Dec
17

Middle East News – Profile: Gaza Strip

Profile: Gaza Strip
Profile of the strip, including population centres, refugee camps and border crossings.

Who is a civilian?
What can be defined as military target?

West Bank deportation upheld
Israel’s Supreme Court says the army was right to deport a Palestinian from Gaza studying in the West Bank.

US pressure on Arabs grows
Obama presses Arab states on peace process

Just playing?
Iran casts long shadow over US-Israeli war games

Guide: Gaza under blockade
The BBC News Website examines the Israeli restrictions on Gaza that aid agencies say have brought conditions in the Strip to their worst in decades.

Gaza voices: Hamas and the truce
Palestinians in Gaza assess the ceasefire “victory” for Hamas, and describe the aftermath of the conflict.

Water
The BBC’s Martin Asser looks at issues still dividing Arabs and Israelis.

Israel rejects Palestinian move
Israel rejects a Palestinian plan to seek recognition for an independent state, saying talks are the only solution.

Jerusalem
The BBC’s Martin Asser looks at issues which divide Palestinians and Israelis.

Hamas rule
Gaza residents suffer as Hamas sticks to its guns

‘Refuseniks’
Pro-settlement soldiers worry Israel’s leaders

PM concedes a little in key speech
Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu may have mentioned the words “Palestinian state”, but his speech gave little else to encourage those who dream of peace, the BBC’s Jeremy Bowen says.

Settlers stage Jerusalem protest
Thousands of Jewish settlers and their supporters protest in Jerusalem at a curb on West Bank settlement building.

Israeli voices: When to stop
Four Israelis discuss the conflict with Hamas.