Palestine
European countries urge Israel to stop construction in East Jerusalem
PARIS (Reuters) - The foreign ministries of France, Germany, Italy and Spain urged Israeli authorities on Wednesday evening to stop the construction of new housing units in East Jerusalem. Earlier…
Palestinian tries to stab Israelis in West Bank, is shot dead
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) -Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian assailant running towards them with a knife at a bus station in the occupied West Bank on Friday, the army…
Israeli forces on West Bank raid kill Palestinian – hospital
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli forces killed a Palestinian during a raid on Monday in the occupied West Bank, a local hospital said. The Islamic Jihad militant group issued…
Israeli troops shoot dead Palestinian in West Bank clash, health ministry says
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian and injured others on Friday during clashes at a protest against Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank,…
Palestinian killed after ramming car into West Bank checkpoint, Israel says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian teenager who rammed a car into a military checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on Monday, seriously injuring an Israeli guard, Israel's…
Israel plans settlement for East Jerusalem, Palestinians protest
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel gave initial approval on Wednesday for thousands of new settlement homes that would cement occupied West Bank lands within its municipal boundaries around Jerusalem, drawing a…
Lebanon’s Hezbollah condemns Britain’s decision to ban Hamas -statement
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah movement condemned Britain’s decision to proscribe Palestinian militant group Hamas as a terrorist organisation, the movement said on Saturday. Britain's interior minister Priti Patel on…
Qatar, Egypt agree to supply fuel and basic building materials to Gaza
CAIRO (Reuters) - Qatar and Egypt have signed agreements to supply fuel and basic building materials to the Gaza Strip, the Qatari Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. The announcement was…
Israeli troops kill armed Palestinian in West Bank clash, militant groups say
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli troops killed an armed Palestinian on Tuesday in an exchange of fire in the occupied West Bank, the Hamas and Islamic Jihad militant groups…
Israel plans to bypass some of its Arab towns in war manoeuvres
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel will bypass some of its Arab towns in transporting ground forces to future war fronts, a senior army general said on Friday, citing…
Palestinian boy killed by Israeli forces in West Bank clash: health ministry
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli troops shot and killed a 13-year-old Palestinian boy during clashes in the occupied West Bank on Friday, the Palestinian health ministry said. The Israeli military said Palestinians…
Digital rights activists accuse Facebook of anti-Palestinian bias
By Zainah El-Haroun RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian activists contended Facebook and other social media platforms have censored criticism of Israel in response to government pressure and launched a…
