• Latest
Israeli air strikes kill Palestinian in Gaza after rocket attack on Beersheba

Israeli air strikes kill Palestinian in Gaza after rocket attack on Beersheba

17 October 2018
Islam's three holy cities under occupation

Islam’s three holy cities under occupation

14 February 2019
A Safe Zone in Northern Syria is a Must for Turkey

A Safe Zone in Northern Syria is a Must for Turkey

13 February 2019
Macron: From 'the Mozart of finance' to 'the president of rich'

Macron: From ‘the Mozart of finance’ to ‘the president of rich’

13 February 2019
NATO perspective of Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina

NATO perspective of Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina

12 February 2019
Under pressure, Pompeo insists US 'not covering up' Khashoggi murder

Under pressure, Pompeo insists US ‘not covering up’ Khashoggi murder

12 February 2019
Enough is Enough in Eastern Syria

Enough is Enough in Eastern Syria

29 December 2018
Turkey's Syria Strategy after the US Withdrawal

Turkey’s Syria Strategy after the US Withdrawal

28 December 2018
Turkey's Operation in Syria as the Determinant of the Local Elections

Turkey’s Operation in Syria as the Determinant of the Local Elections

24 December 2018
Qatar Leaving OPEC is More About Independence

Qatar Leaving OPEC is More About Independence

15 December 2018
Yellow Vest Protests and the Constraints of Modern Democracy

Yellow Vest Protests and the Constraints of Modern Democracy

8 December 2018
  • About Us
  • Advertise
  • Be a columnist?
  • Contact
Thursday, December 12, 2019
Turkey Tribune
  • Turkey
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • World
  • Arts & Culture
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
  • Turkey
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • World
  • Arts & Culture
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
Turkey Tribune
No Result
View All Result
Home Homepage Slides

Israeli air strikes kill Palestinian in Gaza after rocket attack on Beersheba

by TT English Edition
17 October 2018
in Homepage Slides, Mideast
0
Israeli air strikes kill Palestinian in Gaza after rocket attack on Beersheba

Israeli air strikes kill Palestinian in Gaza after rocket attack on Beersheba

Share on TwitterSend on Whatsapp

Israeli fighter jets have struck several targets in the Gaza Strip in response to rocket attacks on the southern Israeli city of Beersheba, killing a Palestinian and wounding three others, Gaza’s health ministry has said.

Hamas, which governs the strip, has denied responsibility for the rocket fire from the besieged enclave which the Israeli army says struck a house.

Ashraf al-Qidra, a spokesman for Gaza’s health ministry, told reporters that Naji Za’aneen, a 26-year-old from the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun, was killed and three others wounded in the air strikes, early on Wednesday.

In a joint statement with allied armed groups on Wednesday, Hamas said it rejected “all irresponsible attempts” to undermine Egyptian efforts to broker a new long-term truce,” including the rocket fire last night.

An Egyptian security delegation had been visiting the Gaza Strip to try to restore calm.

Six sites were hit by the air strikes in the Gaza Strip, Hamas said.

A few hours earlier, a rocket hit the city of Beersheba, one of the first fired in recent weeks from the Palestinian territory.

“At 4am (01:00 GMT), Israelis in the city of Beersheba were running to bomb shelters after a rocket was launched from the Gaza Strip at Israel,” the Israeli army tweeted.

The rocket struck the garden of a house occupied by a family with three children who were being treated for shock, Israeli media reported.

The army reported another rocket was fired towards the sea.

It was unclear who fired the rockets, but the Israeli army holds Hamas accountable for all rocket fire from the territory and commonly retaliates against its positions, regardless of who launched the weapons.

Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman ordered the closure of both of Israel’s border crossings with Gaza on Wednesday following the violence.

Lieberman ordered the closure of the Karem Abu Salem goods crossing and the Erez crossing for people, and the reduction of the permitted fishing zone along the Gaza coast to three nautical miles, the defence ministry body responsible for Palestinian civil affairs, COGAT, said.

Israel’s military chief was reported to have cut short a visit to the United States and was returning home, and schools were to be shut in Beersheba for the day.

On Saturday, Lieberman ordered deliveries of fuel to the besieged Gaza Strip to be suspended after protests on Friday during which seven Palestinians were killed by Israeli troops.

Great March of Return

Tensions along the fence separating the Gaza Strip from Israel have been simmering for months, with Israeli leaders threatening that they are prepared to escalate military action against the enclave.

Palestinians have been protesting every Friday since 30 March as part of the Great March of Return.

Israeli sappers work on a house in Beersheba that the Israeli military said was hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip (Reuters)

The protest campaign calls for an end to the 11-year Israeli blockade on Gaza and for Palestinian refugees’ right of return to the lands that their families fled during the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948.

Since the demonstrations began on 30 March, the Israeli army has killed at least 205 Palestinian protesters and wounded thousands more, according to Gaza’s health ministry.

