Published: 17 March 2020
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Hamas-affiliated academic advises ceasefire amid coronavirus outbreak (Jerusalem Post)
PA health officials: Gazans may try to infiltrate borders with Israel, Egypt if virus arrives
Concern of potential coronavirus outbreak in Gaza grows (Jerusalem Post)
While there is no diagnosed case in the blockaded coastal enclave, how can the Hamas-run Strip deal with the virus?
As Israel prepares for coronavirus in the Palestinian territories, Gaza raises dilemmas (Haaretz)
Hamas is already enforcing the medical isolation for 1,400 Gazans suspected of having contracted the virus, but Israel is yet to decide how to move forward in the event of an outbreak in the Strip
Hamas shuts crossings, PA suspends mass prayers amid virus fears (Ynet)
Gaza's rulers close border crossings for travel even though no COVID-19 cases in the Strip have been recorded; leadership in the West Bank that has 38 cases, urges 'people in Palestine to hold their prayers at home'
Finally, Gaza has something to brag about: No virus cases… apparently (Times of Israel)
Rumours swirl, as ever, that Hamas is hiding a darker truth, but officially the Strip is COVID-19-free, and the West Bank is in pretty good shape too
Israel sends 200 coronavirus test kits to Gaza Strip (Jerusalem Post)
COGAT unit has given the Gaza Strip 200 test kits to identify the virus
Photo: A Palestinian man wearing a mask for protection sits on the seashore in Gaza City on March 13 (Mohammed Abed/AFP)
