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Amid destruction, ordinary Gazans open homes, churches to displaced

Islam Times - The first day the bombs began to fall on Gaza, Refqa al-Hamallawy called a meeting in her office at the al-Najd Developmental Forum where she is president to formulate a plan of action.

14 Aug 2014 05:34

Syrian Military Pounds Terrorists Strongholds in Idlib, Latakia, Aleppo

Islam Times - Syrian army units launched wide-scale military operations against terrorists’ gatherings, killing many terrorists and injuring others in several areas around the country, state-run SANA news agency reported.

A Palestinian man runs on a street leading to a soap factory that went up in flames after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on Aug. 10, 2014.

12 Aug 2014 06:17

Fate of Gaza detainees in Israel uncertain as 26 named

Islam Times - The number and whereabouts of Palestinians detained in Gaza during Israel's ground operation remain uncertain, as a rights group compiled an initial list of prisoners thought to be held by Israel.

Locals buy onions at a local market in Gaza City on Aug. 9, 2014

11 Aug 2014 08:24

Gazans struggle with rising prices as bombs fall

Islam Times - Israeli bombardment has left large swathes of Gaza in ruins, and the enclave's already shattered economy is also feeling the pinch as prices for staple foods have started to climb.

Palestinians displaced due to Israeli bombardment on the Gaza Strip, fill plastic bottles and water containers with drinking water at a UN school which is housing them on Aug. 8, 2014

10 Aug 2014 07:14

Gazans return in fear to UN schools as conflict erupts anew

Islam Times - Cradling his baby daughter, Saeed Masri took flight Friday from renewed Israeli bombardment of Gaza with little faith that even a UN facility can protect his family.

9 Aug 2014 07:27

ISIL send a warning over Ersal

Islam Times - Some of the Islamist militants occupying Ersal have withdrawn “conditionally,” pursuant to a deal brokered by the Muslim Scholars Association.

A Palestinian man mourns at the morgue of a hospital in Rafah over the bodies of some of the nine members of the same al-Ghoul family who were killed along with other Palestinians after their house was hit by an Israeli air strike on Aug. 3, 2014

7 Aug 2014 06:35

Palestinians finally bury their dead in Gaza sands

Islam Times - For days bodies filled the morgues. Only since guns fell silent have volunteers come to dig graves in the sand in Rafah, Gaza's "town of martyrs," devastated by Israeli bombardment.

6 Aug 2014 06:45

Refugees in Sinjar are desperate for help

Islam Times - Iraqis displaced by fighting in the north-west of the country must be given urgent humanitarian assistance, Amnesty International said after tens of thousands of civilians fled the town of Sinjar and surrounding areas following an attack ...

6 Aug 2014 06:30

Truce is reached in Arsal

Islam Times - The Lebanese Army Tuesday evening agreed to a 24-hour humanitarian cease-fire to allow the evacuation of wounded civilians and support ongoing efforts to release kidnapped soldiers held by militants in the Bekaa border town of Arsal.

6 Aug 2014 06:20

Lebanese army makes advances in Arsal

Islam Times - The Lebanese army advanced on Monday into a border town attacked by radical insurgents over the weekend in the most serious spillover of the three-year-old Syrian civil war into Lebanon.

5 Aug 2014 05:52

Continuing Slaughter of Palestinians another Nail in Zionism’s Coffin?

Islam Times - Shatila camp, Beirut No sooner had the latest ceasefire announced on 8/1/14 for 8 a.m. local time, planned to extend for 72 hours began, than it collapsed.

Palestinian rescue workers search through the rubble of a house that was hit by an Israeli military strike in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on Aug. 3, 2014

4 Aug 2014 11:48

70 bodies found in Rafah as death toll hits 1,810

Islam Times - The death toll on the 27th day of Israel's offensive on Gaza hit at least 120 on Sunday as health officials reported that over 70 bodies had been recovered in Rafah, a day after the city came under fierce, prolonged bombardment by Israeli ...

4 Aug 2014 11:44

Children of Gaza face struggle to conquer war trauma

Islam Times - Ask any child in Gaza to do a drawing and the resulting picture is likely to be a house being bombed by a fighter plane.

4 Aug 2014 05:43

Lebanese army fights back in Arsal

Islam Times - There have been scenes of chaos as rebels from Syria raided a border town in Lebanon, killing members of the security forces and abducting others.

3 Aug 2014 05:55

Syrian Army Destroys Terrorists’ Boats, Foils Infiltration Attempts in Qalamoun

Islam Times - The Syrian army continued Saturday its military operations against terrorists and their dens and hideouts in several areas across the country, inflicting heavy losses upon them.

Palestinian emergency personnel evacuate a wounded man following an Israeli air strike on a market place in the Shujaiyya neighborhood near Gaza City, on July 30, 2014

31 Jul 2014 06:48

20 bodies found in Gaza rubble as Wednesday death toll hits 130

Islam Times - The bodies of 20 Palestinians were recovered from the rubble of destroyed buildings in the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday evening, as Gazans took stock of a 23-day Israeli assault that has killed 1,360 people so far with no end in sight....