Settlers kill a Palestinian teen in a West Bank clash, and other Middle East developments
Read full article: Settlers kill a Palestinian teen in a West Bank clash, and other Middle East developmentsIsraeli settlers have killed a Palestinian teenager after a rock-throwing incident in the occupied West Bank.
Israel's deadly Gaza strikes cast doubt on ceasefire progress days after Kushner visit
Read full article: Israel's deadly Gaza strikes cast doubt on ceasefire progress days after Kushner visitDeadly airstrikes in Gaza on Wednesday have raised doubts about new U.S. efforts to advance a ceasefire there.
Israeli military launches criminal probes into killings of Hind Rajab and Palestinian paramedics
Read full article: Israeli military launches criminal probes into killings of Hind Rajab and Palestinian paramedicsIsrael’s military has announced its first criminal investigations into troop conduct in the Gaza war.
Palestinian American returns to besieged West Bank home but Israeli settlers remain
Read full article: Palestinian American returns to besieged West Bank home but Israeli settlers remainThe Palestinian American whose home in the occupied West Bank has been besieged by Israeli settlers criticized Israeli forces for not clearing them from his property 10 days since it began.
Palestinian American returns to West Bank to defend his home under siege by Israeli settlers
Read full article: Palestinian American returns to West Bank to defend his home under siege by Israeli settlersA Palestinian American whose home in the occupied West Bank has been besieged by Israeli settlers for over a week has arrived there to help family members defend the property.
There’s a reason why Israel has done little to rein in settler violence. It’s not just Netanyahu
Read full article: There’s a reason why Israel has done little to rein in settler violence. It’s not just NetanyahuA dayslong standoff in the occupied West Bank points to Israel's reluctance to rein in settler violence against Palestinians.
2 UAE tankers attacked while transiting Strait of Hormuz, and other news from the Middle East
Read full article: 2 UAE tankers attacked while transiting Strait of Hormuz, and other news from the Middle EastThe United Arab Emirates has blamed Iran for firing drones at two tankers operated by a state-owned oil company in the Strait of Hormuz.
Israeli prosecutors charge settler with killing Palestinian activist in rare indictment
Read full article: Israeli prosecutors charge settler with killing Palestinian activist in rare indictmentIsraeli prosecutors have charged a settler with the killing of a Palestinian activist last year in the West Bank.
Rights group warns Israel's policies are pushing the West Bank healthcare system to collapse
Read full article: Rights group warns Israel's policies are pushing the West Bank healthcare system to collapseA new report by Physicians for Human Rights Israel warns that Israel’s policies in the occupied West Bank have pushed the territory’s health system to the brink of collapse.
Board of Peace envoy meets with Netanyahu on Gaza disarmament deal and urges a halt to strikes
Read full article: Board of Peace envoy meets with Netanyahu on Gaza disarmament deal and urges a halt to strikesThe Board of Peace official overseeing Gaza’s postwar transition has met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
A high-stakes test for Trump’s Gaza ceasefire board as Hamas disarmament looms
Read full article: A high-stakes test for Trump’s Gaza ceasefire board as Hamas disarmament loomsU.S. President Donald Trump has announced an agreement for disarmament of Hamas in Gaza and Israel's withdrawal from the area.
Trump announces a deal for Hamas to disarm in Gaza, but many hurdles and uncertainty remain
Read full article: Trump announces a deal for Hamas to disarm in Gaza, but many hurdles and uncertainty remainPresident Donald Trump says a deal has been reached for Hamas to disarm and Israel to withdraw its forces from Gaza.
2 mosques in the West Bank are set on fire during a deadly surge in settler violence
Read full article: 2 mosques in the West Bank are set on fire during a deadly surge in settler violenceTwo mosques have been set on fire in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in an apparent Israeli settler attack following a spate of deadly violence that killed four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers.
Israel detains over 70 suspects following deadly violence in the West Bank
Read full article: Israel detains over 70 suspects following deadly violence in the West BankIsrael's military says it has detained over 70 suspects across the occupied West Bank following violence that left two Israeli soldiers and four Palestinian villagers dead there.
Israeli military kills 4 Palestinians after settler killed in West Bank
Read full article: Israeli military kills 4 Palestinians after settler killed in West BankThe Israeli military has shot and killed four Palestinians in the village of Tell in the northern West Bank, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
Israel is building a miles-long earthen barrier inside Gaza, entrenching its division
Read full article: Israel is building a miles-long earthen barrier inside Gaza, entrenching its divisionThe Israeli military is rapidly constructing a large earthen barrier in the Gaza Strip, further entrenching the division of the tiny Palestinian enclave.
