Palestinians
Palestinians threaten to quit Oslo Accords over Trump peace plan
Chief Palestinian negotiation Saeb Erekat told AFP that the Palestinian Liberation Organisation reserved the right 'to withdraw from the interim agreement', the...
It was not immediately clear if all of the homes will be new construction or if some already exist and are receiving retroactive approval.
Israel said around 450 rockets or mortars had been fired from the Palestinian enclave run by Hamas since Saturday, and it responded with waves of air and tank strikes.
Palestinian groups said hundreds of inmates began refusing food on 8 April after negotiations with prison authorities broke down.
The council is scheduled to discuss the latest crisis on Wednesday during a meeting on renewing the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force deployed between Israel and Syria in the Golan, known as UNDOF.
The 68-year-old UNRWA provides services to about 5 million Palestinian refugees across Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and the West Bank and Gaza.
The push for a resolution comes after the bloodiest day for Palestinians since the 2014 Gaza war.
Today marks 100 years since the Balfour Declaration, which opened the way for the creation of Israel.
While no injuries have been reported, emergency meetings are being held amid fears of more rocket fire.
Violence has surged in recent weeks in Jerusalem amid high tensions over access to a holy site.
The ban is a sign of mounting security concerns after a surge in deadly Palestinian attacks.
The military said soldiers killed Palestinian man at a refugee camp after coming under attack by a crowd.
Police said the attacker had stabbed the soldier several times.
The rocket fire came amid rising tension between Israel and the Palestinians in East Jerusalem.
The 50-day conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants ended in a ceasefire on 26 August.
Some 988 acres in the Etzion settlement bloc near Bethlehem were declared “state land”.
Crowds and traffic filled the streets of Gaza as residents celebrate what they're calling a victory.
Abdel Salam Shehadeh and Ashraf Mashharawi shared a 7,000-pound bursary at the event.
Israeli aircraft bombed the Gaza Strip while Palestinian militants fired rockets at the Jewish state.