Al-Qassam Brigades

Palestinians clash with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank village of Beit Furik during a solidarity demonstration with Gaza. (photo: Activestills.org)

The West Bank may be on the verge of exploding

Armed men roam the streets, enlisting people to the Al-Aqsa Martyr’s Brigade, Fatah officials call for the end to security coordination with Israel and Mahmoud Abbas is seen as the enemy of the people. Is the explosion closer than we think? By Gershon Baskin I have just returned from a work visit to Ramallah. I…

By +972 Magazine August 18, 2014

A Palestinian man grieves after an air strike hits his neighborhood in Gaza. (photo: Activestills.org)

Israeli air strikes kill 120 Palestinians in single day; Hamas refuses truce without end to blockade

Over 120 Palestinians were killed by Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday. as both Israel and Hamas evaluated a proposed humanitarian ceasefire. A top PLO official said that Palestinian factions in Gaza had agreed to a day-long humanitarian truce, a claim that was quickly refuted by Hamas. Israeli airstrikes also destroyed Gaza’s only power station Tuesday morning. Amnesty…

By Edo Konrad July 29, 2014

Screenshot of Al Qassam Brigade video

VIDEO: Hamas militants film infiltration of IDF base

Al Jazeera (Arabic) broadcast a video clip Tuesday night that it says was filmed by the Al Qassam Brigades, the Hamas military wing, as it carries out a military operation yesterday (Monday) at the Nahal Oz army base on Israel’s border with Gaza. The film shows a group of armed men, their faces hidden by black…

By Lisa Goldman July 29, 2014

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A Palestinian crying near rubbles of his home after the latest round of Israeli attacks against Al Shaja'ia, Gaza City, July 20, 2014. (Anne Paq/Activestills.org)

Gaza: Over 100 Palestinians, 13 Israeli soldiers killed in single day

At least 100 Palestinians, including 66 in the Shujaiyeh neighborhood of Gaza City – of which 17 were reportedly children – were killed today (Sunday) bringing the total death toll to 437. Thirteen Israeli soldiers were killed Sunday in battle in the neighborhood, bringing the number of Israeli fatalities over the course of the operation to 18, not including…

By Edo Konrad July 20, 2014