Israeli strike kills World Cup screening organizer in Gaza just before kickoff
Read full article: Israeli strike kills World Cup screening organizer in Gaza just before kickoffHealth authorities in Gaza say an Israeli strike killed an organizer of public screenings of World Cup matches in the enclave.
Israeli strikes kill at least 8 in Gaza, including 2 children, health officials say
Read full article: Israeli strikes kill at least 8 in Gaza, including 2 children, health officials sayIsraeli strikes in southern and central Gaza on Monday killed at least eight people, including two children, according to health officials.
Israeli strikes and shelling in Gaza kill at least 4 Palestinians, health workers say
Read full article: Israeli strikes and shelling in Gaza kill at least 4 Palestinians, health workers sayLocal health officials say the latest Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least four Palestinians, including a 13-year-old girl.
UN-commissioned experts accuse Israel of targeting Gaza children, repeat genocide claim
Read full article: UN-commissioned experts accuse Israel of targeting Gaza children, repeat genocide claimA team of independent experts commissioned by the United Nations has accused Israel of deliberately shooting children in Gaza and committing genocide.
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 6, including 2 children and an Al Jazeera cameraman
Read full article: Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 6, including 2 children and an Al Jazeera cameramanPalestinian health officials say Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed at least six people, including two children and an Al Jazeera cameraman.
More than 1,000 people have been killed in Gaza during ceasefire, Palestinian authorities say
Read full article: More than 1,000 people have been killed in Gaza during ceasefire, Palestinian authorities sayIsraeli operations in the Gaza Strip have killed 1,005 Palestinians since a ceasefire was reached between Israel and the militant group Hamas last October.
Palestinian death toll in Gaza tops 73,000, officials say, as Israel strikes despite ceasefire
Read full article: Palestinian death toll in Gaza tops 73,000, officials say, as Israel strikes despite ceasefireGaza’s Health Ministry says the Palestinian death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 73,000.
Amnesty accuses Israel's government of 'ethnic cleansing' of Palestinians from the West Bank
Read full article: Amnesty accuses Israel's government of 'ethnic cleansing' of Palestinians from the West BankAmnesty International has accused Israel of carrying out a campaign of “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians from the occupied West Bank.
Israeli troops kill 7-month-old baby in West Bank, Palestinian officials say
Read full article: Israeli troops kill 7-month-old baby in West Bank, Palestinian officials sayPalestinian officials say Israeli troops have killed a 7-month-old Palestinian baby in the occupied West Bank as violence surges there.
Palestinian man is shot and killed at a West Bank barrier near Jerusalem
Read full article: Palestinian man is shot and killed at a West Bank barrier near JerusalemIsraeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian man at a barrier separating the West Bank from Jerusalem, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
Palestinians mourn 10 killed in Eid strikes as Netanyahu vows wider control of the strip
Read full article: Palestinians mourn 10 killed in Eid strikes as Netanyahu vows wider control of the stripDozens of Palestinians in Gaza City gathered for funeral prayers for 10 people killed in Israeli strikes.
Israel says it targets new Hamas leader in Gaza as Palestinians report 3 dead
Read full article: Israel says it targets new Hamas leader in Gaza as Palestinians report 3 deadPalestinian hospital officials say Israel has carried out a pair of airstrikes in Gaza City, killing at least three people and injuring 12.
UN council urged to use 'every means at its disposal' to press Hamas to disarm
Read full article: UN council urged to use 'every means at its disposal' to press Hamas to disarmThe official overseeing the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza is urging the U.N. Security Council to use “every means at its disposal” to press Hamas to disarm.
Israeli strike kills Hamas’ military wing leader, who Israel says was an architect of Oct 7 attacks
Read full article: Israeli strike kills Hamas’ military wing leader, who Israel says was an architect of Oct 7 attacksAn Israeli airstrike in Gaza has killed Hamas military wing leader Izz al-Din al-Haddad.
Israeli lawmakers set up a special tribunal and allow for death penalty for Hamas-led 2023 attackers
Read full article: Israeli lawmakers set up a special tribunal and allow for death penalty for Hamas-led 2023 attackersIsraeli lawmakers have approved a bill setting up a special tribunal that would try and have the authority to sentence to death Palestinians convicted of taking part in the 2023 Hamas-led attack that triggered the war in Gaza.
