Israel-Palestine Relations

Arab Parliament calls on world body to end silence on Israeli atrocities

The Arab Parliament has urged the international community to end its silence on persisting Israeli atrocities across the occupied Palestine and compel Tel Aviv to abide by the United Nations resolutions barring construction of illegal settlements.

Palestinian youth killed by Israeli forces in Nablus raid

Israeli troops have killed a Palestinian youth and injured two others during a military raid on the West Bank city of Nablus.

Amnesty International urges ICC to investigate Israel’s war crimes in Gaza

Amnesty International has accused Israel of "collective punishment against the civilian population" during last month's fighting between Tel Aviv and Palestinian fighters in the Gaza Strip. It has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate  possible war crimes.

Leader: Israel’s situation shows Palestine resistance on ‘right path’

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the Israeli regime’s troubles show the Palestinian groups are treading the “right path” in their campaign against occupation.

Mentally disabled Palestinian killed by Israeli forces in WB

Israeli troops have killed a mentally disabled young Palestinian man and wounded eight others during a raid on a refugee camp in the occupied northern West Bank city of Nablus.

Israeli soldiers face no charges over death of elderly Palestinian-American

Israeli forces will not face criminal prosecution for the death of an elderly Palestinian-American man who was stopped at a checkpoint, dragged from a car, bound and blindfolded and then left unresponsive on the ground overnight after apparently suffering a heart attack due to his rough treatment.

Palestinian president arrives in Beijing as China seeks larger role in Mideast

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, state media reported, as China has expressed readiness to help facilitate Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.

Persian Gulf Council calls for global action to stop Israel’s settlement construction plans

Foreign ministers of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council have strongly condemned Israel's plans to build new settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. The top diplomats have urged international action to stop such moves.

Tel Aviv withholding bodies of several Palestinian fighters who died in Israeli prisons: Report

Israeli authorities are still withholding the bodies of 12 Palestinian resistance fighters, who have died in jails across the occupied territories under degrading conditions, an independent Palestinian rights advocacy group reported.

Israelis rally against PM’s ‘overhaul plan’, Palestinian crime deaths

Tens of thousands of demonstrators have rallied across Israel for the 23rd week, protesting controversial plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to overhaul the judiciary as well as deadly violence hitting Palestinian communities.

Palestinian groups: Israel’s plan to divide al-Aqsa Mosque compound ‘declaration of war’

A coalition of Palestinian resistance groups in Gaza has strongly condemned Israel's plan to “divide” time and space at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Old City of al-Quds between Muslims and Jews, decrying the potential step as a declaration of war.

UN says Israel ‘silencing civil society’ by criminalizing Palestinian rights groups

Israel is “delegitimizing and silencing civil society” by outlawing Palestinian human rights groups and labeling their members as “terrorists", a report by the United Nations’ top human rights body shows.

OIC calls for independent probe into Israel’s killing of Palestinian toddler

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has vehemently condemned the killing of a Palestinian toddler by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank, calling for an independent international investigation into the crime.

Palestinian toddler shot by Israeli soldiers succumbs to injuries

A two-year-old Palestinian boy who was shot in the head by Israeli soldiers near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank died from his wounds on Monday.

5 Palestinian fighters killed, several wounded in Lebanon blast blamed on Israel

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine has blamed Israel for the killing of five of its members in a blast in eastern Lebanon, near the Syrian border.

Israeli man shot dead in West Bank

An Israeli man has succumbed to his wounds after being shot near the entrance of an illegal settlement in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli Army has confirmed.

Arab League calls for global action to end Israeli crimes against Palestinian children

The Arab League has urged the international community to intervene to end the Israeli crimes against Palestinian children across the occupied territories.

European countries call on Israel to halt demolition of Palestinian homes

Ten European states have urged Israel to halt demolition of Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank. In a joint statement, the consulates general of Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Britain, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland and the Office of the European Union Representative to the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, called on Tel Aviv to stop “all confiscations and demolitions.”

Israeli settler kills Palestinian youth in WB

An Israeli settler has fatally shot a Palestinian youth on suspicion of attempting to carry out a stabbing attack in the south of the occupied West Bank city of al-Khalil (Hebron).

OIC urges action against Israeli violations at al-Aqsa Mosque

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has reaffirmed Palestine’s right to sovereignty over al-Quds, home to the al-Aqsa Mosque compound, calling on the international community to force Israel to end its violations in the occupied city.

Israeli soldiers kill 3 Palestinians in raid near Nablus

Three Palestinians have been killed in a raid by Israeli soldiers on the Balata refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry has confirmed.

Israeli soldiers attack Palestinians protesting against ‘flag march’ in Gaza

Israeli soldiers have used live fire and tear gas against Palestinians who joined a demonstration along the Gaza-Israel border against the so-called "flag march", injuring several Palestinians. It comes as far-right Israelis held a so-called ‘flag march’ in occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City.

Security beefed up in Jerusalem ahead of “flag day” march amid violence

Israeli authorities have beefed up security in Jerusalem ahead of the annual “flag day” march by Orthodox Jews and settlers amid an already tense situation in the occupied Palestinian territories.

Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian youth in WB refuge camp

Israeli soldiers killed a young Palestinian man and wounded another during a raid on a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Monday.

Polls show Palestinians opposed to Arab-Israel normalization

A new survey shows that the majority of Palestinians are adamantly opposed to the US-sponsored normalization agreements between Israel and some Arab countries. They say the deal have made Tel Aviv more aggressive.

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