Palestine
Israel strikes Gaza in retaliation for rocket fire, military says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel carried out air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Sunday in response to Palestinian rocket fire into its territory, the Israeli military said. Tension between Israel…
Israeli police catch two of six Palestinian jail escapees
By Rami Ayyub NAZARETH, Israel (Reuters) -Two Palestinian militants who were among six who broke out of a maximum security Israeli jail this week were caught on Friday on a…
Palestinian Authority withdraws from Qatar funding scheme for Gaza – Qatari envoy
GAZA (Reuters) -The Western-backed Palestinian Authority has pulled out of an agreement to provide funding from Qatar to the Gaza Strip over concerns its involvement could expose it to legal…
Israeli troops shoot Palestinian dead in Gaza border clashes
(This Sept. 2 story corrects paragraph eight to add Hamas member) GAZA/TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian along the Gaza border on Thursday as hundreds…
Palestinian president says he’s ready for confidence-building
CAIRO (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday he was ready to take confidence-building measures and restore calm in the Palestinian territories though Israel's actions had made a…
Israeli military investigates fatal shooting of Palestinian
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli military said on Thursday it was investigating the fatal shooting of a Palestinian civilian in the occupied West Bank, who residents said was killed by…
COVID vaccine mandates – and prizes – boost uptake among Palestinians
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ali Sawafta GAZA/RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - After mandating vaccinations for workers and many students - and offering prize money - to nudge a sceptical public…
Israeli troops shoot dead Palestinian in West Bank, health ministry says
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank overnight, the Palestinian health ministry said on Wednesday. Village residents said there…
India concerned by recent escalation in Gaza Strip, says FS Shringla at UN
New York [US], August 30 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Monday (local time) raised concern over the recent escalation of violence in the Gaza Strip and underscored the…
Israeli fighter jets strike Gaza in response to incendiary balloons
Gaza [Palestine], August 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Israeli fighter jets late on Saturday attacked posts and facilities belonging to the armed wing of Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian…
Night clashes resume between Palestinian protesters, Israeli soldiers
Gaza [Palestine], August 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Night clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli soldiers resumed on Saturday near the borders between eastern Gaza Strip and Israel for the first time in…
Forty Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli forces in West Bank: Red Crescent
Gaza [Palestine] August 18 (ANI/Sputnik): As many as 40 Palestinians were reportedly injured overnight in clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank, with some sustaining bullet injuries from live…
