Hamas dissolves Gaza administration, says it will allow reconciliation government to operate
• 7 years agoPalestinian Islamist Hamas group said on Sunday it has dissolved its administration that runs Gaza and agrees to hold general elections in order to end a long-running feud with president Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah movement.
Shakespeare in Gaza: 'Romeo and Juliet' opens to audiences with a Palestinian twist
• 9 years agoShakespeare's Romeo and Juliet has opened to audiences in the Gaza Strip, albeit with a distinctly Palestinian twist
Why Israel's Iron Dome rocket interceptor is a slow sell abroad
Fp Archives • 10 years agoIron Dome was rushed through development after northern Israel was heavily shelled by Hezbollah guerillas in the 2006 Lebanon War.
Israel advances plans for 1500 homes in West Bank, east Jerusalem
Fp Archives • 11 years agoIsrael's housing ministry said on Thursday it was advancing plans for nearly 1,500 new settlement housing units in the West Bank and east Jerusalem.
Palestine unity govt formed, seven-year conflict with Hamas ends
Fp Archives • 11 years agoPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas swore in a national unity government, formally ending a crippling seven-year split with his Islamic militant Hamas rivals.
Israeli PM urges world leaders not to recognize Palestinian unity govt
Fp Archives • 11 years agoIsrael's PM called on world leaders not to recognize the Palestinian unity government to be formed because of its affiliation with the militant group Hamas.