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Israeli cabinet deal would save west bank from economic crisis, at a price | World News

2024-06-29 03:37 AM

With the Israeli-occupied West Bank facing deepening economic woes, Israeli officials said Friday that a far-right minister had tentatively agreed to release some frozen funds to the financially embattled Palestinian Authority in exchange for strengthening Israeli settlements in the territory. Bezalel Smotrich, the country’s hard-line finance minister, has sought to cripple the Palestinian Authority, which …

Palestinian Authority govt resigns: Why, and can it help shorten the war in Gaza? | Explained News

2024-02-27 11:22 PM

With no end to the Gaza war in sight, the West Bank’s Palestinian Authority government resigned on Monday (February 27). The move is being seen as the first step towards an overhaul of the Palestinian Authority, so that it can govern Gaza too after the war, an arrangement that the US is pushing. West Bank, …

Biden sanctions four Israeli settlers who attacked Palestinians in the West Bank

2024-02-02 08:11 AM

President Joe Biden on February 1 issued an executive order that targets Israeli settlers in the West Bank who have been attacking Palestinians in the occupied territory, imposing financial sanctions and visa bans in an initial round against four individuals. Those settlers were involved in acts of violence, as well as threats and attempts to …

Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in West Bank | World News

2024-01-15 06:20 AM

Israeli forces killed three Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, including two who were shot dead when their car broke through a checkpoint, sources on both sides said. A Palestinian man walks on a street at the Nur Shams camp for Palestinian refugees, where Israeli raids have been conducted, near the occupied West …

US announces visa ban on Israeli settlers attacking Palestinians

2023-12-07 03:23 AM

The United States (US) has imposed visa ban on Israeli settlers involved in violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. The move was anounced by Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday, December 5, after President Joe Biden and other senior US officials have warned for months about increasing Israeli settler violence in the West Bank. “We …

Israel had 40-page document warning of 7 October Hamas attack. They brushed it off…

2023-12-01 04:34 PM

Israel’s war with Hamas fighters in Palestine’s Gaza resumed after a brief pause for hostage and prisoner exchange between both countries, allowing safe entry of aids into Gaza. The truce mediated by Qatar, and US , did provide a breather for the residents of Northern Gaza, which is in tatters owing to relentless bombing from …

Palestinian militants kill 2 ‘informers’ for Israel, mob drags their bodies, ties to pole

2023-11-26 10:49 AM

Two alleged informers for Israel were killed by Palestinian militants in a refugee camp in the West Bank early on Saturday. Their bodies were kicked by the mob and dragged through alleys before being hung on an electric pole, The Associated Press reported. This development comes as the truce between Israel and Hamas entered its …

Israel-Hamas War: Joe Biden rejects ceasefire call in Gaza, says ‘every cease-fire is time Hamas exploits…’

2023-11-19 12:00 PM

US President Joe Biden dismissed increasing ceasefire calls for Gaza and asserted that it won’t bring about peace but a time to rebuild their stockpile of weapons and fighters, he wrote in an opinion piece for The Washington Post. “As long as Hamas clings to its ideology of destruction, a cease-fire is not peace. To …

Palestine should ultimately govern Gaza and West Bank: Joe Biden | World News

2023-11-19 05:53 AM

US President Joe Biden said on Saturday the Palestinian Authority should ultimately govern the Gaza Strip and the West Bank following the Israel-Hamas war. U.S. President Joe Biden (REUTERS) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} “As we strive for peace, Gaza and the West Bank should be reunited under a single governance structure, ultimately under a revitalized …

Israel-Hamas war: UN says Gaza civilians facing starvation, food and water become ‘practically non-existent’

2023-11-17 04:47 AM

The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday said that civilians in Gaza were facing starvation because food and water had become “practically non-existent” due to the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. “With winter fast approaching, unsafe and overcrowded shelters, and the lack of clean water, civilians are facing the immediate possibility of starvation,” …