Even before the recent Israeli offensive, Gaza’s economy had been limping along. Now, it is virtually comatose.
Archive for January, 2009
Gaza businesses struggle to rebuild
On January - 31 - 2009
Top Israeli official blasts Spanish court’s probe
On January - 31 - 2009
A top Israeli official named as a suspect in a war crimes investigation by Spain’s high court has lambasted the move, claiming Spanish law is siding with terrorist organizations.
Cease-fire’s success is on Hamas, Israel says
On January - 29 - 2009
A cease-fire between Israel and Gaza will hold only if Hamas ends weapons smuggling into Gaza and halts rocket fire into Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told the top U.S. envoy to the Middle East on Wednesday, Israeli media reported.
Israeli warplanes hit Gaza tunnels
On January - 28 - 2009
Israeli warplanes pounded smuggling tunnels under the Gaza-Egypt border early Wednesday, a day after a Palestinian bomb killed an Israeli soldier and the Israeli military vowed to respond harshly to any further attacks.
Week-old Gaza cease-fire is breached
On January - 28 - 2009
Palestinians activated an explosive device and a Palestinian was killed by Israeli helicopter fire early Tuesday in the first incidents of violence since last week’s Mideast cease-fire, according to Hamas and Israeli army sources.
US envoy visits amid Gaza clashes
On January - 28 - 2009
The new US envoy to the Middle East is in Israel for talks, a day after Israeli forces clashed with Palestinian militants in Gaza.
Violence erupts despite Gaza truce
On January - 27 - 2009
Palestinian militants detonated a bomb targeting an Israeli army patrol along the Gaza border, the Israeli military said, in the first violence since a cease-fire went into effect more than a week ago.
‘Two killed’ in Gaza border clash
On January - 27 - 2009
An Israeli soldier and a Palestinian are reportedly killed near Gaza, in the first clash since Israel and Hamas declared ceasefires.
War against Hamas scars Gaza’s children
On January - 26 - 2009
Psychologists say Israel’s three-week offensive inflicted more severe trauma than previous conflicts in Gaza because civilians in the crowded sliver of territory had no safe place to run.
Israel prepares legal defense of soldiers
On January - 26 - 2009
Israel’s government on Sunday approved a measure that will give legal protection to its military officers if they are accused of war crimes during the Gaza incursion, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said.
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