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Khudari describes Ellison’s statement as positive

MP Jamal Al-Khudari, the head of the popular committee against the siege, on Monday welcomed the statements of American congressman Keith Ellison at conclusion of his visit to Gaza Strip.

Erdogan: We will not remain silent if Israel tried to burn Gaza anew

Recep Erdogan, the Turkish premier, has said that the world should support Gaza as it did with Haiti and Chile, adding, "We should not remain arms folded toward the Palestine

Arab League holds Israel responsible for consequences of its attacks on Gaza

Yousuf warned that if the peace efforts failed, the Arabs would have to declare the Palestinian state through the UN Security Council.

Gaza orphans demonstrate against siege as congressman enters the Strip

Tens of Gaza orphans demonstrated in Gaza city on Saturday to demand an end to the Israeli siege that has been suffocating the coastal strip for more than three years.

Khudari asks for practical steps to end the siege

Khudari in a press release on Thursday said that practical steps on the ground should be made to end the siege and open the crossings.

National initiative calls for restoring Palestinian unity to face Zionist plots

The Palestinian national initiative warned of the Zionist schemes aimed at liquidating the Palestinian cause and called for confronting them by restoring the national unity and activating the popular resistance

Gaza water authorities: 90 percent of water is polluted

Director of the water authority in the coastal areas Mundher Shiblak warned Monday that the percentage of water pollution in the Gaza Strip reached to 90 percent, pointing out that

Campaign castigates Washington over Gaza buildings

The European campaign to end the siege strongly denounced the US administration for pressuring Israel to allow into Gaza limited construction materials sufficient only for the building of 150 housing

Khudari urges Ki-moon to take action to end Gaza siege

MP Jamal Al-Khudari, the head of the popular committee against the siege, on Saturday called on UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon to take practical steps to get the Israeli blockade on

UN humanitarian chief criticizes Israel over Gaza

The UN's top humanitarian official, John Holmes, has criticized Israel for linking the 2006 capture of an Israeli soldier to its blockade of Gaza