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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

Macron Urges Global Recognition of Palestinian State for Peace Plan

France's president Emmanuel Macron hopes that the country's recognition of a Palestinian state will lead to other countries following suit. .

Macron Urges Global Recognition of Palestinian State for Peace Plan

EU's Kaja Kallas Visits Israel and West Bank for Key Talks

The EU's Foreign Minister Kaja Kallas is visiting Israel and parts of the occupied West Bank on Monday, according to her office. According to a statement, Kallas sees the visit as an opportunity to discuss the importance of unrestricted access to humanitarian aid for the people of Gaza and to urge the parties to immediately resume the ceasefire agreement and release of hostages.

EU's Kaja Kallas Visits Israel and West Bank for Key Talks

Fatah Urges Hamas to Relinquish Control for Palestinian Future

The rival Palestinian movement Fatah is urging the terror-labelled Hamas to relinquish power in order to find a possible solution to the conflict in the Middle East. .

Fatah Urges Hamas to Relinquish Control for Palestinian Future

Israel empties camps – clear escalation

Refugee camps on the West Bank have been emptied of tens of thousands of inhabitants and Israel announces that they are not allowed to return. It is an escalation from Israel's side without a doubt, says political scientist Anders Persson and expert on the conflict.

Israel empties camps – clear escalation

Source: New Top Meeting on Trump's Gaza Plan

Saudi Arabia will host an Arab summit on President Donald Trump's plan for the US to take control of Gaza, according to a source close to the Saudi government. The leaders of Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates are expected to attend the summit on February 20, a week before a meeting in the Arab League in Cairo on February 27 on the same theme.

Source: New Top Meeting on Trump's Gaza Plan

Palestinian halt to support for prisoners' families

The Palestinian Authority (PA) is discontinuing its system of payments to Palestinian families whose relatives have been killed, injured or imprisoned in the conflict with Israel. .

Palestinian halt to support for prisoners' families

Strong Reactions to Trump's Gaza Proposal

President Donald Trump's statement about the USA "taking over" war-torn Gaza sparks anger and confusion. "It's difficult to say today what is meant", notes Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (The Moderate Party).

Strong Reactions to Trump's Gaza Proposal

Two-state solution "light-years away" as Norway hosts

When Norway invites to a meeting about a two-state solution in the Israel-Palestine issue, the situation is anything but hopeful. They want a solution that is light-years away, says political scientist and Middle East expert Anders Persson.

Two-state solution "light-years away" as Norway hosts

Hamas Source: Agreement Can Be Reached in Coming Days

A ceasefire in the Gaza Strip seems to be getting closer since Hamas is said to have relinquished several previous demands. We are closer than ever, says a source within the Islamist movement.

Hamas Source: Agreement Can Be Reached in Coming Days

Reports: Agreement on Ceasefire Near

An agreement on a ceasefire in Gaza may be only days away. This is stated by sources within the Israeli government to the news agency Reuters and Israeli media.

Reports: Agreement on Ceasefire Near

Hamas and Fatah: To Rule Together in Gaza

The Palestinian arch-enemies Hamas and Fatah are reported to have agreed on a cooperation to govern the Gaza Strip after the war. From the extreme faction in Israel's government, it is said that the Israeli military will stay for a longer period.

Hamas and Fatah: To Rule Together in Gaza

Abbas congratulates and hopes for Trump

The Palestinians' leader Mahmud Abbas has congratulated the USA's president-elect Donald Trump on his election victory. In the phone call, Abbas said that he is ready to participate in efforts to achieve a "just and comprehensive peace", according to Abbas' presidential office.

Abbas congratulates and hopes for Trump

France considers new sanctions against settlers

France is considering new sanctions against individuals who enable the expansion of Israeli settlements on the occupied West Bank, says France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot during a visit to the area. .

France considers new sanctions against settlers

Children killed in Israeli attack on school in Gaza

An Israeli attack on a school in central Gaza has claimed many lives. At the same time, Gaza's civil defense states that the situation in northern Gaza has become unbearable.

Children killed in Israeli attack on school in Gaza

Expert: Risk of Third Intifada on the West Bank

Israel is playing a high-stakes game with its ongoing offensive on the West Bank, according to Middle East expert Anders Persson. He sees a risk of a third intifada – and that the Palestinian government on the West Bank collapses.

Expert: Risk of Third Intifada on the West Bank

So Putin is downplaying Ukraine's shock attack

The propaganda machine in the Kremlin is trying to make the Ukrainian surprise offensive in the border region of Kursk appear as "the new normal". It is entirely in line with Putin's rhetoric, says Russia expert Per Enerud.

So Putin is downplaying Ukraine's shock attack

Abbas: Will Visit Gaza

The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says in a speech in the Turkish parliament that he will visit the war-torn Gaza Strip, which is ruled by the rival Hamas. > I have decided to travel to Gaza with other brothers from the Palestinian leadership, he says.

Abbas: Will Visit Gaza

Putin: Concern over civilian losses in Gaza

Russia is concerned about civilian losses in Gaza, says Russia's President Putin at a meeting with the Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas in Moscow, as shown in images on Russian state TV. > We are doing everything .

Putin: Concern over civilian losses in Gaza

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