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Then-Islamic Jihad Deputy Secretary-General Ziad Nakhaleh delivering a speech on August 14, 2018. (Screenshot: Palestine Today)

May 31, 2019, 7:17 pm

Islamic Jihad chief says Gaza groups can fire 1,000 rockets a day at Israel

Arson balloons spark three fires inside Israel; 7,000 Palestinians protest along Gaza border with hundreds rioting, 11 wounded

By TOI staff

Palestinian fishermen clean a net after a night fishing trip, in the Gaza Seaport on April 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

May 26, 2019, 2:59 am

Israel re-expands Gaza fishing zone to 15 nautical miles

Move comes days after fishermen were restricted to area 10 miles off the coast, amid a rash of balloon attacks from the Strip

By TOI staff

Illustrative: A Palestinian hurls stones at Israeli troops during clashes near the border with Israel, east of Gaza City, on May 10, 2019. (Said Khatib/AFP)

May 24, 2019, 8:30 pm

16 Gazans said hurt in weekly border clashes

Some 4,000 demonstrate near security fence in an unusually low turnout, likely due to scorching heat wave and Ramadan fast

By TOI staff

May 22, 2019, 11:20 pm

Israel shrinks Gaza fishing zone after rash of arson balloons

A day after expanding fishing area to 15 nautical miles, military restricts it back to 10, following spate of fires in southern Israel

By Judah Ari Gross

Balloons that were allegedly illegally imported into Israel with plans to smuggle them into the Gaza Strip, apparently for use in airborne arson attacks, in May 2019. (Tax Authority)

May 22, 2019, 9:41 pm

Israeli accused of helping sneak balloons into Gaza, possibly for arson attacks

David Cohen arrested on charges of illegally purchasing hundreds of thousands of balloons on behalf of Palestinian businessman, with plans to send them to the Strip

By Judah Ari Gross

Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze in the Eshkol region of southern Israel that was sparked by a balloon-borne incendiary device from the Gaza Strip on May 22, 2019. (Eli Cohen/Fire and Rescue Services)

May 22, 2019, 6:39 pm

Gazan arson balloons blamed for at least 11 fires in south

Firefighters work to extinguish blazes in Eshkol and Sdot Negev regions near Gaza border as authorities warn of hot, dry weather feeding fires

By Judah Ari Gross

Palestinian fishing boats are seen in the Mediterranean Sea at the port in Gaza City on May 10, 2019. (Mohammed Abed/AFP)

May 21, 2019, 11:44 pm

Israel to return dozens of impounded Gaza fishing boats — report

State said to agree to restore vessels seized for breaching fishing zones, following High Court petition by several rights groups

By TOI staff

May 21, 2019, 9:27 am

Israel extends Gaza fishing zone, apparently as part of ceasefire with Hamas

Palestinians permitted to fish up to 15 nautical miles from the coast; expansion said to be first part of 6-month truce agreement

By Judah Ari Gross

Israeli soldiers stand guard along the Gaza border east of the city of Rafah in the southern Strip during Nakba Day protests on May 15, 2019. (Judah Ari Gross/Times of Israel)

May 20, 2019, 9:09 pm

Israel, Hamas said to agree to six-month ceasefire in Gaza

Terror group will halt violence along border; in return, Israel to widen fishing zone, negotiate various improvements to civil life, Channel 12 reports

By TOI staff

United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov at a press conference at the (UNSCO) offices in Gaza City, September 25, 2017. (Adel Hana/AP)

May 13, 2019, 7:18 pm

UN envoy says ‘last chance’ to prevent all-out war in Gaza

Despite ceasefire, Nickolay Mladenov warns risk of another Israel-Hamas war ‘remains imminent’; Qatari envoy arrives to distribute cash to help cement latest truce

By TOI staff and Agencies

A general view of the fishing port in Gaza City, on May 5, 2019. (MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)

May 10, 2019, 6:57 am

Israel to reopen Gaza fishing zone as calm returns to border

Qatari official said slated to visit Strip in coming days to coordinate cash transfer as Israel makes moves to implement reported ceasefire deal after latest bout of violence

By TOI staff

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and US President Donald Trump are seen prior to their meeting at the Palace Hotel in New York City ahead of the United Nations General Assembly on September 18, 2017.(AFP Photo/Brendan Smialowski)

May 7, 2019, 1:03 am

Under Trump, US a mere bystander in Israel-Hamas ceasefire efforts

Preferring to stand in Jewish state’s corner, White House allows Egypt and UN to fill vacuum as mediators during Gaza conflicts in break from traditional policy

By Jacob Magid

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shakes hands with Likud candidate Gideon Sa'ar as he arrives for a Likud faction meeting at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem on March 11, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

May 6, 2019, 7:17 pm

After Sa’ar bashes ceasefire, Likud source claims he wants to topple Netanyahu

Backing the PM over truce with Gaza terror groups, Miri Regev says her colleague’s remarks were ‘inappropriate’

By TOI staff

IDF chief Aviv Kochavi visits Southern Command in undated photograph. (Israel Defense Forces)

May 6, 2019, 1:57 pm

IDF chief: Israel destroyed hundreds of ‘terror targets’ in Gaza

Kohavi says military hit ‘ostensibly civilian’ buildings that were in fact ‘terrorist dens,’ will continue to attack if necessary

By TOI staff

Senior Likud party member Gideon Sa'ar is seen during a campaign stop at Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market, on April 4, 2019. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

May 6, 2019, 12:29 pm

Likud’s Sa’ar joins opposition in lambasting ceasefire deal with Hamas

Netanyahu faces criticism not only from his political rivals but also from his likely coalition partners and, in a rare instance, from within his own party

By TOI staff