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Israeli minister orders expulsion of Palestinian attacker's family members

Israeli Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked has ordered the expulsion of families of a Palestinian man who carried out an attack five years ago in East Jerusalem

Israel restricts movement to Palestinian territories during Jewish holidays

The Israeli military announced that it will close all the checkpoints and crossings connecting the country and the West Bank during the upcoming Jewish holidays

Israeli officer, 2 Palestinian militants killed in shootout at West Bank

Palestinian gunmen opened fire on Israeli troops near a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, killing an Israeli army officer, the Israeli military said. Palestinian officials said that troops killed the gunmen. The Palestinian Health Ministry said that two Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army, without providing additional details. The military said soldiers spotted two individuals approaching the separation barrier in the northern West Bank and that it dispatched soldiers to the area. It said the two suspects shot at troops, who returned fire. The official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that the Israeli army was holding the bodies of the two men. It identified them as Ahmad Abed, 23, and Abd al-Rahman Abed, 22, both from a village near the city of Jenin. The Palestinian militant group Hamas praised the attack, hailing the two gunmen as heroic martyrs. It said that the Ahmad Abed was a member of the Palestinian Authority security services. Wednesday's .

Palestinians rally in western Gaza against Israel's 15-year blockade

They waved Palestinian flags and carried banners in both Arabic and English that read, "It is our right to travel freely and with dignity" and "Our gas is our right"

India advocates resumption of peace talks between Israel and Palestine

India on Thursday advocated immediate resumption of peace talks between Israel and Palestine, saying absence of a dialogue would only increase the risk of an escalation of violence between the two sides. During a Security Council meeting on Palestine, India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ruchira Kamboj reaffirmed New Delhi's unwavering commitment to establishing a sovereign, independent and viable State of Palestine living within secure and recognised borders, side by side at peace with Israel. India has consistently called for direct peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine towards a two-State solution, taking into account the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people for Statehood and Israel's legitimate security concerns. The UN and the international community must prioritise the resumption of these negotiations, Kamboj said. She asserted that there is no other alternative to a negotiated two-State solution. It is the international community's collective ...

Israel postpones plan to allow flights from Ramon airport for Palestinians

Israel has announced that a recent plan to allow flights for Palestinians from the southern Ramon airport was postponed to an unknown date

Israel seals several Palestinian rights groups, labels them terrorists

Israel has closed several Palestinian advocacy groups after classifying them as terrorist organisations last year, the groups said

Germany's Scholz calls Israel to slam Palestinian prez's Holocaust comments

The German Foreign Office told the newspaper they were under the impression Abbas was entitled to immunity from prosecution because he was on an "official visit" to Germany

Israel seals Palestinian rights groups offices it labelled terrorist

Israel raided the offices of several Palestinian advocacy groups it had previously designated as terrorist organisations, sealing entrance doors and leaving notices declaring them closed, the groups said Thursday. Israel has claimed some of these groups had ties to the militant Palestinian Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a claim the groups denied. Rights defenders have described Israel's moves against the groups as part of a decades-long crackdown on political activist in the occupied territories. Most of the targeted organisations document alleged human rights violations by Israel as well as the Palestinian Authority, both of which routinely detain Palestinian activists.

Gaza strike that killed 5 minors was carried out by Israel: Reports

An explosion in a cemetery that killed five Palestinian children during the latest flare-up in Gaza was caused by an Israeli airstrike, reports said

UN rights chief alarmed by heavy casualties in latest escalation in Gaza

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet has expressed alarm at the high number of Palestinians, including children, killed and injured in the latest escalation in Gaza.

Hamas issues, then rescinds, sweeping rules on journalists covering Gaza

Palestinians who work with foreign journalists were ordered not to report on Gazans killed by misfired Palestinian rockets and were told to blame Israel for the recent escalation

Ceasefire fragile, only peace can end Israel-Palestinian violence: UN envoy

Top"UN envoy warned that the ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants is fragile and cycles of violence" will only stop when an independent Palestinian state lives side-by-side with Israel.

Biden welcomes ceasefire between Israel, Gaza-based militants

US President Joe Biden on Sunday welcomed the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza-based militants after three days of hostilities.

UNSC to hold emergency meet to discuss escalation across Gaza Strip

United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency closed-door meeting on Monday to discuss the latest escalation between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in the Gaza Strip

Cease-fire between Palestinians, Israel takes effect in Gaza after 3 days

A cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants took effect on Sunday night in a bid to end nearly three days of violence that has killed dozens of Palestinians

Palestinian rocket alert in Jerusalem, with residents reporting explosions

For the first time since the beginning of the Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip, there was also a rocket alarm in Jerusalem on Sunday.

Israel, militants trade fire as Gaza death toll climbs to 24, 203 injured

Israeli airstrikes flattened homes in Gaza and Palestinian rocket barrages into southern Israel persisted for a second day, raising fears of another major escalation in the Mideast conflict

Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 10, including senior militant; dozen wounded

Israel unleashed a wave of airstrikes in Gaza on Friday, killing at least 10 people, including a senior militant, and wounding dozens, according to Palestinian officials

Israel sends reinforcements to Gaza border amid possibility of attack

The Israeli military said Thursday it is sending additional forces to the area around the Gaza Strip as it braces for possible attacks after the arrest of a senior militant in the West Bank this week