Palestine

2022 likely deadliest for Palestinians in West Bank since 2005

The U.N. Mideast envoy said 2022 is on course to be the deadliest year for Palestinians in the West Bank since the U.N. started tracking fatalities in 2005, and he…

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Palestinian militant killed by Israel in targeted explosion, group says

NABLUS, West Bank (Reuters) - A senior member of a Palestinian militant group was killed overnight on Sunday in the occupied West Bank in what Palestinians described as a targeted…

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Israeli forces kill Palestinian during West Bank clash

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli border police on Satursday shot and killed a Palestinian who was throwing a firebomb at them during a clash in the occupied West Bank,…

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Palestinian President Abbas calls on Israel to resume negotiations immediately

(Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid's call for a two-state solution was a "positive development" but said the proof would be a return to…

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Away from Gaza, Islamic Jihad digs in against Israel on West Bank

For the masked gunmen in Jenin refugee camp, Israel's unannounced strike against Islamic Jihad in Gaza on Friday can have come as little surprise after months of clashes that have…

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Update – Israel re-opens Gaza crossings as truce with Palestinians holds

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel reopened border crossings into Gaza on Monday following an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire with the militant Islamic Jihad group that ended the most serious outbreak of fighting around…

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Israel, Palestinians agree truce from Sunday evening – sources

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel and Palestinian militants have agreed to a truce in Gaza from Sunday evening as mediated by Cairo, sources said, after a weekend-long pounding of Palestinian targets…

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Palestinian militants fire rockets at Israel after Gaza air strikes

GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian militants in Gaza fired dozens of rockets into Israel on Friday in response to Israeli airstrikes which killed at least 10 people, including a senior commander…

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Photo Story – 20 years since Israeli construction of the Separation Barrier

Palestinian man sitting at a cafe table by a mural on the Israeli separation barrier in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, 23 June 2022 (issued 26 June 2022). In…

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WATCH: Israel fires at Hamas target in Gaza after rocket attack

Israel fired on a target in the Gaza Strip, in response to a rocket attack, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said early on Tuesday. The rocket attack was the first…

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Putin discusses Russia-Ukraine talks, Middle East with Palestinian leader Abbas

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas about negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Monday. They also talked about "the problems of…

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Jerusalem violence puts strain on Israel’s coalition government

JERUSALEM, April 17 (Reuters) - Clashes in Jerusalem that have stoked tensions during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan spread into Sunday, triggering 18 arrests and putting further strain on…

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Israel and West Bank on edge after more bloodshed

Israeli forces killed two Palestinian women after one ran towards troops and the other stabbed a soldier in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank, Israeli security officials said. With violence surging after…

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Israel’s U.S., Arab partners close ranks on Iran and urge Palestine talks

The top diplomats of the United States and four Arab countries convened in Israel on Monday in a display of unity against Iran but also used the rare summit to…

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Israel’s Knesset passes law barring Palestinian spouses

Israel’s parliament on Thursday passed a law denying naturalization to Palestinians from the occupied West Bank or Gaza married to Israeli citizens, forcing thousands of Palestinian families to either emigrate…

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Israeli forces kill three Palestinian militants in West Bank

Israeli forces killed three Palestinian gunmen travelling in a car in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, Israel's domestic security service said. The Palestinian Foreign Ministry described the incident as…

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Amnesty accuses Israel of enforcing ‘apartheid’ on Palestinians

"The United Nations Security Council and the General Assembly are obliged to heed the compelling evidence presented by Amnesty and other leading human rights organizations and hold Israel accountable for…

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Israel, in U.S. visa talks, eyes easing access for Palestinian-Americans

Israel is prepared to permit Palestinian-American dual nationals to transit its territory as part of an emerging U.S. visa waiver deal for its citizens, a top Israeli official said on…

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Palestinian rockets explode off Tel Aviv coast, military says

JERUSALEM, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Palestinian militants in Gaza fired two rockets toward the Mediterranean sea on Saturday, causing an explosion off the shore of Tel Aviv, Israel's military said.…

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Palestinian president makes rare visit to Israel for talks with defence chief

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas made a rare visit to Israel for talks on economic and security issues with Israel's defence chief, but with few prospects for any resumption…

