulers of the Palestinian territory. Yusuf al-Qaradawi is the latest of a few high profile figur... Thu, 09 May 2013 15:04:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2073676-islamic-cleric-gaza-rejects-israels-existence.html 2013-05-09T15:04:26Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2073646-israel-moving-ahead-with-settler-housing.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has given preliminary approval to build nearly 300 housing units in a West Bank settlement, a spokesman said Thursday, bringing a Palestinian rebuke and possibly complicating U.S. efforts to relaunch Mideast peace talks. The approval came as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Israel's chief negotiator in Rome. The negotiat... Thu, 09 May 2013 12:32:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2073646-israel-moving-ahead-with-settler-housing.html 2013-05-09T12:32:48Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2070626-israel-releases-top-muslim-cleric-holy-land.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police detained the top Muslim cleric in the Holy Land Wednesday in a rare crackdown on a leading religious figure, questioning him for several hours before releasing him without charge. Later in the day, in the Gaza Strip, an influential Muslim cleric from Qatar received a hero's welcome in a high-profile visit that deepened the ... Wed, 08 May 2013 20:26:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2070626-israel-releases-top-muslim-cleric-holy-land.html 2013-05-08T20:26:02Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2066508-israel-turkey-reach-draft-deal-compensation.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Turkey have reached a draft agreement on compensation for the victims of a deadly 2010 Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not reveal details on Monday's agreement. It said "additional clarifications" were needed on a "few issues." Israel and Turkey are working to mend ties t... Mon, 06 May 2013 17:53:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2066508-israel-turkey-reach-draft-deal-compensation.html 2013-05-06T17:53:16Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2055446-israel-conflict-recognition-territory.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister gave a cool reception Wednesday to a new Arab Mideast peace initiative, saying the conflict with the Palestinians isn't about territory, but rather the Palestinians' refusal to recognize Israel as the Jewish homeland. The remarks signaled trouble for U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's new push for Mideast peace a... Wed, 01 May 2013 18:00:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2055446-israel-conflict-recognition-territory.html 2013-05-01T18:00:44Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2052810-israeli-airstrike-gaza-kills-1-palestinian.html GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli aircraft attacked a motorcycle in Gaza on Tuesday, killing a top militant in a shadowy al-Qaida-influenced group who had been involved in a recent rocket attack on southern Israel. It was the first deadly airstrike in Gaza since a truce was reached with Palestinian militants last November, and is the most serious te... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:02:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2052810-israeli-airstrike-gaza-kills-1-palestinian.html 2013-04-30T16:02:05Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2049412-israel-responds-to-gaza-rocket-fire-with-airstrike.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel responded to rockets fired from the Gaza Strip with airstrikes on sites used by Islamic militant group Hamas, which rules the Palestinian territory, the military said on Sunday. It said its jets struck "a terrorist weapon storage facility and a Hamas training installation" after rockets landed in southern Israel the night before. I... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 08:16:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2049412-israel-responds-to-gaza-rocket-fire-with-airstrike.html 2013-04-28T08:16:16Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2048366-prominent-muslim-cleric-to-visit-gaza.html GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The head of Gaza's Islamic affairs ministry says the prominent Muslim scholar Yusuf al-Qaradawi will visit the Hamas-ruled territory in May. It's the first visit by the Qatar-based cleric who is widely-respected through the Muslim world, and underscores his support for the Islamic militant group Hamas. It also shows how Hamas ... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 08:28:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2048366-prominent-muslim-cleric-to-visit-gaza.html 2013-04-27T08:28:08Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2045070-israeli-army-to-halt-use-white-phosphorus.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's army said Thursday that it would soon halt its use of white phosphorus shells after years of international criticism for using the incendiary munitions in crowded Palestinian areas. The army said in a statement that it would replace white phosphorus shells with ones based entirely on gas. Officials didn't offer further details, n... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:10:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2045070-israeli-army-to-halt-use-white-phosphorus.html 2013-04-25T21:10:40Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/2038842-turkish-pm-to-press-ahead-with-gaza-visit.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's prime minister says he is determined to go ahead with plans to visit the Gaza Strip despite a U.S. request that he delay the trip. Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he plans to visit Gaza after a trip to Washington on May 16, but U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged him to postpone the trip saying the time was not right. The... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:41:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/2038842-turkish-pm-to-press-ahead-with-gaza-visit.html 2013-04-23T11:41:35Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2037288-israel-turkey-find-way-forward-flotilla-money.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — In a step toward restoring ties, former allies Turkey and Israel agreed Monday on the "methods and principles" of working out compensation payments for the victims of a deadly 2010 Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, Turkey's deputy prime minister said. Eight Turks and one Turkish-American were killed and several other pro-Pal... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:14:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2037288-israel-turkey-find-way-forward-flotilla-money.html 2013-04-22T18:14:38Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2034364-kerry-pushes-turkey-israel-rapprochement.html ISTANBUL (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday urged Turkey to speed up and cement an American-brokered rapprochement with Israel, and he explored with Palestinian officials new ways to relaunch Mideast peace efforts. Kerry tried to advance those second-term foreign policy priorities for President Barack Obama in meetings with Turkey's forei... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:36:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2034364-kerry-pushes-turkey-israel-rapprochement.html 2013-04-21T19:36:23Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2035164-palestinians-hold-bethlehem-marathon.html BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Hundreds of people on Sunday took part in the West Bank's first marathon, looping around the biblical city of Bethlehem four times on a course that was limited by the confines of Israel's sprawling separation barrier. The race was meant as a political statement as much as a sporting event. One participant wore a T-shirt honorin... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:11:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2035164-palestinians-hold-bethlehem-marathon.html 2013-04-21T19:11:44Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2034436-israel-gaza-militants-fired-sinai-week.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister is accusing Gaza militants of carrying out a rocket attack from Egypt's Sinai desert on a southern Israeli resort last week. Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that "the shooters were apparently a terror squad that left Gaza and used Sinai territory to attack a city in Israel." He called the attack unacceptable and sai... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 09:57:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2034436-israel-gaza-militants-fired-sinai-week.html 2013-04-21T09:57:41Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2033126-families-reject-israeli-turkish-compensation-talks.html ISTANBUL (AP) — Families of the victims of an Israeli raid on an aid flotilla on Saturday spoke out against compensation talks between Turkey and Israel, saying the Jewish state must first fully lift its blockade of the Gaza Strip. The relatives of the nine activists killed on board the Gaza-bound ship in 2010 also said they would not drop lawsuits filed ... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 13:19:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2033126-families-reject-israeli-turkish-compensation-talks.html 2013-04-20T13:19:34Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2024940-rockets-fired-eilat-southern-israel.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Militants in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula fired at least two rockets at Israel's southern resort town of Eilat early Wednesday, officials said, highlighting what Israel says is a dire security situation across its border. Nobody was hurt in the attack, police said, although one rocket exploded near the courtyard of a house. A shadowy hard-line... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:26:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2024940-rockets-fired-eilat-southern-israel.html 2013-04-17T18:26:19Z