Israel Mauritius

When a pilgrimage turns into a nightmare

After days of anguish in Israel, 15 of the 36 pilgrims from the St. Helene parish have returned home

15 Oct 2023, business.mega.mu

Maurice embarquée dans une polémique diplomatique avec Israël

Le torchon brûle entre Maurice et Israël. En cause ? La signature par Maurice, jeudi, d’une résolution de l’Unesco intitulée «Palestine occupée».

18 Oct 2016, business.mega.mu

Shimon Peres, former Israeli president, dies aged 93

Shimon Peres, who served twice as Israel's prime minister and once as president, has died at the age of 93.

28 Sep 2016, business.mega.mu

Four Killed in Jerusalem Synagogue Complex

Two Palestinians armed with a gun, knives and axes stormed a synagogue complex in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighborhood of West Jerusalem on Tuesday morning, the Israeli police said, killing four men in the middle of their morning prayers.

18 Nov 2014, business.mega.mu

Jerusalem: Palestinian Van Attack Kills Policeman

A Palestinian driver has rammed a van into several pedestrians in Jerusalem, killing a policeman, hours after clashes at the city's holiest site.

06 Nov 2014, business.mega.mu

Palestinian Driver Rams Jerusalem Station Killing Baby

A baby died and eight other people were hurt when a Palestinian man slammed his car into pedestrians at a Jerusalem light railway stop, then police shot the driver as he fled, police and a hospital official said.

23 Oct 2014, business.mega.mu

Israel Slammed for West Bank Land Expropriation

Israel came under fire Monday for claiming close to 1,000 acres of land in the Palestinian West Bank.

02 Sep 2014, business.mega.mu

Syrian Rebels Take Control of Crossing in the Golan

Islamist opposition fighters in Syria, including members of an Al Qaeda affiliate, took control of the Quneitra crossing point on the demarcation line with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, activists said on Wednesday.

28 Aug 2014, business.mega.mu

Israeli Airstrikes Kill 3 Top Hamas Commanders in Gaza Strip

Israeli airstrikes killed three top commanders of Hamas’s armed wing in Gaza on Thursday, dealing the most significant blow to the group’s military leadership in six weeks of fighting.

24 Aug 2014, business.mega.mu

Talks on Ending Gaza War 'Difficult', But Truce Holds

Talks to end a month-long war between Israel and Gaza militants are "difficult", Palestinian delegates said on Tuesday, while Israeli officials said no progress had been made so far and fighting could soon resume.

13 Aug 2014, business.mega.mu

Israel Withdraws Troops, 72-Hour Gaza Truce Begins

Israel pulled its ground forces out of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday and started a 72-hour ceasefire with Hamas mediated by Egypt as a first step towards negotiations on a more enduring end to the month-old war.

05 Aug 2014, business.mega.mu

30 Injured in Gaza Attack During Humanitarian Cease-Fire

Israeli forces struck a Gaza beach camp after the start of a seven-hour “temporary humanitarian window” Monday, with the attack injuring 30 relatives, the Palestinian health ministry said.

04 Aug 2014, business.mega.mu

Israel Scales Back Forces in Gaza

But Israel Pulls Out of Cease-Fire Talks, Says Offensive May Continue Beyond Tunnel Mission

03 Aug 2014, business.mega.mu

At Least 40 Dead in Israeli Shelling in Gaza Strip: Hospital

Israeli shelling near the southern Gaza town of Rafah killed at least 40 people on Friday, the local hospital said, as a ceasefire that went into effect only hours earlier crumbled.

01 Aug 2014, business.mega.mu

Israel Calls Up Another 16,000 Reserves

Stepping up its offensive in Gaza, Israel has mobilised another 16,000 reservists to widen its 24-day military campaign against Hamas militants that has claimed more than 1,360 Palestinian lives, mostly civilians.

31 Jul 2014, business.mega.mu

Netanyahu Warns Israel to Prepare for Long Gaza Conflict, as at Least 10 More Are Killed

Israel will press its air and ground offensive in the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday, preparing his country for a longer and bloodier campaign and dashing hopes that the three-week-old conflict would end soon.

29 Jul 2014, business.mega.mu

U.N. Security Council Calls for Immediate Cease-Fire in Gaza

With more than 1,000 people killed in the Israel-Hamas conflict, the U.N. Security Council held an emergency meeting in New York early Monday and announced "strong support ... for an immediate and unconditional humanitarian cease-fire" in Gaza.

28 Jul 2014, business.mega.mu

At Least 16 Killed in Attack on Gaza School, Sparking Massive Protests in West Bank

GAZA CITY — It was one of the worst scenes so far in a war that has put civilians in the cross hairs.

25 Jul 2014, business.mega.mu

Kerry Pushes Cease-Fire for Gaza Strip as Israeli Soldier Reported Missing

Diplomatic efforts to halt violence in the Gaza Strip intensified Tuesday as Secretary of State John Kerry and Egypt's Foreign Minister made a new push for a cease-fire, while the Israeli army confirmed that one of its soldiers was missing after a deadly battle earlier this week.

23 Jul 2014, business.mega.mu

Death Toll Rises in Gaza as Israel Opens ‘Gate Of Hell’

The first major ground battle in two weeks of Israel-Hamas fighting exacted a steep price Sunday: It killed 65 Palestinians and 13 Israeli soldiers and forced thousands of terrified Palestinian civilians to flee their neighborhood, reportedly used to launch rockets at Israel and now devastated by the fighting.

22 Jul 2014, business.mega.mu

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