
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
One worry is that residents of ultra-Orthodox areas will not look favorably upon such a clampdown
Hamas for its part has deployed its forces along the Gaza Strip border and has raised its level of preparedness in the area
No casualties or property damage was reported, with the rocket apparently falling in an open area near Sha'ar Hanegev in southern Israel
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
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
'There are shortages everywhere, in medication, in electricity and in supplies. We are trying to address this,' WHO's head of office says
'If supermarkets and pharmacies can remain operational during this crisis, then so should the delivery of humanitarian aid,' says Norwegian Refugee Council head
Faced with shortages, poor equipment and a sore lack of protective gear, Gaza’s doctors work in fear, with everyone betting on underfunded prevention
Medical and human rights organizations call on Israel to lift its blockade of the Strip to boost supplies of medical equipment and protective gear
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
The two Palestinians who tested positive for coronavirus had returned from Pakistan and entered Gaza through Egypt
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
Palestinians with permits to leave are Gaza staying put, and cancer patients treated in Israel are required to be kept isolated upon their return
'Oh world, welcome into our permanent reality'
A near-hermetic blockade on the Strip means there are no coronavirus cases, although there are severe restrictions and plenty of fear
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
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
COVID-19 erupting in the Hamas-controlled, Israeli-blockaded enclave is seen by the defense establishment as a 'God-help-us' scenario
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
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
Four children and three women among those who died
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
Islamic Jihad took a risk igniting the Gaza front, and it seemed to have paid off
Suspicious drone was headed westward, rather than towards Israeli territory, in what they army says was 'an unusual occurrence'
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
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
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
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