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Khan Yunis (Gaza Strip)

Type: City

Name: Khan Yunis (Gaza Strip)

Country: Gaza Strip

Latitude: 31.2038

Longitude: 34.302502

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Mohammed Assaf, singing sensation out of Gaza refugee camp, torches Arab Idol competition

Lebanon's Arab Idol 2013 competition isn't over, but it's already made a star of 22-year-old finalist Mohammed Assaf , a Palestinian student from Khan Younis refugee camp in Gaza, a sensation causing swooning hearts all across the Arab world with ... [Published Mondoweiss - May 20 2013]

Entities: Refugee Camp, Khan Yunis (Gaza Strip), Cairo, Audition

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Weather Forecast: Hot with Further Rise in Temperature

modify font sizeRAMALLAH, May 18, 2013 (WAFA) – A rise in temperature is expected for Saturday with temperature reaching above seasonal average by 5 degrees Celsius, according to the Palestine Weather Service.Similar weather conditions are expected to ... [Published Palestine News Agency - May 18 2013]

Entities: Khan Yunis (Gaza Strip), Ramallah, Jordan

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

John Kerry

My Body in Shatat, My Heart in Gaza, My Soul in Beit Daras

By Ghada AgeelOn the 65th anniversary of the Nakba (what we Palestinians call the catastrophe of dispossession), Palestinians who were born in historic Palestine and are currently growing old in refugee camps – remain determined to return to the homes ... [Published Palestine Chronicle - May 18 2013]

Entities: Refugee Camp, Khan Yunis (Gaza Strip), Israel, John Kerry

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Mahmoud Abbas

'Arab Idol' boasts 1st Gaza finalist

One contestant on "Arab Idol," the Middle Eastern version of American Idol, has been drawing attention because of more than just his impressive vocals.Mohammed Assaf, a 22-year-old college student, is the first "Arab Idol" finalist from Gaza. He gained ... [Published WDSU New Orleans - May 16 2013]

Entities: Ramallah, Mahmoud Abbas, Cairo, Khan Yunis (Gaza Strip)

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

Palestinian Activist at Auburn Town Hall

Page Content1Leading Palestinian physician and advocate, Dr Mona El Farra, is a guest speaker at Auburn Town Hall on Wednesday 22 May.Dr Mona El-Farra was born in Khan Younis, Gaza, and has dedicated her life to working for relief in the Gaza Strip with ... [Published Noodls - May 17 2013]

Entities: Khan Yunis (Gaza Strip), Military Attack, Malnutrition, Canberra, Electrical Power

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 4 reports

Islamic Jihad to respond to Israel

Iran Press TVWed May 1, 2013 7:14AM GMTThe Palestinian resistance movement of the Islamic Jihad says that Israels recent attacks against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip will be reciprocated with the movements unexpected response.Abu Ahmed, the spokesman ... [Published GlobalSecurity.org - May 01 2013]

Entities: Islamic jihad, Mohammad Abd El-Hamid Khalil SALAH, Resistance Movement, Israel, Gaza City

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 2 reports

Israel destroys agricultural land in Gaza

It has been reported that Israeli military bulldozers and tanks entered the Gaza Strip and destroyed agricultural land. World Bulletin/News DeskAccording to eyewitness reports, 8 military bulldozers and 1 tank belonging to the Israeli army entered 200 ... [Published World Bulletin - May 01 2013]

Entities: Israel, Israeli Navy, Khan Yunis (Gaza Strip)

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 4 reports

‘Israel to face response for its attacks’

The Palestinian resistance movement of the Islamic Jihad says that Israel’s recent attacks against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip will be reciprocated with the movement’s unexpected response.Abu Ahmed, the spokesman for the Quds Brigades (the armed ... [Published Press tv - May 01 2013]

Entities: Israel, Mohammad Abd El-Hamid Khalil SALAH, Resistance Movement, Gaza City

