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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 470

Ashraf al-Qidra

Smoke billows from an Israeli air strike on the Hanadi compound in Gaza City, controlled by the Palestinian Hamas terror group on May 11, 2021. (MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)
May 11, 2021, 8:46 pm
Egypt: Israel hasn’t responded to our offer to mediate to defuse tensions
Diplomat involved in mediation attempts says Hamas relayed message that it was interested in deescalation, but would respond if Israeli strikes continued
By Agencies and Jacob Magid
Smoke from Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, controlled by the Palestinian Hamas terror group, on May 11, 2021. (MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)
May 11, 2021, 5:55 pm
IDF kills 4 Islamic Jihad, Hamas commanders in targeted strikes in Gaza
Hamas says 28 Palestinians killed, 122 wounded in current round of violence, including 9 children; Israel claims that 18 of those killed were terrorists
By Aaron Boxerman
Former Palestinian health minister Jawad al-Tibi receives a shot of the COVID-19 Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine, in Gaza City, Febuary 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
February 23, 2021, 10:23 am
Hamas launches Gaza Strip’s coronavirus vaccination drive
Just 22,000 doses reach the coastal enclave, but health ministry run by terror group says they ‘expect more in the coming days’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Hamas security officers stand guard on the main road of the Jebaliya refugee camp, Gaza Strip, October 30, 2020. (Adel Hana/AP)
December 3, 2020, 11:28 pm
Hamas to tighten Gaza virus restrictions amid surge in infections
Strip currently has 10,321 active cases, with around 32% of coronavirus tests coming back positive in the past 24 hours; authorities seek to avoid full lockdown
By Aaron Boxerman
A Palestinian Hamas policeman wears a face mask as he guards in a street in Gaza City during a 48 hour lockdown imposed following the discovery of the first coronavirus cases in the Gaza Strip on August 25, 2020. (AP/Khalil Hamra)
November 9, 2020, 6:17 pm
Hamas officials warn that Gaza could return to lockdown as cases rise sharply
Terror group’s health ministry warns of ‘the worst stage’ in virus as number of active cases in the coastal enclave reaches record high
By Aaron Boxerman
Palestinian Hamas policemen wear face masks as they guard in a street in Gaza City, during a 48 hour lockdown, August 25, 2020. (AP/Khalil Hamra)
August 27, 2020, 2:22 am
Hamas extends Gaza’s coronavirus lockdown amid growing fears of outbreak
Health official warns of ‘more and more cases’ in coming days, after number of infections climbs to 60, and 3 people die of COVID-19
By Aaron Boxerman
A Palestinian Hamas policeman wears a face mask as he guards in a street in Gaza City during a 48 hour lockdown imposed following the discovery of the first coronavirus cases in the Gaza Strip on August 25, 2020. (AP/Khalil Hamra)
August 26, 2020, 3:29 pm
‘Panic and fear’ in Gaza as new virus cases lead to lockdown, first death
Nine new infections confirmed Wednesday in areas around Strip; Hamas officials say cases not connected, leading to fears of community spread
By Aaron Boxerman
View of a fire near Kibbutz Be'eri, caused by kite-borne arson devices launched from Gaza, near the border with the Gaza Strip, August 13, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 18, 2020, 11:06 pm
As Gaza attacks persist, Netanyahu says Israel preparing for wider fight
PM says he’s treating cross-border arson like rocket fire, hopes broader confrontation with Hamas can be avoided
By ToI Staff and Aaron Boxerman
A picture shows a power generating facility in the middle of the Gaza Strip on August 17, 2020. (Mohammed ABED / AFP)
August 18, 2020, 6:06 pm
Gaza’s only power plant shuts down as fuel runs out amid border tensions
Announcement comes days after Israel halted transfers of diesel into Strip in bid to pressure Hamas to end cross-border arson, rocket attacks
By Aaron Boxerman
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh addressing a press conference in Ramallah on March 29, 2020. (Wafa)
March 29, 2020, 4:17 pm
Virus cases top 100 in West Bank and Gaza after infections emerge in more towns
PA premier says China will send Palestinians aid for virus testing and ventilators; Gaza quarantine to be extended from 14 to 21 days
By Adam Rasgon
Palestinians in Gaza protest against the high cost of living and taxes in the coastal enclave on March 15, 2019. (anonymous resident of Gaza)
March 24, 2019, 1:31 pm
Hamas-run ministry fails to report injuries connected to internal Gaza protests
Hamas security forces have beaten protesters, and rights group has reported injuries including bone fractures; official declines to explain why ministry has not published data
By Adam Rasgon
A picture taken on July 20, 2018, shows an Israeli Merkava battle tank patrolling along along the border with the Gaza Strip near Kibbutz Nahal Oz in southern Israel. (AFP Photo/Jack Guez)
July 31, 2018, 7:41 pm
Gazan said hit by Israeli gunfire amid rash of arson attacks
The IDF says it is investigating; at least 15 fires said started Tuesday by incendiary balloons, kites flown from the Hamas-run Strip
By Adam Rasgon
Palestinian protestors during clashes with Israeli security forces on the Israel-Gazan border east of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip April 20, 2018. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
April 23, 2018, 12:01 pm
2 Palestinians injured in Gaza border clashes have died, Hamas says
Strip’s health ministry says the two were shot by Israeli troops during separate protests in recent weeks
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Illustrative: An employee of the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza at the Beit Hanun hospital in the northern Gaza Strip, after it stopped its services on January 29, 2018, when it ran out of fuel. (Mahmud Hams/AFP)
February 11, 2018, 11:13 pm
Gaza’s largest hospital suspends surgeries due to cleaners’ strike
While emergency operations will continue, protest threatens patients’ and workers’ lives, due to dangerous accumulation of medical garbage
By Khaled Abu Toameh
An employee of the Palestinian health ministry checks the Beit Hanoun hospital in the northern Gaza Strip after it stopped its services on January 29, 2018, after it ran out of fuel. (Mahmud Hams/AFP)
January 31, 2018, 6:58 pm
Fuel shortage closes seven Gaza medical centers
Hamas’s West Bank rival, Fatah, claims gas and funding have been provided, accuses terror group of overstating problem
By AFP
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