The latest casualty, 27-year-old Saddam Abu Shalash, succumbed on Tuesday to wounds sustained a day earlier.

One Israeli soldier has been killed over the same period.

Israel maintains a crippling blockade of the Gaza Strip which critics say amounts to collective punishment of the impoverished enclave’s two million residents.

Egypt also restricts movement in and out of Gaza on its border.

MEE

Tags: GazaOccupatıonPa;estine
Tweet7SendShare10Share3Share2
Previous Post

Nikki Haley Will Be Back

Next Post

Have Relations Between Turkey and the US Normalized?

TT English Edition

Turkey Tribune is an independent institution. Our primary target is to present news, reports, analysis, evaluations, opinions and comments about matters that are related to Turkish Republic. Turkey Tribune is a window through which you can look into Turkey and also you can look at the world from the Turkish perspective.

Related Posts

Islam's three holy cities under occupation

Islam’s three holy cities under occupation

14 February 2019
A Safe Zone in Northern Syria is a Must for Turkey

A Safe Zone in Northern Syria is a Must for Turkey

13 February 2019

Macron: From ‘the Mozart of finance’ to ‘the president of rich’

13 February 2019

NATO perspective of Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina

12 February 2019

Under pressure, Pompeo insists US ‘not covering up’ Khashoggi murder

12 February 2019

Enough is Enough in Eastern Syria

29 December 2018
Next Post
Have Relations Between Turkey and the US Normalized?

Have Relations Between Turkey and the US Normalized?

Discussion about this post

Turkey Tribune

Turkey Tribune is an independent institution.

Our primary target is to present news, reports, analysis, evaluations, opinions and comments about matters that are related to Turkish Republic. Turkey Tribune is a window through which you can look into Turkey and also you can look at the world from the Turkish perspective.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us on: [email protected]

Follow on Instagram

  • 169
    Hospitals for Medical Tourism in Turkey  Read More  http   j mp 2ojqOfs ------ 47 medical facilities in Turkey are accredited by the Joint Commission International  April 2017   This is the largest number of accreditation that any country in the world has ever achieved  Only this number actually exhibits how strong Turkish medical infrastructure is
  • 63
    Referendum Results in Turkey  This is only the Beginning  http   j mp 2p7HPNN  According to the initial number of votes counted  Turkish referendum for constitutional change ended with the victory of the    Yes    camp  Around 50  of voters said    Yes    to changes   The results will be officially confirmed after all votes will be counted   This was one of the most crucial turning points in Turkish political history  There is a lot still to be done  If Turkey is to become a strong and powerful country  each and every individual in Turkey  both who voted    Yes    and    No    for this constitutional change have certain duties to be fulfilled   We have to make sure that democracy prevails under any circumstances   The result of the referendum in Turkey should be an important step taken towards democratization of the country  We must find ways of living peacefully together in a democratic environment   Governmental system should remain  secular  In other words we must make sure that the  religion and politics are separate  The governmental system in Turkey  should keep equal distance towards all beliefs   The most outstanding change in this constitutional change is regarding the  balance of powers  In the existing Parliamentary system in Turkey  legislation and execution  government  were in the hands of the same people  Individuals forming the government were the same individuals who were at the same time making the law in Turkish parliament    After this referendum a more strict separation of powers  checks and balances system  is restored in Turkey   The second and the most outstanding change is the empowerment of the execution in Turkey  Execution is becoming much stronger  Powerful president  like that of United States of America   As the president will be taking executive decision with a team that he she will select the executive power will not be divided between prime minister and the president   What will be the result of this  Determination  stability  predictability  and strong will in political system will boost economic growth  We can expect a more active and assertive foreign policy   It is claimed by the  makers of this constitutional change  that    For the first time the
  • 50
    Will World War III Start  - A Special Report by Political Analyst Ahmed N  YILDIRIM - Turkey Tribune http   j mp 2pnHbIb
  • 18
    Probably they worked on those masks for weeks    Hilariously Realistic Masks of Donald Trump  Vladimir Putin   Kim Jong-Un  Tell us what you think   More Global News at https   www turkeytribune com  globalnews  turkishnews
  • 39
     InvestTurkey  TurkeyTribune  InvestTurkey  BusinessTurkey  istanbul
  • 30
     Turkey  TurkeyRussia
No Result
View All Result

Get more stuff

Subscribe to our mailing list and get interesting stuff and updates to your email inbox.

Thank you for subscribing.

Something went wrong.

we respect your privacy and take protecting it seriously

  • Be a columnist?
  • Contact
  • Turkish
  • Russian
No Result
View All Result
  • Turkey
  • Economy
  • Opinion
  • World
  • Arts & Culture
  • Politics
  • Local Editions
    • Turkish Edition
    • Russian Edition

International Voice of Turkey

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In