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Gazans plan to try to breach Israeli sea blockade

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip will try to breach Israel's blockade by boat this week in a fresh challenge to Israeli forces following weeks of deadly protests and clashes, organizers said Sunday. Few details were given on the plans, but organizers said the boat would depart on Tuesday at...

Egyptian court orders temporary ban on YouTube

An Egyptian high court on Saturday approved a month ban on video sharing site YouTube, judicial sources said.  In September 2012, an Egyptian lawyer filed a lawsuit against YouTube as the site published a video insulting Prophet Mohammad. In February 2013, local court ordered...

Israel airstrikes target Hamas positions in Gaza

 Israeli warplanes bombed two Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip late on Saturday, causing no casualties, according to local sources. One of the targeted sites affiliated with the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of resistance movement Hamas, which has governed the Gaza...