Fearing Friction With Civilians, Israel Delays Deploying Troops to Enforce Coronavirus Lockdown
One worry is that residents of ultra-Orthodox areas will not look favorably upon such a clampdown
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Rocket Exchange With Gaza Signals Israel Won't Hesitate to Act Despite Coronavirus Crisis
Hamas for its part has deployed its forces along the Gaza Strip border and has raised its level of preparedness in the area
Israeli Army Strikes Hamas Post After Rocket Launched From Gaza, Reports Say
No casualties or property damage was reported, with the rocket apparently falling in an open area near Sha'ar Hanegev in southern Israel
Opinion How Pakistan Became a Coronavirus Super-spreader to the Entire Muslim World
Iran banned congregational prayer. Saudi Arabia closed the Ka’aba to pilgrims. Imran Khan allowed a quarter of a million Muslims to gather - and returning home, they've spread the coronavirus from Kyrgyzstan to Gaza
Social Distancing in Ramallah, I Worry About Our Elderly Mothers in N.Y.C. and Gaza
In Palestine, people believed basic goods would remain available, despite the coronavirus – and so they did. Mistrust of the authorities – Israeli and Palestinian – joins faith: ‘Ili maktub, maktub’ (What is written, is written) ■ Post #10
Gaza Medics Switching Focus From Border Protests to Combat Coronavirus
'There are shortages everywhere, in medication, in electricity and in supplies. We are trying to address this,' WHO's head of office says
Aid Group Says Mideast Lockdowns Hinder Humanitarian Efforts in Gaza, Syria and Yemen
'If supermarkets and pharmacies can remain operational during this crisis, then so should the delivery of humanitarian aid,' says Norwegian Refugee Council head
On the Brink of Its Own Coronavirus Crisis, Gaza Appeals to Israel and the World for Help
Faced with shortages, poor equipment and a sore lack of protective gear, Gaza’s doctors work in fear, with everyone betting on underfunded prevention
Doctors Warn of Gaza Strip’s Collapse After First Coronavirus Cases Surface
Medical and human rights organizations call on Israel to lift its blockade of the Strip to boost supplies of medical equipment and protective gear
Opinion Coronavirus Confirmed in Gaza: This Is What Israel Must Do – Now
The identification of the first two cases of coronavirus in Gaza is a frightening moment for its inhabitants. But there are immense legal and moral ramifications for Israel, the occupying power
First Coronavirus Cases Confirmed in Gaza
The two Palestinians who tested positive for coronavirus had returned from Pakistan and entered Gaza through Egypt
Analysis Coronavirus Crisis Forces Israel and Palestinians to Stare Into the Same Abyss
An unofficial cease-fire in Gaza and an agreement forged in relative silence with the PA over the entry of workers from the West Bank: cooperation between Israel and the Palestinians is at its tightest ever
Gazans Returning From Israel Fear They'll Bring Coronavirus Back With Them
Palestinians with permits to leave are Gaza staying put, and cancer patients treated in Israel are required to be kept isolated upon their return
Blockaded Gaza Looks Wryly on as World Isolates Itself
'Oh world, welcome into our permanent reality'
Crossings Shut, Empty Mosques: Gaza Prepares for the Spread of Coronavirus
A near-hermetic blockade on the Strip means there are no coronavirus cases, although there are severe restrictions and plenty of fear
As Israel Prepares for Coronavirus in the Palestinian Territories, Gaza Raises Dilemmas
Hamas is already enforcing the medical isolation for 1,400 Gazans suspected of having contracted the virus, but Israel is yet to decide how to move forward in the event of an outbreak in the Strip
Opinion Coronavirus Is a Death Sentence for Palestinians Caged in Gaza
Even a small outbreak among Gaza's densely-packed, blockaded population would put an impossible strain on a healthcare system already teetering on the verge of collapse
Analysis Israeli Security Officials Dread Having to Handle a Gaza Coronavirus Outbreak
COVID-19 erupting in the Hamas-controlled, Israeli-blockaded enclave is seen by the defense establishment as a 'God-help-us' scenario
'42 Knees in One Day': Israeli Snipers Open Up About Shooting Gaza Protesters
Over 200 Palestinians were killed and nearly 8,000 were injured during almost two years of weekly protests at the Israel-Gaza border. Israeli army snipers tell their stories
Gideon Levy Gazan Girl Fighting Cancer Died Without Her Father by Her Side. She Won't Be the Last
Miral, a 10-year-old Gazan cancer patient who had to fight bureaucracy to have her mother by her side in a Nablus hospital, died last weekend without seeing her father since December. Now Israel is keeping another young Palestinian, who has leukemia, from receiving vital treatment
Nine Killed in Gaza as Bakery Fire Spreads Through Packed Market
Four children and three women among those who died
Monkey Business at Banksy's Bethlehem Hotel Masks Coronavirus Fears
Monkeys are a common motif in Banksy's work, and The Walled Off Hotel, which abuts Israel's concrete West Bank barrier, features a model of a monkey wearing a bellhop's red jacket at its entrance
Analysis Israel Sent a Bulldozer to Snatch a Gazan’s Body. The Result Was 100 Rockets
Islamic Jihad took a risk igniting the Gaza front, and it seemed to have paid off
Israeli Military Says It Downed Gaza Drone Over Mediterranean Sea
Suspicious drone was headed westward, rather than towards Israeli territory, in what they army says was 'an unusual occurrence'
Israel to Reopen Gaza Crossings, Expand Palestinians' Fishing Zone After Two Days of Calm
Coordinator of government activities in the Territories says the restrictions will be lifted on condition that 'security stability is maintained,' after two days of hostilities
Hamas Officials Say Latest Gaza Flare-up Doesn't Affect Truce Negotiations With Israel
The Israeli army and the Iran-backed militant group Islamic Jihad exchanged blows following a border incident on Sunday, but Hamas did not get actively involved in the fighting and is ready to uphold a truce
Israeli Army, Police Form Agency to Prepare for Violence if Settlements Are Annexed
The body, to include IDF, police, and Shin Bet, will coordinate response for escalation in Israel and the Palestinians territories, with Jerusalem a likely flashpoint
Analysis A Week to Election: Netanyahu Takes the Lead, but Throws Rival Gantz a Lifeline
Netanyahu's Likud grows stronger and seizes the lead from Gantz's weakening Kahol Lavan, although recent shifts in public opinion don’t herald a victory for either bloc