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Indonesia ready to shelter Palestinians impacted by war in Gaza

Indonesia will temporarily shelter up to 1,000 Palestinians affected by the Gaza war, reaffirming its support for Palestinian independence and rejecting Trump's relocation plan.

 Palestinians flee their in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 18, 2025
 US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken disembarks his plane after landing in Israel's Ben Gurion Airport, January 8, 2024.

Israel-Hamas War: What happened on day 94?

HUMANITARIAN AID crosses from Egypt to Gaza, at the Rafah crossing, this week. Hamas belligerence has led to an Egyptian and Israeli attempt to control what comes into Gaza. Does that make it an open-air prison?

Is Gaza actually an open-air prison? - opinion

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Letters to the Editor, August 10, 2022: Between these extremes


Hamas to execute alleged killer of armed wing leader

Human rights groups have condemned Hamas for carrying out executions in the past.

The son of senior Hamas militant Mazen Fuqaha sits on the shoulders of Hamas Gaza Chief Yehya Al-Sinwar during a memorial service for Fuqaha, in Gaza City March 27, 2017

Hamas court sentences alleged killer of Mazen Fuqaha to death

Two accomplices were also sentenced to death for the March assassination.

Hamas operatives prepare to execute alleged collaborators in the Gaza Strip

Palestinian film festival opens in Gaza

The festival will feature 25 films, made by Palestinian, Arab and international artists in Gaza, the West Bank and the Israeli-Arab city of Haifa, said festival spokesman Saud Aburamadan.

A film is screened during the third edition of the Red Carpet Film Festival, at the seaport of Gaza City May 12, 2017.

Palestinian Authority official slams Iran for comments on Abbas

The adviser to Iran's foreign minister said the Palestinian Authority's refusal to pay for Gaza electricity is a crime.

Mahmoud Abbas

Encountering Peace: Israel must bring them home

Let’s also begin talking about the freedom and liberation of those Israelis held against their will in Gaza.

PALESTINIANS WALK near the Israel-Gaza border inside Gaza, where Hamas still holds Israeli citizens.

UN official: Gaza could soon be unlivable

A “perfect storm” of events could make life in Gaza unsustainable.

A Palestinian woman inspects her shelter that was flooded during a rainstorm, in the northern Gaza Strip.

Gaza electric plant faces Sunday shutdown crisis

Such a move could leave Gazans with four hours or less per day of electrical power and add to the ongoing shortage of potable water.

Palestinians walk on a road during a power cut in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip.

Liberman points to internal Hamas assassination in killing of top terror operative

Hamas on Saturday threatened to take "intensive action against Israeli agents in the coming hours and days" in retaliation for the assassination of Mazen Fuqaha.

Hamas video showing Avigdor Liberman among the top Israeli officials it is threatening to kill

Hamas closes Erez crossing between Gaza and Israel

It is the first time ever Hamas has closed the crossing since taking over Gaza in 2007; humanitarian cases are said to still be allowed to return to the Strip.

Erez crossing

An airport in Gaza, for the benefit of all

I imagine some readers might react negatively to the mere idea, since I’m talking about Gaza and the United Nations, two contentious topics for many Jews both in Israel and the US.

A MOBILE stairway at Gaza’s airport in 1998