Palestinians vote in local elections in West Bank and part of Gaza
Read full article: Palestinians vote in local elections in West Bank and part of GazaPalestinians have voted in local elections, the first in two decades in Gaza and the first in the Israeli occupied West Bank since the start of the war in Gaza.
Israeli army reservist kills 2 Palestinians, including a 14-year-old, in the occupied West Bank
Read full article: Israeli army reservist kills 2 Palestinians, including a 14-year-old, in the occupied West BankAuthorities say an Israeli army reservist has shot and killed two Palestinians near a school in a village east of Ramallah.
Israeli settlers block Palestinian kids' path to school with tear gas and barbed wire
Read full article: Israeli settlers block Palestinian kids' path to school with tear gas and barbed wirePalestinian schoolchildren trying to return to class this week for the first time since the Iran war started were blocked by an impromptu barbed wire fence erected overnight by Israeli settlers.
Flotilla carrying activists and aid for Palestinians in Gaza sets sail from Spain
Read full article: Flotilla carrying activists and aid for Palestinians in Gaza sets sail from SpainDozens of boats carrying activists and aid for Palestinians in Gaza have set sail from the northeastern Spanish city of Barcelona.
Protests erupt in West Bank as Israel approves death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murder
Read full article: Protests erupt in West Bank as Israel approves death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murderHundreds of protesters have taken to the streets across the embattled Palestinian territories after Israel's parliament passing a law mandating the death penalty by hanging for Palestinians convicted of nationalistic murder.
Israel's parliament approves the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis
Read full article: Israel's parliament approves the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering IsraelisIsrael’s parliament has passed a law approving the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis, a measure critics condemn as discriminatory and inhumane.
Israeli settlers smash cars and set fires in the West Bank as 4 Palestinians killed in Gaza
Read full article: Israeli settlers smash cars and set fires in the West Bank as 4 Palestinians killed in GazaAt least 10 Palestinians were injured Sunday night in attacks in the occupied West Bank by Israeli settlers, who rampaged through nearby villages after holding a funeral for a settler killed in a car crash a day earlier.
UN rights report condemns displacement of Palestinians in West Bank
Read full article: UN rights report condemns displacement of Palestinians in West BankThe U.N. human rights office has expressed concerns about possible “ethnic cleansing,” warning of an acceleration of Israeli settlements and displacements of thousands of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
Israeli soldiers fire on family car in occupied West Bank, killing 4
Read full article: Israeli soldiers fire on family car in occupied West Bank, killing 4Israeli soldiers fired on a car carrying a family in the northern West Bank, killing four people, including two children, the Palestinian Authority’s Health Ministry said.
Hospital officials say Israeli strikes killed 12 in Gaza, including 2 children and a pregnant woman
Read full article: Hospital officials say Israeli strikes killed 12 in Gaza, including 2 children and a pregnant womanPalestinian hospital officials say Israeli airstrikes hit a home and a police vehicle in central Gaza and killed at least 12 Palestinians, including two boys, a woman pregnant with twins and eight police officers.
Israeli military drops charges against soldiers accused of sexually assaulting Palestinian detainee
Read full article: Israeli military drops charges against soldiers accused of sexually assaulting Palestinian detaineeThe Israeli military said it is dropping charges against five soldiers accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee in an encounter partially caught on camera.
3 Palestinians killed in West Bank clash, bringing toll from week of violence to 6
Read full article: 3 Palestinians killed in West Bank clash, bringing toll from week of violence to 6Three Palestinians have died in a clash with Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, as violence has spiked during new war in the Middle East.
Gaza's ceasefire had some momentum. Now, some fear a new war will distract the world
Read full article: Gaza's ceasefire had some momentum. Now, some fear a new war will distract the worldPalestinians in Gaza are reacting to a possible shift in the world's attention from the Israel-Hamas ceasefire to a new regional conflict with Iran.
Israel's top court allows aid groups to keep working in Gaza as Israeli strikes kill 5 there
Read full article: Israel's top court allows aid groups to keep working in Gaza as Israeli strikes kill 5 thereIsrael’s top court will allow international aid groups to keep operating in the Gaza Strip and other Palestinian territories.
A new Gallup poll shows how Americans' sympathies have shifted in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Read full article: A new Gallup poll shows how Americans' sympathies have shifted in the Israeli-Palestinian conflictA new Gallup poll shows that American sympathies in the Middle East have shifted dramatically toward the Palestinians after decades of overwhelming support for the Israelis.
