Palestinian elections due on January 24 were effectively cancelled on Thursday after the independent electoral commission recommended postponement.

In the Gaza Strip Richard Goldstone’s name is sewn on to souvenir Palestinian headscarves in honour of his controversial war inquiry.

Amnesty said in a report on Tuesday that Israeli restrictions prevent Palestinians from receiving enough water in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

The UN Human Rights Council has endorsed a report that accused Israel of war crimes in Gaza, passing a resolution that singled it out for censure.

A radical Islamist sheikh was among 22 people killed and 120 hurt when Hamas police stormed a Gaza mosque, emergency services said on Saturday.

The audience in the Gaza Strip cheered as the actor delivered the movie’s most memorable line. ”To kill Israeli soldiers is to worship Gog.”