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Abbas and Aoun Agree on Controlling Weapons in Lebanon

The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun have agreed that Palestinian groups will not initiate any attacks against Israel. .

Abbas and Aoun Agree on Controlling Weapons in Lebanon

Palestinian PLO Appoints First Vice President

A vice president has for the first time ever been appointed for the Palestinian umbrella organization PLO. .

Palestinian PLO Appoints First Vice President

Palestinians to Establish Vice Presidential Role

The Palestinian umbrella organization PLO has announced that they will establish a vice presidential post. The decision can open up for a successor to the Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas.

Palestinians to Establish Vice Presidential Role

Israel Sets Record for Palestinian Home Demolitions in West Bank

Israel destroyed a record number of Palestinian buildings on the occupied West Bank last year, according to Israel's Finance Minister. The country's Defense Minister claims at the same time that the Palestinians should not be allowed to control the West Bank.

Israel Sets Record for Palestinian Home Demolitions in West Bank

Refugee camps on the West Bank emptied - "no one is allowed to return"

Societies on occupied West Bank are being emptied of people, and Israeli tanks have entered the refugee camp Jenin. Israel will retain military forces in several established refugee camps on West Bank during the coming year, says the country's Defense Minister Israel Katz.

Refugee camps on the West Bank emptied - "no one is allowed to return"

200 Palestinian prisoners released

Four people who were hostages of the terrorist-stamped Hamas have been released. At the same time, 200 Palestinian prisoners have been released from Israeli prisons.

200 Palestinian prisoners released

Leaders on the West Bank: We should govern Gaza

The Palestinians' Prime Minister on the West Bank believes that the Palestinian Authority should govern the Gaza Strip in the future. .

Leaders on the West Bank: We should govern Gaza

Settlers celebrate Trump – hope for annexation

When Donald Trump's election victory was clear, settlers on the Israel-occupied West Bank toasted with champagne. For the most hard-line Jewish settlers, Trump's return to power raises hopes of an imminent annexation.

Settlers celebrate Trump – hope for annexation

One Dead After Clashes Between Palestinian Groups

One person has been killed and several people injured after security forces from the Palestinian Authority (PA) and militias clashed in the West Bank. .

One Dead After Clashes Between Palestinian Groups

Norwegian Father: Killed "Hamas Leader" is My Son

The Israeli military has struck for the third day in a row against targets on the occupied West Bank. Israel claims that a local Hamas leader – reportedly a Norwegian citizen according to media reports – has been killed.

Norwegian Father: Killed "Hamas Leader" is My Son

Fatah leader killed in attack in Lebanon

A commander within the Palestinian Fatah movement has been killed in an Israeli attack on the city of Sidon in southern Lebanon. It is the first time such an attack is directed against Fatah alongside the ongoing Gaza war against Hamas.

Fatah leader killed in attack in Lebanon

Who was Ismail Haniya?

Hamas leader Ismail Haniya, who is reported to have been killed in Iran's capital Tehran on Wednesday, has been the terrorist-stamped group's political leader and one of its front figures for many years. .

Who was Ismail Haniya?

Agreement on unity between Palestinian groups

The terrorist-stamped organization Hamas has signed an agreement with other Palestinian groups, including the rival Fatah, during a meeting in China, according to Hamas leader Musa Abu Marzuk. .

Agreement on unity between Palestinian groups

China wants to promote Hamas and Fatah's "reconciliation"

China wants to facilitate "reconciliation" between the rival Palestinian movements Hamas and Fatah, which according to reports from the news agency AFP will meet in the country later in July. A high-ranking official within Fatah says that representatives of the movements will meet together with Chinese officials in Beijing on July 20 and 21, reports AFP.

China wants to promote Hamas and Fatah's "reconciliation"