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Update – Hamas gunman kills one in Jerusalem’s Old City, is shot dead by Israeli police

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -A Palestinian gunman killed one person and wounded three others in Jerusalem's Old City on Sunday before being shot dead by Israeli police, a police spokesperson said. The…

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Palestinians facing Jerusalem evictions reject deal with Israeli settlers

Palestinians facing eviction from the flashpoint East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah rejected a deal on Tuesday that would have seen them accept the temporary ownership of their homes by an…

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Israel designates Palestinian civil society groups as terrorists

Israel on Friday designated six Palestinian civil society groups as terrorist organisations and accused them of funnelling donor aid to militants, a move that drew criticism from the United Nations…

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Israeli troops kill five Hamas gunmen in West Bank raids: military

RAMALLAH, West Bank, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Israeli troops killed five Hamas militants in gun battles during raids on Sunday against one of the group's cells in the occupied West Bank,…

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Israel bombs Hamas sites in Gaza over fire balloons – military

JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli aircraft struck Hamas sites in Gaza early on Sunday in response to incendiary balloons launched from the Palestinian enclave, the military said, as a recent rise…

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Israeli troops kill Palestinian teen in West Bank clash – Palestinian officials

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian teenager during a clash in the occupied West Bank on Friday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. The violence…

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Police, Palestinians clash as Israel begins demolition in Jerusalem’s Silwan

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel demolished a Palestinian shop in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Silwan on Tuesday, triggering scuffles between police and protesters who accused authorities of discriminatory enforcement of…

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New Israeli government approves nationalist march in Jerusalem

Israel's new government on Monday approved a Jewish nationalist march in Jerusalem, a step that risks inflaming tensions with Palestinians hours after veteran leader Benjamin Netanyahu handed over power to…

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Blinken seeks to bolster ceasefire with Gaza visit

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken began a Middle East visit in Israel this morning, seeking to bolster its ceasefire with Gaza's ruling Hamas group and help speed humanitarian aid to the devastated…

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World powers urge truce as Israel-Palestinian conflict rages

Israel bombarded Gaza with air strikes and Palestinian militants resumed cross-border rocket fire on Tuesday after a brief overnight lull during which the U.N. sent a small fuel convoy into…

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EU urges Israelis and Palestinians to prevent broader conflict

BRUSSELS, May 12 (Reuters) - The European Union's foreign policy chief on Wednesday called for an immediate end to violence in Israel and the occupied Palestinian Territories that has killed…

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Analysis – Israel-Palestinian violence: why East Jerusalem has become a flashpoint in a decades-old conflict

Weeks of tensions between Palestinian protesters and Israeli security forces in East Jerusalem have boiled over in recent days, unleashing some of the worst violence between Israel and the Palestinians…

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US deeply concerned by escalating Israeli-Palestinian violence

The United States said on Tuesday it was deeply concerned by the escalation between Israel and those launching rockets from Gaza and called on all sides to exercise restraint. "We…

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Israeli energy pipeline hit in Gaza rocket attack, sources say

JERUSALEM, May 11 (Reuters) - A pipeline belonging to an Israeli state-owned energy company was hit in a rocket attack from Gaza late on Tuesday, an Israeli government official and an energy…

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35 killed in Gaza, 5 in Israel, as violence escalates

GAZA/JERUSALEM, May 12 (Reuters) - Hostilities between Israel and Hamas escalated overnight, with at least 35 killed in Gaza and five in Israel in the most intensive aerial exchanges for years. Israel…

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Gaza’s Hamas militants fire 130 rockets towards Tel Aviv – Hamas statement

Gaza's Islamist ruler Hamas said it had fired over 130 rockets towards Tel Aviv on Tuesday night in response to an Israeli air strike that had flattened a tower block…

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Palestinian rocket fire, Israeli strikes in Gaza run into second day

Palestinians fired uninterrupted barrages of rockets into Israel, as its military pounded Gaza with air strikes through the early hours of Tuesday, in a dramatic escalation of clashes in Jerusalem.…

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Palestinian parliamentary elections delayed

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday postponed planned parliamentary elections amid a dispute over voting in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem and splits in his Fatah party. Abbas, 85, blamed Israel for…

