Deep Read: Gaza crisis rooted in crossed red lines
There are theories among Israelis and Palestinians about what has propelled the two sides towards their second war in four years.
Gaza, Israel truce begins to show progress
Nidal Al-MughrabiPrevious ceasefire deals after earlier rounds of fighting have often got off to a slow start with guns falling silent within a day or two.
Hamas halves Israeli fruit imports to Gaza
Nidal Al-MughrabiThe Hamas government has barred much of Gaza's fruit imports from Israel, citing a need to cultivate local Palestinian agriculture.
Egypt: Gaza tunnel flooding puts jobs in jeopardy
Nidal Al-MughrabiEgypt's campaign to shut down smuggling tunnels running under its border into the Gaza Strip threatens to throw thousands of Palestinians out of work.
Gaza militants vow wave of attacks against Israel
Nidal Al-MughrabiMilitant groups in the Gaza Strip said on Thursday they had joined forces to step up attacks against Israel, possibly including suicide bombings.
Israelis quit Gaza after worst clash in over a year
Nidal Al-MughrabiIsraeli troops and tanks left the Gaza Strip on Saturday, witnesses said, ending an incursion into the Hamas-ruled enclave.
Gaza-Israel violence rages on
Nidal Al-MughrabiIsrael killed four Palestinian militants and wounded half a dozen others as it pursued air raids in Gaza for a third day on Saturday.
Gazans debate Hamas 'Islamisation' signals
Nidal Al-MughrabiHuman rights groups and critics say some in the Islamist Hamas group, which rules Gaza, are exerting pressure to impose Islamic law on the public.
Israel launches air strikes in Gaza after rocket fire
Nidal Al-MughrabiIsrael carried out air strikes on targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday after a rocket fired from the Palestinian territory exploded in Ashkelon.
World pressure for Gaza truce intensifies
The UN chief has called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the US Secretary of State has headed to the region with a peace message.