Israeli strike kills 2 Palestinians in Gaza, health officials say, the latest deaths as truce stalls
Read full article: Israeli strike kills 2 Palestinians in Gaza, health officials say, the latest deaths as truce stallsAn Israeli strike has killed at least two Palestinians and wounded five others east of Gaza City, according to Fadel Naeem, director of Al-Ahli Hospital, where the casualties arrived.
Trump's Board of Peace painted a rosy picture of Gaza's future. On the ground, there is only despair
Read full article: Trump's Board of Peace painted a rosy picture of Gaza's future. On the ground, there is only despairAt the inaugural meeting of his Board of Peace in Washington, President Donald Trump spoke of billions of dollars pledged to rebuild the Gaza Strip and a “new and harmonious” Middle East rising from the ashes of war.
Ramadan's first Friday prayers are held at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque
Read full article: Ramadan's first Friday prayers are held at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa MosqueTens of thousands of Palestinians gathered under heavy Israeli restrictions at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound for the first Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, including some who were allowed to enter from the occupied West Bank.
How one displaced family in Gaza is observing Ramadan's first day under a fragile ceasefire deal
Read full article: How one displaced family in Gaza is observing Ramadan's first day under a fragile ceasefire dealRamadan has begun in Gaza under a fragile ceasefire deal, but many say the joyous spirit of the month has disappeared.
Ramadan arrives in Gaza under shaky ceasefire deal, but the festive spirit eludes many Palestinians
Read full article: Ramadan arrives in Gaza under shaky ceasefire deal, but the festive spirit eludes many PalestiniansMuslim Palestinians in Gaza are preparing for the Islamic holy month of Ramadan under a fragile ceasefire deal.
Prosecutors plan to charge an Israeli settler with killing a Palestinian activist in the West Bank
Read full article: Prosecutors plan to charge an Israeli settler with killing a Palestinian activist in the West BankIsraeli prosecutors say on Monday they plan to charge a settler in the killing of a Palestinian activist during a confrontation that was caught on video.
Israel will begin contentious West Bank land registration in new step to deepen control
Read full article: Israel will begin contentious West Bank land registration in new step to deepen controlIsrael is beginning a land registration process in the occupied West Bank that critics say can shift large areas into state control.
Gaza's Nasser Hospital condemns MSF decision to suspend most services
Read full article: Gaza's Nasser Hospital condemns MSF decision to suspend most servicesNasser Hospital in Gaza has condemned the decision by Doctors Without Borders to suspend most work at the facility due to concerns over armed men in the compound.
Israeli drone strike kills 2 cyclists in Gaza as death toll mounts despite ceasefire
Read full article: Israeli drone strike kills 2 cyclists in Gaza as death toll mounts despite ceasefireTwo Palestinian men riding bicycles were killed in an Israeli drone strike Tuesday, hospital officials said, as deadly violence continued in Gaza despite an October ceasefire.
The Gaza ceasefire began months ago. Here’s why the fighting persists
Read full article: The Gaza ceasefire began months ago. Here’s why the fighting persistsAs Israeli strikes killed two dozen Palestinians on Wednesday, many in Gaza wondered what had become of the ceasefire reached between Israel and Hamas in October.
Women returning to Gaza say Israeli troops bound and interrogated them after Rafah crossing
Read full article: Women returning to Gaza say Israeli troops bound and interrogated them after Rafah crossingThree women from the first group of Palestinians to enter Gaza through the newly reopened Rafah crossing told The Associated Press that Israeli troops blindfolded, handcuffed and interrogated them for hours after they crossed.
Palestinians allowed in to Gaza and patients are evacuated to Egypt as the Rafah crossing reopens
Read full article: Palestinians allowed in to Gaza and patients are evacuated to Egypt as the Rafah crossing reopensA dozen Palestinian returnees were allowed into Gaza and a few medical evacuees exited to Egypt Monday after the long-awaited reopening of the Rafah border crossing was marred by delays.
Gaza's crucial Rafah crossing prepares for limited travel to resume Monday
Read full article: Gaza's crucial Rafah crossing prepares for limited travel to resume MondayPalestinians in Gaza are watching with hope and impatience as workers lay the groundwork to reopen the territory’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt, its lifeline to the world.
Israel returns Palestinian bodies, marking last exchange between Israel and Hamas
Read full article: Israel returns Palestinian bodies, marking last exchange between Israel and HamasA Gaza Health Ministry official says Israel has turned over the bodies of 15 Palestinians just days after recovering the remains of the last Israeli hostage.
