UN to convene emergency session over developments in Gaza Strip

The United Nations Security Council will convene later Monday in an emergency session over
Palestinian rocket fire draws Israeli air strikes in Gaza

Palestinian militants fired a rocket toward a city in southern Israel on Saturday, 18 June, drawing
Pro-Palestine demonstrators to march on Israeli Embassy in Pretoria on Wednesday

South Africans have been urged to lead the fight in calling for an end to the ongoing
Blinken says rocket attacks on Israel must stop ‘immediately’

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday said the rocket attacks from Gaza against Israel
Palestinian leader calls for UN-led peace conference early next year

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday called for United Nations Secretary-General Antonio
Israel kills Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza, another targeted in Damascus

Israel killed a top commander from the Iranian-backed Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad in a
Israel’s Netanyahu clings to power as coalition talks loom

The right-wing leader failed on Tuesday, for the second time in five months, to secure a clear
Egypt security in talks with Palestine leaders to prevent tensions

Egyptian security officials have held talks with Palestinian leaders in recent days in part to
Hamas rejects Bahrain conference that ‘normalises’ Israel ties

Hamas leader Ismail Haniya said Thursday his Palestinian movement rejected next week’s US-sponsored
Palestinians report Gaza truce with Israel as violence ebbs

A deadly surge in violence in the Gaza Strip and southern Israel petered out overnight and
Rocket hits house north of Tel Aviv, Netanyahu to return home

A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit a house in a community north of Tel Aviv on Monday, wounding
UN rights forum condemns Israel over deadly Gaza protests

The United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday condemned Israel’s “apparent intentional use of
Lions, other animals to be saved from Gaza zoo: welfare group

Forty animals including five lions are to be rescued from squalid conditions in the Gaza Strip, an
Netanyahu pledges ‘lethal’ response to Gaza violence after blocking aid

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Palestinian militant group Hamas on Wednesday of a
Israel warplanes strike Gaza after rocket fire

An Israeli army spokesperson said the raids were in response to a rocket fired from Gaza which
UN humanitarians to cut jobs in Gaza Strip and West Bank

The United Nations humanitarian agency responsible for the Palestinian refugees announced it would
Israel, Hamas agree to restore calm in Gaza Strip: Hamas

Israel and Hamas have agreed to restore calm in the Gaza Strip, a spokesperson for Hamas, the
Israel says could get tougher on Gaza after warplanes hit Hamas

Israeli warplanes pounded Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday in a new flare-up of
Calm returns after most severe Israel-Gaza flare-up in years

Calm returned to the Gaza Strip and nearby Israeli communities on Wednesday after the worst military
Israeli hits dozens of Gaza targets after mortar barrage

Israel said it hit dozens of military targets in Gaza on Tuesday in response to a barrage of mortar