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Gaza City

Type: City

Name: Gaza City

Country: Palestine

Latitude: 31.530001

Longitude: 34.439999

population: 497,948

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

KFC Corporation

Gaza tunnel collapse kills Palestinian

A smuggler carries food from Kentucky Fried Chicken to be delivered through an underground tunnel linking the Gaza Strip to Egypt, on May 13, 2013 in Rafah. AFP PHOTO/STRGAZA CITY: A Palestinian youth was killed when a tunnel linking Egypt to the Gaza ... [Published Lebanon Daily Star - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Rafah (Gaza Strip), Egypt, Gaza City, KFC Corporation

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 reports

Ghazi Hamad

Hamas says talks underway to reopen Rafah crossing

GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- The Hamas-run Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Gaza said Saturday that talks are underway with Egypt to reopen the Rafah crossing.The crossing on Gaza's border remained shut for the second day on Saturday as Egyptian police closed the ... [Published Ma'an News Agency - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Rafah (Gaza Strip), HAMAS, Kidnapping, Ghazi Hamad, Egypt

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 2 reports

KFC Takeaway Meals Smuggled into Gaza Via Tunnels [VIDEO]

Gazans craving the colonel's secret recipe for Kentucky Fried Chicken can now order their fix from a group of smugglers who transport KFC deliveries from Egypt via a network of underground tunnels. Share article "Last chance to order for the Thursday ... [Published International Business Times UK - 11 hours ago]

Entities: KFC Corporation, Gaza City, Rafah (Gaza Strip), Egypt

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 19 hours ago - 1 reports

Medics: Girl, 13, killed in Gaza family dispute

GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- A 13-year-old girl was shot dead on Friday in a family dispute in al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, medics said.Basma Salih was shot in the head at her home, medics told Ma'an. Her body was taken to the Shuhada al-Aqsa ... [Published Ma'an News Agency - 19 hours ago]

Entities: Deir Al-Balah, Gaza City, Refugee Camp

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

HAMAS

Hamas Trains Teens In Mil Skills

Middle East NewslineGAZA CITY [MENL] -- Hamas has expanded military training of youngsters. ... [Published Middle East Newsline - May 17 2013]

Entities: HAMAS, Gaza City, Military Training

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Hamas training 37,000 teens, 15-17, in urban warfare

GAZA CITY — Hamas has expanded military training of youngsters.Palestinian sources said the Izzedin Kassam military wing has beenmobilizing thousands of teenagers in the Gaza Strip for military training.They said Kassam introduced the Futuwa program in ... [Published World Tribune - May 17 2013]

Entities: HAMAS, Urban Warfare, Military/Armed Forces, Military Training, Gaza City

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

High hopes for Palestinian 3D animated 'Scarecrow' film (AFP)

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) - Filmmakers in Gaza have finished making what is believed to be the first Palestinian animated feature in 3D in a bid to show a fresh perspective on life through a child's eyes. ... [Published Yahoo! News Australia - May 17 2013]

Entities: Gaza City

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Israeli forces search jail cells for phones in Negev

GAZA CITY (Ma’an) – The Palestinian detainees’ center said Friday that Israeli special forces raided section 24 at Negev prison on Thursday night damaging property and intensively searching belongings.Center official Riyad Al-Ashqar said in a statement ... [Published Ma'an News Agency - May 17 2013]

Entities: prison, Special Forces, Detainee, Gaza City

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Gazans struggle to reel in a livelihood

One man alone used to employ more than 2,000 fishermen to bring in Gaza's daily catch, but Israel has reduced the areas in which Palestinians may fish, curbing the number of accessible fish. By Christa Case Bryant posted May 17, 2013 at 1:54 pm EDT Mounir ... [Published Christian Science Monitor - May 17 2013]

Entities: Israel, HAMAS, Al-Aqsa Intifada, Gilad Shalit

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

KFC smuggled into Gaza from Egypt

A company is delivering KFC meals, smuggled in from Egypt, to homes in Gaza City. The bargain buckets can take up to five hours to arrive. ... [Published MSN UK - May 17 2013]

Entities: KFC Corporation, Smuggling, Egypt

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

The Chicken Run: Delivering KFC Via Smuggling Tunnel To Gaza, Not Too Fast but Satisfying

By FARES AKRAM: GAZA CITY - The French fries arrive soggy, the chicken having long since lost its crunch. A 12-piece bucket goes for about $27 here — more than twice the $11.50 it costs just across the border in Egypt. And for fast-food delivery, ... [Published St George West - May 17 2013]

Entities: KFC Corporation, El Arish (Egypt), Smuggling

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 9 reports

KFC Delivers to Gaza Strip via Smuggling Tunnels

It would seem that Gazans are willing to go to great lengths to enjoy the taste of Colonel Sanders’ secret recipe for fried chicken.Never mind that it takes 4 hours to get to the customers (which sort of defeats the whole idea of fast food). Never mind ... [Published Inquisitr - May 16 2013]

Entities: KFC Corporation, Smuggling, Rafah (Gaza Strip), Gaza City

Quotes

"The ministry of foreign affairs is holding talks with senior officials in Egypt to re-open the Rafah crossing and ensure the safe return of people stranded by the closure" deputy foreign minister Ghazi Hamad told Ma'an

Hamas says talks underway to reopen Rafah crossing [Published Ma'an News Agency - 10 hours ago]

...FOLLOW IBTIMES "Someone takes it from there through the tunnels to (Gazan) Rafah. They then drive it to our headquarters (in Gaza City)."