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 4 reports

Palestinians retaliate, fire mortar at southern Israel

TEL AVIV: Resistance fighters in the Gaza Strip on Monday sent a mortar shell crashing into an open area in southern Israel, a day after a rare retaliatory air strike by Israeli forces, the army said.Over the past two months, Gaza resistance fighters ... [Published The Gulf Today - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Israel, Mortar, missile, Benjamin Netanyahu, Red Cross/Crescent

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 5 reports

Israel air raids target Gaza militants

Agence France-Presse . Gaza CityIsraeli warplanes launched three strikes early on Sunday on the Gaza Strip, targeting radical Palestinian group Islamic Jihad but causing no casualties, witnesses said.Two air strikes hit the southern town of Khan Yunis, ... [Published New Age Bangladesh - Apr 28 2013]

Entities: Israel, al-Quds Brigades, Kerem Shalom, Khan Yunis (Gaza Strip), Witness

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 5 reports

Israel air raids target Gaza fighers

(AFP) - Israeli warplanes launched three strikes on Sunday on the Gaza Strip, targeting Palestinian group Jihad but causing no casualties.Two air strikes hit the southern town of Khan Yunis, targeting positions of the Al-Quds Brigade. The third was near ... [Published Nile International - Apr 28 2013]

Entities: Israel, al-Quds Brigades, Kerem Shalom, Khan Yunis (Gaza Strip), Rocket Attack

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 2 reports

Israeli Military Vehicles Invade Khan Younes, Raze Agricultural Lands

On Thursday 25th April, a number of Israeli military vehicles penetrated onto agricultural lands east of Khan Younes, south of the Gaza Strip.Three bulldozers, escorted by four tanks, launched from the military bases near the border east the city of Khan ... [Published Palestine News Network - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Khan Yunis (Gaza Strip), Military/Armed Forces, Beit Hanoun (Gaza Strip)

Quotes

...But then he couldn't get a number to audition and "sat hopelessly in the hall where other contestants were waiting for their turn. He started singing to the contestants. A Palestinian man who was suppose"

Mohammed Assaf, singing sensation out of Gaza refugee camp, torches Arab Idol competition [Published Mondoweiss - May 20 2013]

"I send this message while Gaza is drowning in darkness, with no petrol, no internet, and most importantly none of the many basic medications? Hospitals and medical facilities are struggling hard to continue to provide meaningful services in such circumstances, and the burden is heavy."

Palestinian Activist at Auburn Town Hall [Published Noodls - May 17 2013]

"He needed a visa (to cross the Gaza-Egypt border), but he didn't have one" his father, Jabar, told CNN from Khan Younis, a refugee camp in Gaza...

'Arab Idol' boasts 1st Gaza finalist [Published WDSU New Orleans - May 16 2013]

...Fatima Huleiwi, an activist with Jaffa Youth, told Ma‘an that it was not the first time that Facebook had blocked the group's user page. "When we published material urging people to support hunger striking prisoners, our pages were blocked. Last night the invitation to an event commemorating the Nakba anniversary in Jaffa was also blocked on several accounts for hours" she said. Sometimes right-wing Israelis report violations on the group's Facebook pages, Huleiwi says, and as a result Facebook temporarily blocks the...

On the 65th anniversary of the Nakba, at least 45% of the total Palestinian population worldwide ... [Published Mondoweiss - May 15 2013]

