"Great March of Return" demonstrations in Gaza
Oman is offering ideas to help Israel and the Palestinians to come together but is not acting as mediator, Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, the sultanate’s minister responsible for foreign affairs said on Saturday.
Oman relies on the United States and efforts by President Donald Trump in working towards this "deal of the century" (Middle East peace), Alawi bin Abdullah told a security summit in Bahrain a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Oman.
Bahrain's foreign minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa voiced support for Oman over the sultanate's role in trying to secure Israeli-Palestinian peace, while Saudi Arabia's foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir said the kingdom believes the key to normalising relations with Israel was the peace process.
Resistance groups in Palestine won't remain silent to Israel's killing of civilians, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement said early Saturday.The movement said resistance groups had warned Israel not to kill innocents, but occupation forces continue to do so under the Gaza Strip’s blockade.It added that the groups' hands “won't be tied” over the killings.Israel launched airstrikes early Saturday against several targets in the Gaza Strip in response to over a dozen rockets it said were fired toward the country.Fighter jets and helicopters pounded targets in Gaza for more than two hours, including Hamas sites, the Israeli army said in a press release.Israel's Netanyahu made unpublicised visit to OmanIsraeli fire martyrs four, injures 31 Palestinians at Gaza buffer zoneThe army said on its Twitter account that 14 rockets had been fired from Gaza towards Israel since late Friday, but eight were intercepted by its Iron Dome missile defense system.There have been no deaths from the airstrikes, according to Palestinian medical sources in Gaza.The latest developments come after five Palestinians were killed and 85 others injured by Israeli army gunfire during demonstrations Friday along the Gaza-Israel buffer zone, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.Hundreds of Palestinians had converged along the zone as part of ongoing demonstrations against Israel’s decades-long occupation.More than 200 Palestinians have been killed and thousands more injured by Israeli troops deployed near the buffer zone since such rallies began on March 30.Hamas chief, Lebanon leader discuss refugee camp unrestPalestinian martyred by Israeli gunfire in West Bank
Palestinian groups vow response to Israeli airstrikes
Netanyahu's rare visit to Oman came days after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas paid a three-day visit to the Gulf country and also met Omani leader Sultan Qaboos.
Netanyahu was accompanied on Friday by senior officials, including the head of the Mossad intelligence agency and his national security adviser.
Bin Alawi said "Israel is a state present in the region, and we all understand this, the world is also aware of this fact and maybe it is time for Israel to be treated the same and also bear the same obligations."
A young Palestinian protester died from his wounds early Saturday after being shot by the Israeli army.Ziyad Akl, 23, was seriously wounded by Israeli gunfire during protests Friday in the Gaza-Israel buffer zone, Ashraf al-Qidra, a spokesman for the Gaza-based Palestinian Ministry of Health, said in a press release.Five protesters were killed and 180 others injured, including 35 minors and four paramedics, al-Qidra saidThe Israeli army said roughly 16,000 Palestinians took part in the protests.Hundreds of Palestinians had converged along the zone as part of ongoing demonstrations against Israel’s decades-long occupation.More than 200 Palestinians have been killed and thousands more injured by Israeli troops deployed near the buffer zone since such rallies began on March 30.Hamas chief, Lebanon leader discuss refugee camp unrestPalestinian martyred by Israeli gunfire in West Bank
Palestinian youth killed by Israeli army gunfire
Israel launched airstrikes early Saturday against several targets in the Gaza Strip in response to rockets it said were fired towards the country.Fighter jets and helicopters pounded 80 Hamas targets in Gaza in an operation lasting more than two hours, the Israeli army said in a press release.The army said on its Twitter account that 30 rockets had been fired from Gaza towards Israel since late Friday but 10 were intercepted by its Iron Dome missile defense system.Conflict with Gaza 'inevitable': Israel's LiebermanSirens were heard in Israeli settlements near the Gaza-Israel buffer zone because of the rockets fired from Gaza.Israel targeted several sites, including two weapons manufacturing facilities, five military compounds, a training compound, a tunnel and an anti-aircraft observation post.There have been no deaths from the airstrikes, according to Palestinian medical sources in Gaza.Eyewitnesses told Anadolu Agency that Israeli jets struck five Hamas targets in Gaza.Gaza Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra said an Israeli airstrike damaged the Indonesia Hospital in northern Gaza.Other eyewitnesses said several people at the hospital were slightly injured from glass shards and pieces of concrete.Hamas chief, Lebanon leader discuss refugee camp unrestIsraeli fire martyrs four, injures 31 Palestinians at Gaza buffer zoneThe hospital, inaugurated by the country’s vice president in 2016, was the latest foreign hospital to open in Gaza following the $34 million Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital, a project Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan – then premier -- agreed to sponsor in 2010.Condemning the Israeli airstrikes, al-Qidra called on international organizations to protect medical institutions and paramedics against Israeli air attacks in Gaza.The latest developments come after five Palestinians were killed and 85 others injured by Israeli army gunfire during demonstrations Friday along the Gaza-Israel buffer zone, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.Hundreds of Palestinians had converged along the zone as part of ongoing demonstrations against Israel’s decades-long occupation.More than 200 Palestinians have been killed and thousands more injured by Israeli troops deployed near the buffer zone since such rallies began on March 30.Palestinian killed by Israel fire near Gaza buffer zoneIsrael's Netanyahu made unpublicised visit to OmanGaleri: Israel strikes several targets in Gaza Strip
Israel strikes dozens of targets in Gaza Strip