KFC Takeaway Meals Smuggled into Gaza Via Tunnels [VIDEO] [Published International Business Times UK - 11 hours ago]

"Mussa Ghonaim, 26 years old, was killed in the tunnel collapse south of the town of Rafah" the sources said

Gaza tunnel collapse kills Palestinian [Published Lebanon Daily Star - 13 hours ago]

Fadel Abu Heen, a professor of psychology at Al Aqsa University in Gaza City told the NYT, "The irregular circumstances in Gaza generate an irregular way of thinking. They think of anything that is just behind the border, exactly as the prisoner is thinking of anything beyond the bars."

Chicken, finger lickin' good! [Published Catholic Online - May 18 2013]

More Content

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Hamas says talks underway to reopen Rafah crossing [Published Ma'an News Agency - 10 hours ago]
KFC Takeaway Meals Smuggled into Gaza Via Tunne... [Published International Business Times UK - 11 hours ago]
Gaza tunnel collapse kills Palestinian [Published Lebanon Daily Star - 13 hours ago]
Pigeons deliver KFC in Gaza [Published Anorak - 14 hours ago]
Medics: Girl, 13, killed in Gaza family dispute [Published Ma'an News Agency - 19 hours ago]
Chicken, finger lickin' good! [Published Catholic Online - May 18 2013]
Hamas Trains Teens In Mil Skills [Published Middle East Newsline - May 17 2013]
Hamas training 37,000 teens, 15-17, in urban wa... [Published World Tribune - May 17 2013]
High hopes for Palestinian 3D animated 'Scarecr... [Published Yahoo! News Australia - May 17 2013]
Israeli forces search jail cells for phones in ... [Published Ma'an News Agency - May 17 2013]
High hopes for Palestinian 3D animated film [Published Saudi Gazette - Mid-East - May 17 2013]
Gazans struggle to reel in a livelihood [Published Christian Science Monitor - May 17 2013]
KFC smuggled into Gaza from Egypt [Published MSN UK - May 17 2013]
The Chicken Run: Delivering KFC Via Smuggling T... [Published St George West - May 17 2013]
Buckets of KFC smuggled to Gaza [Published Q13 Fox - May 16 2013]
KFC Delivers to Gaza Strip via Smuggling Tunnels [Published Inquisitr - May 16 2013]
Pictures Of The Day: 17th May 2013 [Published Huffington Post UK - May 16 2013]
The Bad Pills for AIDS Patients in Africa [Published Time - May 16 2013]
Palastines In Gaza City Have KFC Smuggled In Fr... [Published 99.9 KTDY - May 16 2013]
A Bucket of KFC Chicken Smuggled into Gaza City... [Published The Atlantic Wire - May 16 2013]
Laila Al Haddad narrates Palestine’s story thro... [Published Gulf News - May 16 2013]
KFC to go - by tunnel [Published ENCA - May 16 2013]
Gaza: We will keep coming back [Published Al Ahram - May 16 2013]
You can get KFC in Gaza … it just take four hou... [Published National Post - Top Stories - May 16 2013]
Source: Abbas meets Islamic Jihad chief in Cairo [Published Ma'an News Agency - May 16 2013]
Inside the Wild, 4-Hour Trek to Smuggle KFC Int... [Published Newser - May 16 2013]
People are so addicted to KFC that they’re will... [Published Grist - the Latest from Grist - May 16 2013]
Smuggling KFC into Gaza [Published Times Union - May 16 2013]
KFC smuggled into Gaza through tunnels from Egypt [Published Metro.co.uk - May 16 2013]
KFC delivers ... to Gaza City [Published Business First of Louisville - May 16 2013]

Blogs

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The Chicken Run: Delivering KFC Via Smuggling T... [Published St George West - May 17 2013] By FARES AKRAM: GAZA CITY - The French fries arrive soggy, the chicken having long since lost its crunch. A 12-piece bucket goes for about $27 here — more than twice the $11.50 it costs just across the border in Egypt. And for fast-food delivery, ...
People are so addicted to KFC that they’re will... [Published Grist - the Latest from Grist - May 16 2013] protographer This is how powerfully good the fast food industry is at making people crave their food: a delivery service in Gaza will smuggle KFC across the Egyptian-Gaza border in order to satisfy cravings for fried chicken. So far, the delivery service, ...
On the 65th anniversary of the Nakba, at least ... [Published Mondoweiss - May 15 2013] Nakba Day Video: Palestinians mark 65th Nakba anniversary 15 May -- Palestinians around the world are marking the 65th anniversary of al-Nakba Day - that's Arabic for "The Catastrophe". It commemorates the loss of Palestinian land because of the ...
Hansen’s World Press Winning Photo Not Fake… Ju... [Published BAGnewsNotes - May 15 2013] (click for full size) Based on detailed scientific analysis, it has finally been established that a photo doesn’t have to be fake to be incredible on its face. This wave of drama over Paul Hansen’s World Press winning photo would never have happened ...
Israel fires at Palestinian fisherman in Gaza a... [Published Mondoweiss - May 13 2013] Gaza siege IDF: 'Forbidden zone' in Gaza three times larger than previously stated [with map] 972mag 12 May by Noam Sheizaf -- The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories has clarified that the 'forbidden' buffer zone in Gaza strip ...

Audio/Video

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WSJ's Photos of the Day - April 9, 2013 [Published WSJ.com Video - News - Apr 09 2013]
Hamas chief Meshaal makes historic Gaza visit [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Dec 07 2012]
Israeli attacks leave hundreds homeless in Gaza [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Nov 24 2012]
Eye Opener at 8: Israel-Hamas cease-fire takes ... [Published CBS News Online - YouTube - Nov 22 2012]
Gaza-Israel cease-fire holds overnight [Published CNN.com - Video - Nov 22 2012]

Press Releases

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Sunday Night Israeli Airstrike Destroys RT's Of... [Published PR Newswire - Nov 19 2012]