Blockade

Can we all agree on zero tolerance for all political violence, even among our allies? - opinion

Israel outlaws all political violence – whether committed by Palestinians or Jews, right-wingers or left-wingers, in the territories or in major cities.

 Israeli president Isaac Herzog at a memorial ceremony for former prime minister Menahem Begin, in Jerusalem, March 7, 2022.
US President Donald Trump's Truth Social post declaring Strait of Hormuz a new US territory, August 18, 2026.

Trump declares Strait of Hormuz as 'new US territory,' day after MoU deadline expires

A security personnel stands guard as Iranians take part in a protest marking the annual al-Quds Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, in Tehran, Iran, March 13, 2026

Hormuz Strait to remain closed until US meets interim deal conditions, Iran's top negotiator says

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 18, 2026.

Hormuz crossings rise slightly from weekend, remain in single digits, data shows


Cairo contests Palestinian claim that Egyptian forces killed Gaza fisherman

Israel maintains a naval blockade of the Gaza Strip and sets a varying fishing limit, which currently extends to a maximum of nine nautical miles.

A Palestinian fisherman stands in a boat at the seaport of Gaza City September 26, 2016

Hamas leader Haniyeh: 'Gaza on the way to ending the blockade'

The Hamas leader said that his movement was not being required to pay a “political price” for the lifting of the blockade on the Gaza Strip.

Palestinian Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh gives a speech after prayers on the first day of Eid al-Adha festival, in Gaza City August 21, 2018

Hamas leader Haniyeh: 'Gaza on the way to ending the blockade'

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh made a speech on Eid al-Adha and spoke of the situation in the Gaza Strip. “There will be no political price for humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.”

Palestinian Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh gives a speech after prayers on the first day of Eid al-Adha festival, in Gaza City August 21, 2018

Gas and fuel allowed back into Gaza while commercial goods still banned

The amount and types of goods that enter Gaza are contingent on Hamas activities in the coming days.

Humanitarian goods are transfered via the Kerem HaShalom crossing from Israel into Gaza.

Israeli Navy stops Gaza flotilla attempting to breach naval blockade

This is the second time in the past two months that Palestinians from Gaza have sent a flotilla into the Mediterranean in an attempt to breach the naval blockade.

Activists aboard a flotilla to Gaza [file]

Look Gaza in the eyes

Gaza has no connection to biblical Azazel, but in the Israeli narrative, the terms merged.

Palestinians gather in front of the gate of Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza during a protest against the blockade, in the southern Gaza Strip July 3, 2017.

Students use sea waves as new power source for blockaded Gaza

Gaza has been controlled since 2007 by the Islamist group Hamas. Israel and Egypt, citing security concerns, maintain a de facto blockade on the impoverished coastal enclave.

Palestinians enjoy the beach along the Mediterranean Sea in the northern Gaza Strip July 24, 2015.

Israeli NGO sends medical delegation to Gaza amid mass protest casualties

“They’ll they need orthopedic surgeries, possibly blood transfusions. And the number of doctors here, it’s not enough," said Haj Yahya, who spoke to the Jerusalem Post from Gaza.

Doctors from the NGO Physicians for Human Rights volunteering at a hospital in Gaza

Hamas official: If blockade isn’t lifted, explosion will likely occur

Israel and Egypt both have heavy restrictions on the movement of people and goods entering and exiting Gaza.

A woman waits for a travel permit to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing after it was opened by Egyptian authorities for humanitarian cases, in the southern Gaza Strip February 21, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

Israel Navy kills Palestinian boatman after he strays from fishing zone

This is a developing story.

Navy patrols off the coast of Gaza