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Politics goes pop in ‘Arab Idol’ show [Published Japan Times - 18 hours ago]
Mohammed Assaf, singing sensation out of Gaza r... [Published Mondoweiss - May 20 2013]
Weather Forecast: Hot with Further Rise in Temp... [Published Palestine News Agency - May 18 2013]
My Body in Shatat, My Heart in Gaza, My Soul in... [Published Palestine Chronicle - May 18 2013]
Palestinian Activist at Auburn Town Hall [Published Noodls - May 17 2013]
'Arab Idol' boasts 1st Gaza finalist [Published WDSU New Orleans - May 16 2013]
PCBS Announces Results of the Labour Force Surv... [Published Palestine News Network - May 16 2013]
On the 65th anniversary of the Nakba, at least ... [Published Mondoweiss - May 15 2013]
occupied Palestinian territory: Narratives: "If... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 15 2013]
Palestinian protesters take part in rally ahead... [Published Xinhua News Agency - May 14 2013]
Zionist regime’s tanks, bulldozers invade NE Gaza [Published IRIB World Service - May 14 2013]
Nakba At 65: A Palestinian Reality In 138 Langu... [Published Eurasia Review - May 14 2013]
Nakba at 65: A Palestinian Reality in 138 Langu... [Published Palestine Chronicle - May 14 2013]
Palestinians unite behind Gaza Strip "Arab Idol... [Published Reuters UK - May 13 2013]
Politics commandeer stage in Mideast TV contest [Published Modesto Bee - May 12 2013]
This Week in Palestine, May 3rd, 2013 [Published San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center - May 12 2013]
PCHR Condemns Violent Dispersal Of Solidarity S... [Published International Middle East Media Center - May 10 2013]
MADA Is Demanding to Hold Those Involved in Att... [Published Palestine News Network - May 09 2013]
Israeli Soldiers Injure Farmer south of Gaza [Published Palestine News Agency - May 09 2013]
Newspapers Review: Settlements’ Freeze, Al-Aqsa... [Published Palestine News Agency - May 08 2013]
Off for journalism, on for art [Published Individual.com - May 08 2013]
Video: Aided by Israeli soldiers, settlers atta... [Published Mondoweiss - May 06 2013]
Operation Pillar of Defense: The killing of Ahm... [Published B'Tselem - May 06 2013]
Killing children is no longer a big deal [Published Haaretz - May 05 2013]
Israeli court orders demolition of part of a mo... [Published Mondoweiss - May 04 2013]
Disabled Gaza baby refused care by parents [Published DAWN Group - May 03 2013]
PCHR Weekly Report: 1 Palestinian killed, 8 wou... [Published International Middle East Media Center - May 03 2013]
Tensions mount between Salafi jihadists and Hamas [Published The Long War Journal (Site-Wide) - May 03 2013]
Mohammed Assaf's star soars as the voice of Gaz... [Published Abu Dhabi National - May 02 2013]
occupied Palestinian territory: Weekly Report O... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 02 2013]

Blogs

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Mohammed Assaf, singing sensation out of Gaza r... [Published Mondoweiss - May 20 2013] Lebanon's Arab Idol 2013 competition isn't over, but it's already made a star of 22-year-old finalist Mohammed Assaf , a Palestinian student from Khan Younis refugee camp in Gaza, a sensation causing swooning hearts all across the Arab world with ...
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 ...
Video: Aided by Israeli soldiers, settlers atta... [Published Mondoweiss - May 06 2013] No longer do the soldiers just protect the settlers, they attack Palestinians together with the settlers Israeli forces, settlers attack Ramallah village RAMALLAH (Ma‘an) 5 May -- Settlers raided on Saturday night Ras Karkar village west of ...
Operation Pillar of Defense: The killing of Ahm... [Published B'Tselem - May 06 2013] On the afternoon of 15 November 2012, an Israeli aircraft attacked an olive and lemon grove in the village of ‘Abasan al-Jadidah in the Khan Yunis district of the Gaza Strip. Ahmad Abu ‘Alayan, 14, who was working in the grove, was mortally wounded. ...
Israeli court orders demolition of part of a mo... [Published Mondoweiss - May 04 2013] Land, property theft & destruction / Ethnic cleansing / Restriction of movement Israeli court orders demolition of part of mosque in Jerusalem RAMALLAH (Ma‘an) 2 May -- An Israeli court has rejected an appeal to stop the demolition of part of a ...

Audio/Video

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Video: Scene of Gaza-Israel border shooting aft... [Published Russia Today - YouTube - Nov 23 2012]
Israeli soldiers kill 1 Palestinian, injure sev... [Published Russia Today - YouTube - Nov 23 2012]