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Israeli forces kill Palestinian man during clashes in West Bank's Nablus

Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian man during clashes that erupted in the West Bank city of Nablus early Monday, the official Palestinian news agency reported.

Palestine condemns Israel's plan to build new settlement units in Jerusalem

Palestine on Monday condemned an Israeli plan to build new 473 settlement units southeast of Jerusalem."The Israeli government is racing against time to implement the largest possible number of settlement projects," the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said in a statement."The settlement escalation comes days after the UN General Assembly adopted resolutions on the Palestinian issue, Jerusalem and the solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict," it added.Earlier in the day, the Israeli media reported that Israel's government is advancing a new Jerusalem neighbourhood beyond the Green Line.The reports added that the new settlement, which will be named Givat Shaked, would encroach on the Palestinian quarter of Beit Safafa, which is already suffering from a dire housing shortage.Israeli settlement is one of the thorniest issues in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and one of the main reasons for derailing the last round of direct peace negotiations between the two sides.

Over 200 Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli forces in West Bank

More than 200 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli servicemen near the city of Nablus in the West Bank, the Palestinian Red Crescent said.

UNGA Prez urges early resolution of Palestinian question through action

Abdulla Shahid, President of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly, has emphasised the need for action rather than words to bring a resolution to the Palestinian question

Israel-Palestine risks plunging into new violence, warns UN envoy

The UN Mideast envoy has warned that without quick and decisive action to address the key drivers of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict the region risks plunging into another deadly escalation of violen

Palestine condemns Israel for approving settlement units in West Bank

Palestine on Friday condemned Israel for approving the construction of 372 settlement units in the southern West Bank city of Hebron.

Palestinians demand release of 90 corpses withheld by Israel for years

Dozens of Palestinians rallied in the West Bank city of Jenin, demanding the return of 90 Palestinian corpses withheld by Israel for years.

6 Palestinian rights activists hacked by NSO spyware, says report

Security researchers disclosed Monday that spyware from the notorious Israeli hacker-for-hire company NSO Group was detected on the cellphones of six Palestinian human rights activists

13-yr-old Palestinian boy dies by Israeli fire in West Bank during clashes

A 13-year-old Palestinian boy was shot and killed by Israeli fire during clashes in the occupied West Bank

Palestine faces financial crisis amid decline in foreign aid, tax dispute

Palestine is facing a financial crisis amid a decline in foreign aid and a growing tax dispute with Israel, according to an informed source

Israel arrests dozens of Hamas-linked students over 'terror': Report

Hamas, which rules Gaza, has an armed wing as well as a political organization, charities and student groups.

Israel launches air strikes on Gaza, first time since ceasefire last month

Israeli Air Force launched airstrikes in the Gaza Strip after Palestinians in the besieged enclave sent incendiary balloons into southern Israel, as per Israel's military and witnesses in Gaza.

Benjamin Netanyahu's reign over as Israel ushers in fragile govt

Religious Jewish nationalist Naftali Bennett, 49, a former Netanyahu ally who opposes Palestinian statehood and the Iran nuclear deal, is the new PM

Two Palestinian security officers reported killed in West Bank shootout

The Palestinian Health Ministry said Israeli troops shot and killed two security officers during clashes in the West Bank town of Jenin early Thursday

Israel arrests Jerusalem woman activists in contested neighbourhood

Israeli police burst into the home of a prominent family in the contested Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of Jerusalem arresting a 23-year-old woman who has led protests

Instagram tweaks algorithm after 'censoring' pro-Palestinian content

After workers accused the company of censoring pro-Palestine content, Facebook-owned Instagram has tweaked its algorithms that will begin ranking original and re-shared content equally

Palestine Foreign ministry condemns Israel's settlement expansion plan

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned Israel's settlement expansion, saying that authorities in the Jewish state recently approved the construction of 560 new settlement units

Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas holds on day one, says report

The truce, mediated by Egypt, began at 2 am in Israel as people on either side of the divide watched nervously to see whether it would hold

6 dead, 14 injured as bomb explodes during pro-Palestine rally in Pakistan

At least six people were killed and 14 others injured when a bomb exploded during a pro-Palestine rally in south-western Pakistan's Balochistan province on Friday, officials said.

No longer silent, Gulf Arab citizens express anger at Israel amid bloodshed

The ongoing bloodshed in the Gaza Strip has unleashed a chorus of voices across Gulf Arab states that are fiercely critical of Israel and emphatically supportive of Palestinians