Israel marks the return of the final hostage's remains after more than 2 years of war and grief
Read full article: Israel marks the return of the final hostage's remains after more than 2 years of war and griefIsrael is marking the end of a painful chapter after the return of the remains of the last hostage held in Gaza.
People in Gaza dig through garbage for things to burn to keep warm — a far cry from Trump's vision
Read full article: People in Gaza dig through garbage for things to burn to keep warm — a far cry from Trump's visionDesperate Palestinians at a garbage dump in a Gaza neighborhood are digging with their bare hands for plastic items to burn to keep warm in the cold and damp winter in the enclave, battered by two years of the Israel-Hamas war.
Israeli fire strikes journalists and children on one of Gaza's deadliest days since ceasefire
Read full article: Israeli fire strikes journalists and children on one of Gaza's deadliest days since ceasefireHospitals in Gaza say Israeli forces have killed at least 11 Palestinians on one of the deadliest days since the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel took effect in October.
Israel's settler movement takes victory lap as a sparse outpost becomes a settlement within a month
Read full article: Israel's settler movement takes victory lap as a sparse outpost becomes a settlement within a monthIsraeli settlers are celebrating the inauguration of a new settlement in the West Bank on land where Israel and the U.S. once hoped to build a hospital for Palestinian children.
Israeli crews target UN facilities for Palestinian refugees in east Jerusalem
Read full article: Israeli crews target UN facilities for Palestinian refugees in east JerusalemIsraeli forces have targeted two United Nations facilities as part of their crackdown on the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees.
Israel objects to US announcement of leaders who will help oversee next steps in Gaza
Read full article: Israel objects to US announcement of leaders who will help oversee next steps in GazaIsrael’s government is objecting to a White House announcement about leaders overseeing the next steps in Gaza as the ceasefire enters its challenging second phase.
White House names some leaders with roles in next steps in Gaza, while Palestinian committee meets
Read full article: White House names some leaders with roles in next steps in Gaza, while Palestinian committee meetsThe White House has released the names of some of the leaders who will play a role in overseeing next steps in Gaza.
Netanyahu says the announced start of Gaza ceasefire's next phase is a 'declarative move'
Read full article: Netanyahu says the announced start of Gaza ceasefire's next phase is a 'declarative move'Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed nine people, including three women, following the U.S. announcement of a second phase in the fragile ceasefire.
Drone strike kills 3 in Gaza as Hamas prepares to transfer governance to new committee
Read full article: Drone strike kills 3 in Gaza as Hamas prepares to transfer governance to new committeeHospital officials in Gaza say an Israeli drone strike has killed three Palestinians who crossed the ceasefire line.
Settler violence in the Jordan Valley expels Palestinians from one of the few towns left standing
Read full article: Settler violence in the Jordan Valley expels Palestinians from one of the few towns left standingFamilies from one of the few remaining Palestinian Bedouin villages in the dusty corridor between Ramallah and Jericho packed up and prepared to flee their homes Sunday, saying harassment by Jewish settlers living in unauthorized outposts nearby had grown unbearable.
Hamas says it will dissolve its Gaza government when new Palestinian body takes over
Read full article: Hamas says it will dissolve its Gaza government when new Palestinian body takes overHamas says it will dissolve its government in Gaza once a Palestinian technocratic leadership committee takes over as part of a U.S.-brokered peace plan.
Israeli strikes kill at least 13 across Gaza, as Trump is expected to announce Board of Peace
Read full article: Israeli strikes kill at least 13 across Gaza, as Trump is expected to announce Board of PeaceHealth officials say at least 13 people were killed by Israeli strikes across Gaza as U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to announce his Board of Peace to oversee the fragile ceasefire.
Israel says Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov to direct Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza
Read full article: Israel says Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov to direct Trump's Board of Peace for GazaIsrael’s prime minister says a former U.N. Mideast envoy, Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov, has been chosen to serve as the director-general for U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace aimed at overseeing the peace process in Gaza.
International aid groups grapple with what Israel's ban will mean for their work in Gaza
Read full article: International aid groups grapple with what Israel's ban will mean for their work in GazaIsrael has revoked the licenses of more than three dozen humanitarian organizations, and now those groups are grappling with how that will affect aid operations in Gaza.
Grandmother and grandson burn to death in Gaza tent while cooking; Jolie visits Rafah crossing
Read full article: Grandmother and grandson burn to death in Gaza tent while cooking; Jolie visits Rafah crossingA grandmother and her 5-year-old grandson have burned to death in Gaza when their tent caught fire.
