New Labour government says UNRWA ‘absolutely central’ to humanitarian aid, commits to providing $27m. The new Labour government in the United Kingdom has announced it will resume funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA). “We are overturning the suspension of UNRWA funding,” British Foreign Secretary David Lammy told Parliament on Friday, adding that … Read more
New York City, United States – A metallic blur streaked past Khader Khalilia’s ear. The bullet, so close he could hear it, smashed into a painting of Romeo and Juliet on the wall behind him. As more shots rang out, Khalilia and his family fell to the floor of their house in Beit Jala, just … Read more
Aircrafts carried out a targeted strike on Tuesday night on the Nur Shams camp, in the West Bank, eliminating a terror cell as they placed explosives, Israeli media reported. The IDF surrounded the squad and attacked it from the air while it was placing the devices. Maariv, citing Palestinian reports, claimed that 5 people … Read more
Israeli forces eliminated two wanted persons who were in a car in the West Bank Palestinian city of Kalkaliya, Israeli state broadcaster KAN reported on Friday afternoon. One of the individuals reportedly belonged to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror organization. Wafa, a state-run media outlet of the Palestinian Authority, reported that Israeli forces had … Read more
The IDF on Thursday ordered a criminal probe into IDF soldiers who mistakenly killed a Palestinian convert to Judaism near Elazar in the Etzion bloc. The 63-year-old victim, who the soldiers suspected of being a security risk, was known as David Ben Avraham by Jews who knew him, with his original name being Saamach … Read more
Under US pressure to reform the PA, Mahmoud Abbas has appointed a new prime minister. Amid mounting pressure from the United States, the Palestinian Authority is shaking up its leadership. President Mahmoud Abbas has named his financial adviser as the new prime minister. Sixty-nine-year-old Mohammed Mustafa has ample experience in economics, but little in politics. … Read more
Celebrations are muted in the occupied territories as Israel’s war on Gaza rages. Usually bustling with visitors from around the world this time of year, Bethlehem is empty this Christmas. Festivities are muted in the occupied West Bank as Israel shows no sign of ending its onslaught in Gaza. Israeli bombs do not discriminate. Everything … Read more
In Baqa al-Gharbiyye, an hour’s drive from Haifa, city folk have temporarily traded pens for boots to aid farmers facing a labour shortage exacerbated by Israel’s war on Gaza. The volunteers hailing from different backgrounds have come together during their leisure time to lend a helping hand to Palestinian citizens of Israel who are farmers … Read more
Palestinian Authority Working With US on Postwar Plan for Gaza Bloomberg Israel and US are at odds over conflicting visions for postwar Gaza Yahoo News Finer: ‘Revitalized’ PA can include Abbas, whose forces working with IDF in tough W. Bank conditions The Times of Israel Palestinian Authority working with US on postwar plan for Gaza – Bloomberg News Reuters … Read more
Blast Under Israeli Armoured Car In West Bank; Palestinian Teens Dead In Raid: Report Amid Gaza War Hindustan Times 2 Palestinians said killed during clashes with IDF in northern West Bank The Times of Israel At least two Palestinians killed during the Israeli raid on Qalqilya in the Occupied West Bank Al Jazeera English ‘Bullet Rain’ On Israeli … Read more