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Turkey wants better ties with Israel but against its stance on Palestine

Turkey is in favour of normalising relations with Israel, but its Palestine policy is unacceptable for Ankara, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday

Army says 2 rockets fired from Gaza Strip toward southern Israel

The Israeli military said Friday that Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired two rockets toward southern Israel.

Israel conflict must be resolved within int'l framework: Palestinian PM

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye said that resolving the conflict with Israel must be within an international framework and based on international law

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Aspiration and realism: How Kashmir and Palestine have a similar story

A great many in Kashmir dreamt of 'azaadi', whose definition changed from one phase to the next. Palestinians also did. But people of both places demonstrated a clear lack of realism, writes T N Ninan

Israel strikes Hamas positions in response to rocket attack from Gaza

The Israeli army said on Sunday that it struck Hamas positions in Gaza on Sunday in response to a rocket attack from the besieged enclave the previous night

Palestine slams Pompeo's decision to visit Israeli settlement

Israeli media earlier reported that Pompeo would make an exceptional visit to a winery at Psagot settlement in the West Bank and the contested Golan Heights during a visit to Israel next week

UAE defends decision to normalise Israel ties, criticises interference

Palestinians have blasted the deals signed by the UAE and Bahrain with Israel, which were brokered by the United States, as acts of betrayal

Palestine vows prevention of further Arab-Israel normalisation of relations

The Palestinian leadership is acting to "prevent more Arab countries from normalizing relations with Israel", a senior official said

Arab-Israel normalisation suited for Trump, Netanyahu's political interests

A Palestinian official said that US-brokered normalization between the two Arab states and Israel is intended for political interests of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu

EU welcomes establishment of diplomatic relations between Bahrain, Israel

The European Union welcomed on Saturday the US-brokered establishment of diplomatic relations between Bahrain and Israel on the heels of an analogous Israel-UAE agreement

Trump says Iran will sign a deal with US in first month of his re-election

US President Donald Trump said that if he is re-elected in the November elections, Iran will ink a deal with him in the first month and Palestine will get back into the fold

Palestinian FM urges Arab states to dismiss Israel-UAE deal

The Palestinian foreign minister has called on Arab states to dismiss UAE-Israel deal to normalise relations, describing the agreement scheduled to be finalised next week as "an earthquake"

South Africa 'regrets' Palestine's exclusion from UAE-Israel peace deal

The agreement does not commit Israel to halting of plans to further extend Israeli sovereignty over Palestinian territories and its people

Israel hits Gaza militant sites after incendiary balloons, targets Hamas

The military said its targets included a compound used by Hamas' naval force and underground infrastructure and observation posts

Israeli military says 2 Gaza rockets hit southern part, hits Hamas targets

Israeli aircraft attacks two military facilities for Hamas, the Islamic group ruling Gaza

Netanyahu vows to continue as Israel PM despite electoral shortfall

The election results looked to extend the country's year-old political deadlock and weaken the longtime leader as he prepares to go on trial for corruption charges later this month

15 Americans quarantined in Bethlehem over coronavirus scare: Official

The Palestinian Authority has declared a state of emergency in the Palestinian territories after more than a dozen cases of the virus were confirmed in Bethlehem

Palestinians withdraw request for UN vote on US Mideast plan: Diplomats

Introduced by Indonesia and Tunisia, the resolution risked not having nine out of 15 votes in its favor, the minimum required for adoption provided there is no veto by a permanent member

Israel bans Palestinian agricultural exports via Jordan

Israel has escalated a trade war with the Palestinians by stopping their agricultural exports through Jordan, Palestinian Agriculture Minister Riyal al-Attari said.