Israel-Palestine Relations

US slams Israeli settlements but stresses Washington’s support for Tel Aviv

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has criticized Israeli policies, including settlement expansion and home demolitions, as detrimental to the two-state solution. Still, at a news conference at the end of his trip to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, he reasserted Washington’s “ironclad” commitment to Israel.

Israeli soldiers shoot dead Palestinian man in Hebron

Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man in the West Bank city of Hebron on Monday, the Palestinian health ministry confirmed.

Netanyahu announces plans to arm Israelis

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced plans to make it easier for Israelis to get firearms amid escalating violence in the occupied Palestinian territory.

Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian youth in West Bank

Israeli forces have shot dead a young Palestinian man north of the occupied West Bank. It comes amid Tel Aviv’s new round of violence across the occupied territories which has left many Palestinians dead.

Two Israelis injured in East Jerusalem shooting, both in critical condition

Two people have been injured in a shooting in East Jerusalem’s Silwan neighbourhood, Israel’s rescue emergency response service (MDA) reported. The incident comes a day after a Palestinian killed eight Israeli settlers near a synagogue following Israel’s fatal raid in the Jenin refugee camp.

8 Israeli settlers killed in shooting operation in al-Quds

At least 8 Israeli settlers were reportedly killed in a shooting operation outside a synagogue in the occupied city of al-Quds on Friday night. It comes a day after Israeli soldiers killed 9 Palestinians, including an elderly woman in the West Bank.

Israel bombs Gaza following fatal Jenin raid

Israel has carried out airstrikes on an alleged military site in the Gaza Strip, claiming the mission was a response to rockets fired from the area. Palestinian officials accused Israeli troops of a “massacre” in the occupied West Bank, with armed groups vowing to retaliate.

Iran FM urges global action against Israel after Jenin massacre

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian condemns Israel’s deadly raid against the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, urging the world community to take action against "the criminal Zionist" regime.

9 Palestinians, including elderly woman, killed by Israeli soldiers in Jenin

Israeli forces killed at least nine Palestinians and wounded over a dozen others in the West Bank city of Jennin on Thursday. One elderly woman is among the dead.

Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian man in front of his family in WB

Israeli forces shot dead a young Palestinian man before the eyes of his mother and brother in the West Bank on Wednesday. Media outlets identified the 20-year-old victim as Aref Abdel Nasser Lahlouh, a resident of the Jenin refugee camp.

Palestinian man shot dead by Israeli soldiers in West Bank

A Palestinian man has been shot dead by the Israeli army in the West Bank. This has taken the number of Palestinians killed by the Israeli army this month to 18, including four children.

Israeli army kills 2 Palestinians in West Bank

Israeli military forces have shot dead two Palestinians during a raid on the Jenin refugee camp in northern West Bank. It brings the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli fire so far in 2023 to 17.

Palestinian teen succumbs to wounds sustained from Israeli gunfire

A Palestinian teenager has succumbed to his wounds hours after being shot by the Israeli military forces during a raid south of the central West Bank city of Bethlehem.

2 young Palestinians killed by Israeli troops in West Bank

Israeli military forces have shot dead two young Palestinians during a raid on a village near the city of Jenin in northern West Bank. It comes hours after another young Palestinian died from injuries sustained in Israeli soldiers’ incursion into the occupied territory.

Two Palestinian men shot dead by Israeli soldiers in West Bank

A young Palestinian man has died of wounds sustained when Israeli forces stormed the northern part of the West Bank. His death comes hours after another Palestinian youth was shot dead during a separate incursion into the occupied territory.

Israeli forces kill 2 Palestinians in WB

Two Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank, Israeli paramedics and Palestinian authorities have confirmed.

Israeli minister orders police to remove Palestine flags from public places

Israel’s new far-right Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir has instructed police to remove Palestinian flags from public spaces. He has also called waving the Palestinian national symbol an act of “terrorism”.

Israel says has approved “punitive” measures to Palestinian moves at ICJ

Israel says it has approved a series of "punitive measures" in response to a Palestinian bid to push the International Court of Justice to give its opinion on the decades-old occupation of Palestine.

UNSC memebrs stress on  al-Aqsa status quo but take no action

The UN Security Council stressed on the need to maintain the status quo at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem. But the UNSC member states did not commit to any action days after Israel’s new far-right security minister made a controversial visit to the site, which Palestinian leaders called “an unprecedented provocation."

Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian teenager in WB

Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian teenager during a raid on a refugee camp in northern West Bank on Thursday.

EU calls for preserving status quo at al-Quds holy sites

The European Union has underlined that the status quo of holy sites in the occupied Old City of al-Quds should be preserved. It comes after Israel's new far-right “national security” minister Itamar Ben-Gvir entered the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in what Palestinians called a breach of international laws.

Palestinian teenager killed by Israeli soldiers in West Bank

Israeli forces have killed a Palestinian teenager during a raid on a refugee camp in the southern part of the West Bank. It comes less than 24 hours after two Palestinian men lost their lives in a similar Israeli attack in a village near the city of Jenin.

Israeli soldiers kill two Palestinians in West Bank

The Israeli Army troops have killed two Palestinian men during a raid on a village near the city of Jenin in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

Thousands of Palestinians detained by Israeli soldiers in 2022: Report

A Palestinian rights advocacy group has reported that the Israeli forces arrested a total of 7,000 Palestinians, including hundreds of women and children, in 2022.

UN asks ICJ to give opinion on Israel’s occupation

The United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution calling on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to give an opinion on the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories.

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