GAZA (Reuters) - The Israel-Gaza border fell quiet on Wednesday under an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire after the most intense flareup of hostilities between Palestinian militants and Israel since a 2014 war. Militants from Hamas, the dominant group in Gaza, and Islamic Jihad fired dozens of rockets and mortar bombs at Israel throughout
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Iranian forces wanted out of Syria
By Middle East Affairs Israel, Jordan, and Russia have adamantly told Iran, that Iranian funded militias have no place at the southern Syria border. Israel and Jordan have said countless times that the Shiite militias that support President Assad should not be allowed near their respective borders. Jordan, Russia, and the U.S. were responsible
2 killed, 167 injured including 3 journalists and 3 children on Friday during protests in Gaza/Israel border
By Middle East Affairs Ministry of Health spokesman, Ashraf Al-Qedra said that on May 11, two protesters were killed and 167 Palestinians had been injured including three children and two women. Seven were severely injured after being shot in the head. The man killed was 40-year-old Jaber Salem Abu Mustafa, he was
Four Palestinians killed, 729 injured in Friday protests at Gaza-Israel border
By Middle East Affairs and Reuters Four Palestinians were killed and 729 others injuried Friday by Israeli fire, rubber bullets and tear gas while protesting along the Gaza-Israel border, reported the Ministry of Health in Gaza. Ministry spokesman Ashraf Al-Qedra named two of the deceased as Ahmad Rashad Athamneh, 24, and Ahmed
UPDATED: 4 Palestinian Islamic Jihad members killed by accidental explosion
By Middle East Affairs The Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group said Saturday four of its members were killed in an apparent accidental blast in the Gaza Strip, Reuters reports. In a statement, the group said it was "mourning its fighters who were martyred during preparations." Reuters said the Islamic Jihad usually uses that