Leader of al-Qaida-inspired group kills himself in Gaza shootout with HamasRAFAH, Gaza Strip — Hamas crushed an al-Qaida-inspired group in an hours-long standoff that came to a fiery end when a large explosion killed the radical Muslim group’s leader inside his Gaza home on Saturday. Al Qaeda leader killed in clash with HamasRAFAH - The leader of pro-Al Qaeda group Jihad al-Salafi was killed during Friday’s clash with Hamas in which 20 other people died and 120 were wounded, hospital sources said Saturday. 16 killed in Gaza clashRAFAH - A pro-Al Qaeda group which declared a theocratic Islamic emirate in the Gaza Strip battled it out Friday with Hamas policemen, leaving 16 dead and 120 wounded. Eight killed in Gaza clashRAFAH - A pro-Al Qaeda group which declared a theocratic Islamic emirate in the Gaza Strip battled it out Friday with Hamas policemen, leaving eight dead and 46 wounded. Gazans build mud-brick homes as Israel refuses to allow materials into blockaded stripRAFAH, Gaza Strip — The dirt under Yousef Hamida’s feet has become an unlikely resource: He is using it to build a home, a result of Israel’s refusal to allow construction materials into the Gaza Strip. Hamas member allowed back in Gaza after leaving $12 mn in EgyptRAFAH - A senior Hamas member trying to return to Gaza after talks with Egyptian mediators was turned back at the Rafah crossing by border guards who found cash in his bags totalling nearly $12 million. Despite dangers, Rafah’s smuggling tunnels resume workRAFAH - Two men are loading up the back of a truck with generators, the front of the vehicle peering out of light green tenting covering a hole about one metre wide, which drops deep into the ground, just a few hundred metres from the Gaza Strip’s border with Egypt. |