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May
28
2021
By The African Mirror
Displaced by Israeli bombs, Gazans camp by rubble of their homes

Displaced by Israeli bombs, Gazans camp by rubble of their homes

WORLD
NIDAL Al-MUGHRABI TENTS have replaced some high-rises in the Gaza Strip town of Beit Lahiya, where heavy Israeli airstrikes left several families homeless and doubtful that rebuilding will start soon. Palestinians in the enclave have already received some pledges of financial help for reconstruction after 11 days of fighting. Egypt and Qatar, which helped to mediate a truce that started on Friday, each promised to allocate $500 million. In Beit Lahiya, children played among the wreckage of homes. Adults drank tea on broken furniture. Banners carried the names of the bereft homeowners. A sign bore the names of four children,…
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May
24
2021
By The African Mirror
Israel-Hamas ceasefire holds, U.N. to launch Gaza aid appeal

Israel-Hamas ceasefire holds, U.N. to launch Gaza aid appeal

NEWS
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas held into a third day yesterday as mediators spoke to all sides about extending the period of calm after the worst outbreak of fighting in years. Egyptian mediators have been shuttling between Israel and the Gaza Strip, which is ruled by Hamas, to try to sustain the ceasefire and have also met the Islamist group's rival, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in the occupied West Bank. Egypt's foreign minister was also set to meet with top Jordanian officials on Sunday to discuss de-escalation and ways to revive the Middle East peace process. Lynn Hastings, the…
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May
23
2021
By The African Mirror
Gaza ceasefire holding as Egyptian mediators consult Hamas, Israel

Gaza ceasefire holding as Egyptian mediators consult Hamas, Israel

NEWS
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip held yesterday as officials said Egyptian mediators conferred with the sides on securing longer-term calm. The ceasefire began before dawn on Friday, ending 11 days of cross-border shelling exchanges that caused fresh devastation in Gaza, shook up Israel and raised international concern about a slide into wider regional conflict. Egypt, which mediated the halt to the fighting with U.S. support, sent a delegation to Israel at around noon on Friday to discuss ways of firming up the ceasefire, including with aid for Palestinians in Gaza, Hamas officials told…
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May
21
2021
By The African Mirror
Israel-Hamas truce takes hold after 11 days of fighting

Israel-Hamas truce takes hold after 11 days of fighting

NEWS
NIDAL AL-MUGHRABI and DAN WILLIAMS AN Egyptian-mediated truce between Israel and Hamas took hold today after the worst violence in years, with U.S. President Joe Biden pledging to salvage the devastated Gaza Strip and the United Nations urging renewed Israeli-Palestinian dialogue. Israeli aerial bombardment of the densely populated enclave killed 232 Palestinians, damaged thousands of homes and disabled critical infrastructure. Gaza rocket attacks killed 12 people in Israel and wounded hundreds. Palestinians who had spent 11 days huddled in fear of Israeli shelling poured into Gaza's streets, embracing one another in celebration in front of bombed out buildings and along…
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May
15
2021
By The African Mirror
Egypt, Morocco send aid to Palestine

Egypt, Morocco send aid to Palestine

NEWS
NIDAL al-MUGHRABI and STEPHEN FARRELL EGYPT is sending ambulances and Morocco is sending food, medinices and water to Palentsine, where over 130 have died from bombardment by Israel. Both countries announced the aid on the day that protests grew across Africa against the actions of the Israeli government. The 10 ambulances have gone into Gaza to pick up casualties for treatment in Egyptian hospitals, medical and security sources said. The ambulances entered Gaza at the Rafah crossing, which is otherwise closed for five days over the Eid al-Fitr holiday and the weekend and is due to reopen on Monday. A…
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May
11
2021
By The African Mirror
Jerusalem violence leads to Hamas rockets on Israel, nine dead in Gaza

Jerusalem violence leads to Hamas rockets on Israel, nine dead in Gaza

WORLD
JEFFREY HELLER and NIDAL al-MUGHRABI PALESTINIAN militants in the Gaza Strip fired rockets toward the Jerusalem area and southern Israel yesterday, carrying out a threat to punish Israel for violent confrontations with Palestinians in Jerusalem. The Gaza health ministry said nine Palestinians were killed in Israeli air strikes in the Palestinian territory after the barrages against Israel. The Israeli military issued no immediate comment on any action it had taken in the enclave. Rocket sirens sounded in Jerusalem, in nearby towns and in communities near the Gaza minutes after an ultimatum from the enclave's ruling Islamist Hamas group demanding Israel…
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Feb
24
2021
By The African Mirror
Gas to Gaza? The pipeline that might provide a lifeline

Gas to Gaza? The pipeline that might provide a lifeline

WORLD
ARI RABINOVITCH and NIDAL AL-MUGHRABI TALKS  on a gas pipeline that would cross political faultlines and deliver reliable energy to the impoverished Gaza Strip have moved from the abstract to the concrete in recent weeks, three officials with knowledge of the process told Reuters. For years the project was a distant prospect because of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - peace talks between the two sides broke down in 2014 and never resumed, amid mutual suspicion and outbreaks of violence. But Israeli, Palestinian, Qatari and European interests have converged in recent weeks with the aim of getting gas flowing to Gaza in…
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