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Gaza tunnel collapse kills Palestinian

Agence France-PresseMay 18, 2013 10:30
A Palestinian youth was killed when a tunnel linking Egypt to the Gaza Strip collapsed on Saturday, Palestinian medical sources said. "Mussa Ghonaim, 26 years old, was killed in the tunnel collapse south of the town of Rafah," the sources said. In February, the Islamist movement Hamas, which governs Gaza, closed hundreds of tunnels used for smuggling in Rafah, which straddles the border between Egypt and the coastal enclave.

High hopes for Palestinian 3D animated 'Scarecrow' film

Agence France-PresseMay 17, 2013 00:15
Filmmakers in Gaza have finished making what is believed to be the first Palestinian animated feature in 3D in a bid to show a fresh perspective on life through a child's eyes. Called "The Scarecrow", the 40-minute production tells the story of a nine-year-old orphan named Rima and the scarecrow she was given by her parents who died in a car crash. One day, the scarecrow -- who represents the guardian of Palestinian land -- is taken away by an Israeli soldier from the family's land near the border, and Rima sets off with her school friends on a mission to find it.

Ban presses Netanyahu over Jerusalem holy sites

Agence France-PresseMay 16, 2013 13:45
UN leader Ban Ki-moon has expressed concern to Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over restricting access to holy sites in East Jerusalem, a UN spokesman said Thursday. Ban spoke with Netanyahu and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on efforts to relaunch the deadlocked peace process, said deputy UN spokesman Eduardo del Buey. Ban pressed Netanyahu after several days of troubles in East Jerusalem. Police on Thursday closed the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound to non-Muslim visitors in what they said was an effort to end recent Palestinian unrest.

Israel police limit non-Muslim visits to Jerusalem mosque

Agence France-PresseMay 16, 2013 06:15
Jerusalem police closed the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound to non-Muslim visitors on Thursday, in what they said was an effort to avoid a repetition of recent Palestinian unrest. The decision followed disturbances on Wednesday in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem where police used stun grenades, water cannons and mounted officers against Palestinians who hurled rocks during protests marking the anniversary of Israel's foundation in 1948.

Beware the 'birds': Palestinians decry jailhouse informers

Agence France-PresseMay 15, 2013 23:30
Former Palestinian prisoners are speaking out to warn those still held in Israeli jails about a group of undercover informers seeking to trip them up, who are known as "birds." The network apparently stretches far and wide, with these "birds" tasked with wheedling out confessions that lead to convictions through a mixture of charm, camaraderie and favours. Often these Palestinians pose as militants jailed for anti-Israeli attacks. Ahmed Azzam, 30, says his first exposure to the "birds" was after several unsuccessful Israeli attempts at interrogating him.

Thousands of Palestinians mark 65 years since displacement

May 15, 2013 15:30
By Noah Browning RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday during demonstrations to mark 65 years since what they call the Nakba (Catastrophe) when Israel's creation caused many to lose their homes and become refugees. A shell fired from Gaza, which is ruled by the Islamist movement Hamas, exploded in an open area of Israel but caused no injuries, according to an Israeli military spokesman. There was no immediate claim of responsibility from militants in Gaza.

Clashes mark Nakba Day in West Bank

Agence France-PresseMay 15, 2013 14:26
Protesters and Israeli forces clashed in the West Bank on Wednesday as thousands of Palestinians commemorated the Nakba (catastrophe) of the Jewish state's creation in 1948, during which 760,000 Palestinians fled their homes. Soldiers fired rubber bullets at protesters gathered in front of Ofer military prison near Ramallah, wounding 15 of them, Palestinian medical officials said. Demonstrators pelted soldiers with stones, the army said. In east Jerusalem, police clashed with demonstrators outside the Old City's Damascus Gate, police spokeswoman Luba Samri told AFP

Clashes mark Nakba Day in West Bank

Agence France-PresseMay 15, 2013 11:45
Protesters and Israel forces clashed in the West Bank on Wednesday as thousands of Palestinians commemorated the Nakba (catastrophe) of the Jewish state's creation in 1948, during which 760,000 Palestinians fled their homes. Soldiers fired rubber bullets at protesters gathered in front of Ofer military prison near Ramallah, wounding 15 of them, Palestinian medical officials said. Demonstrators pelted soldiers with stones, the army said. In east Jerusalem, police clashed with demonstrators outside the Old City's Damascus Gate, police spokeswoman Luba Samri told AFP

Clashes mark Nakba Day in West Bank

Agence France-PresseMay 15, 2013 10:45
Protesters clashed Wednesday with Israeli forces in the West Bank as thousands of Palestinians commemorated the Nakba -- "catastrophe" -- of the Jewish state's creation in 1948, during which 760,000 Palestinians fled their homes. Israeli soldiers fired rubber bullets at protesters gathered in front of Ofer military prison near Ramallah, wounding 15 of them, Palestinian medical officials said. Demonstrators pelted soldiers with stones, the army said.

Gaza militants fire into southern Israel

Agence France-PresseMay 15, 2013 10:00
Militants in the Gaza Strip fired a projectile that hit an open field in southern Israel on Wednesday causing no damage or casualties, police told AFP. Spokeswoman Luba Samri said it struck in the Eshkol region. A military spokeswoman could not say whether the projectile was a mortar shell or rocket. No group immediately claimed responsibility for firing the projectile.
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