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Facebook says Palestinian spies behind hacking campaign

Facebook says it has disrupted a long-running cyberespionage campaign run by Palestinian intelligence which features spies posing as journalists and the deployment of a booby-trapped app for submitting human rights…

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U.S. to restore more than $200 million in aid to Palestinians – sources

WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) - The Biden administration plans to provide at least $235 million in U.S. aid to the Palestinians, restoring a large part of the assistance that was…

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Palestinians take another step in preparations for first election in 15 years

GAZA/RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinians took another step in preparations for their first parliamentary election in 15 years on Saturday, opening registration offices to admit the political parties and…

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Biden administration crafting plan to reset U.S. ties with Palestinians

The Biden administration is crafting a plan aimed at resetting U.S. ties with the Palestinians that all but collapsed under former President Donald Trump, according to an internal draft memo.…

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Palestinians, Arab League, condemn Czech Jerusalem office

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority and the Arab League on Saturday condemned the Czech Republic's opening of a diplomatic office in Jerusalem, calling it a violation of…

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Palestine’s vaccine rollout criticised as footballers and ministers get VIP treatment

The Palestinian Authority confirmed that it diverted some COVID-19 vaccination doses meant for medical workers to VIPs as critics charged but said this involved a small fraction of inoculations. A…

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Israel to vaccinate Palestinian labourers against COVID-19

JERUSALEM, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Israel will administer COVID-19 vaccines to Palestinians who work in Israel or in its settlements in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli liaison office COGAT…

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Palestinians open election registration offices in West Bank and Gaza

GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinians opened election registration offices in Gaza and the West Bank on Wednesday, one day after rival factions agreed steps to ensure that the first elections in…

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ICC ruling brings hope for Palestinians, dismay for Israelis

JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters/Sky) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has determined it has the jurisdiction to investigate Israel and the leaders of the Palestinian faction Hamas for alleged war crimes. In…

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Palestinians to receive Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine on Thursday, minister says

RAMALLAH, West Bank, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The Palestinians will receive on Thursday 10,000 doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine to help jumpstart their inoculation campaign, officials said. Palestinian Health…

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Israel to transfer 5,000 vaccines to Palestinian medical personnel

Tel Aviv (dpa) - Israel will transfer 5,000 Covid-19 vaccines to the Palestinian Authority for use by medical staff who work on the pandemic's front lines. "The first batch is expected to be…

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Distrust, division and doubt cloud Palestinian election call

GAZA/RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Beset by political infighting, split between three territories and distrustful of their institutions, many Palestinians are sceptical that their first national elections in 15 years…

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Palestinians announce first elections in 15 years

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced parliamentary and presidential elections, the first in 15 years, in an effort to heal long-standing internal divisions. The move is widely seen as a response…

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Palestinians approve Russian COVID-19 vaccine for use in self-rule areas

MOSCOW/RAMALLAH, West Bank, Jan 11 (Reuters) - The health ministry of the Palestinian Authority has approved the main Russian vaccine against COVID-19, known as Sputnik V, for use in Palestinian…

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Palestinian Authority accuses Israel of shirking duty to ensure availability of vaccine

GAZA, Jan 10 (Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority said on Sunday it expects to receive its first COVID-19 vaccine doses in March under a deal with drugmaker AstraZeneca, and accused…

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Palestinian rocket fire draws Israeli air strikes in Gaza

Palestinian militants fired a rocket into Israel, drawing Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said on Sunday. There were no casualties reported on either side of…

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Palestinian Authority resuming coordination with Israel, Palestinian official says

The Palestinian Authority will resume coordination with Israel suspended in May over an Israeli plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, a senior Palestinian official said on Tuesday.…

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PLO’s Saeb Erekat to be buried amid military ceremony, wreath-laying

On the 16th anniversary of the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, preparations were underway on Wednesday for the funeral of his former confidant and spokesman Saeb Erekat, who died…

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Palestinian President Abbas congratulates Joe Biden – statement

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday congratulated U.S. President-elect Joe Biden in a statement that indicated the Palestinian leadership would drop its three-year political boycott of the White House. "I…

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