Friday, March 24, 2023

Israel-Palestine Relations

Jordanian parliament calls on gov’t to expel Israeli envoy

Jordan’s parliament has voted to recommend the expulsion of Israel’s ambassador to Amman in protest against the behavior of an Israeli minister, who has earlier denied the existence of the Palestinian people.

Palestinians and Israelis agree to lower tensions ahead of Ramadan

Palestinian and Israeli officials have agreed at a meeting in Egypt to take steps to curb rising violence ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Israeli soldiers kill four Palestinians in West Bank

An Israeli army raid has left at least four Palestinians dead in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, Palestinian officials have confirmed.

European countries decry Israeli bill allowing settlers’ return to evacuated areas in WB

Several European states have condemned the Israeli parliament’s approval of a bill that will enable settlers to return to areas of the West Bank evacuated in 2005 as part of the so-called Disengagement Law.

3 Palestinians shot dead by Israeli soldiers in West Bank

The Israeli forces fatally shot three Palestinian men near the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Sunday.

Israeli settler kills Palestinian man in West Bank

A young Palestinian man was shot dead by an Israeli settler in the occupied West Bank city of Qalqiliya, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

Israeli soldiers kill 3 Palestinians in West Bank’s Jenin

Israeli special forces have killed three Palestinians in a raid in Jenin in northern occupied West Bank. It comes 48 hours after six others were killed in another raid on the city.

Israeli soldiers kill six Palestinians in West Bank city

Israeli forces have killed at least six Palestinians and wounded 11 others during a raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, the Palestinian health ministry has confirmed.

European states call on Israel to reverse plans to build new settler units

Six European countries have urged Israel to halt the expansion of its settlements in the occupied West Bank amid escalated tensions between Palestinians and Israelis.

Palestine urges UNSC to stop Israeli settlers violence

Palestine’s UN Ambassador Riyad Mansour has called on the United Nations Security Council to ensure protection for Palestinians, who have increasingly come under fatal attacks by Israeli forces and settlers in the occupied West Bank.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman condemns Israeli attacks on Palestinians

The Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman has strongly condemned the recent attack by the Israeli settlers on the Palestinian people in the Hawarah settlement and the subrubs of the West Bank city of Nablu and their torching of Palestinian homes and properties.

Palestine, Israel pledge to implement measures to curb violence

Palestinian and Israeli officials have agreed on steps to de-escalate surging violence after talks in Jordan.

Palestinian man killed by Israeli settlers in WB

A Palestinian man has been killed with live bullets fired during an assault by the Israeli settlers, backed by the army soldiers, on a village near the West Bank city of Nablus.

Israel OKs new settlements in al-Quds, biggest in years

Israel has approved plans for the construction of thousands of new settler units in the occupied West Bank including al-Quds, defying international outcry.

Israel bombs Gaza following West Bank killings

Israel has bombed the Gaza Strip one day after its raid on the West Bank city of Nablus that killed at least 11 Palestinians and injured dozens more.

Palestinians vow retaliation after Israeli deadly attack on West Bank city

Palestinian resistance factions and officials have vowed revenge for Israel’s Wednesday “carnage” in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, in which at least 10 people were killed and over a hundred injured.

Israeli soldiers kill 10 Palestinians in Nablus raid

At least ten Palestinians have been killed and more than 100 others wounded during an Israeli military raid on the northern West Bank city of Nablus.

UNSC voices ‘dismay’ over Israeli settlements, says it ‘impedes peace’

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has expressed deep concern and dismay over Israel’s settlement activity in a statement replacing a draft resolution that would have explicitly condemned Tel Aviv. The members have warned that such measures would impede peace and inhibit the “two-state solution.”

Israeli army kills Palestinian teen in West Bank

Israeli forces killed a 17-year-old Palestinian in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, medical sources and witnesses have confirmed.

UN experts say Israel should be held accountable for systematic demolition of Palestinian homes

A panel of United Nations experts has called on the international community to take action to stop systematic demolition of houses, arbitrary displacement and forced evictions of Palestinian people in the occupied West Bank.

Israel authorizes nine settlements in West Bank

Israel’s far-right cabinet has approved the legalisation of nine illegal settler outposts in the occupied West Bank. The move drew condemnation from the Palestinian Authority (PA), calling it an “open war” against Palestinians.

Israeli military aircraft strike Gaza Strip

Israel bombed the Gaza Strip on Monday. Tel Aviv claims the air attacks were a response to a rocket fire from the Palestinian territory over the weekend.

14-year-old Palestinian killed in Israeli raid

A 14-year-old Palestinian was fatally shot during an Israeli raid on Jenin in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, according to medical officials.

Israeli settler kills Palestinian man in West Bank

An Israeli settler fatally shot a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank on Saturday night, Palestinian officials have confirmed.

Israeli soldiers killed 42 Palestinians in 2023: Report

Israeli forces have shot dead forty-two Palestinians, including nine children, since the beginning of the year, according to the Palestinian health ministry.

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