Palestinian Authority must run Gaza after war, prime minister says

Palestinian Authority must run Gaza after war, prime minister says

The Palestinian Authority must be the sole governing power in Gaza after the war, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa said on Wednesday, as expectations grew that a deal to halt fighting and start returning Israeli hostages was near. Who will run Gaza after the war remains one of the great unanswered questions in the … Read more

Malaysian military confirms incident involving Palestinians at KL facility, says no fights or injuries

Malaysian military confirms incident involving Palestinians at KL facility, says no fights or injuries

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Armed Forces on Sunday (Jan 5) confirmed an incident at the Wisma Transit Kuala Lumpur facility involving Palestinians who called for a speedier return home. Videos of the incident, which took place around 5pm on Saturday, have been shared on social media. They show a group of Palestinians causing damage to property … Read more

Israeli airstrike kills nine Palestinians in Gaza: Sources

Israeli airstrike kills nine Palestinians in Gaza: Sources

Gaza: At least nine Palestinians were killed and dozens of others wounded in an Israeli airstrike on a house in the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza Strip on Saturday, Palestinian sources said. Local sources and eyewitnesses said that an Israeli aircraft bombed a house on the outskirts of Maghazi camp with at least one … Read more

Four Palestinian babies freeze to death in Gaza amid Israeli siege

Four Palestinian babies freeze to death in Gaza amid Israeli siege

At least four Palestinian babies have died of hypothermia in southern Gaza in just 72 hours, due to rising temperatures and ongoing Israeli siege on essential winter supplies. The infants who died are— Aisha Al-Qassas, Ali Issam Saqr, Ali Hossam Azzam, and Sila Mahmoud Al-Faseeh. في غضون 72 ساعة فقط، استشهد أربعة أطفال رضع بسبب موجة البرد القارس: عائشة القصاص عمرها 21 يومًا، وعلي … Read more

Palestinian ‘Nablusi’ soap inducted into UNESCO heritage list

Palestinian ‘Nablusi’ soap inducted into UNESCO heritage list

Nablusi, a traditional Palestinian soap, was inscribed into UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, the UN agency announced on Tuesday.  The hand-crafted soap is made of three ingredients: olive oil, water, and lye, and practitioners make the soap shortly after the olive harvest.  Families add their unique stamp before packaging … Read more

Saudi Arabia abandons pursuit of US defense treaty over Israel stalemate

Saudi Arabia abandons pursuit of US defense treaty over Israel stalemate

Saudi Arabia has abandoned its pursuit of an ambitious defense treaty with Washington in return for normalizing relations with Israel and is now pushing for a more modest military cooperation agreement, two Saudi and four Western officials told Reuters. In a drive to get a wide-ranging mutual security treaty over the line earlier this … Read more

Palestinian presidency condemns settler attack in West Bank

Palestinian presidency condemns settler attack in West Bank

Ramallah: The Palestinian presidency has condemned a settler attack on Palestinian homes and the burning of vehicles in the town of Beit Furik, east of Nablus in the northern West Bank. Presidential spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeineh on Saturday condemned the violence, describing it as acts of “terrorism” and urging for international response to stop Israeli … Read more

Palestinian killed by Israeli gunfire during stabbing attempt in West Bank

Palestinian killed by Israeli gunfire during stabbing attempt in West Bank

Ramallah: The Israeli army has killed a Palestinian youth allegedly attempting a stabbing attack near Nablus city, northern West Bank, according to Palestinian and Israeli sources. In a statement, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Tuesday that it was informed by the General Authority for Civil Affairs of the death of 18-year-old Walid Hussein, who … Read more

Palestinian killed after injuring 2 Israelis in West Bank attack

Palestinian killed after injuring 2 Israelis in West Bank attack

Ramallah: A Palestinian man was killed after injuring two Israelis in a ramming and stabbing attack near a settlement in Ramallah, central West Bank, according to Palestinian and Israeli sources. The Palestinian Health Ministry said on Wednesday in a press statement that the Civil Affairs Authority “informed it of the death of Harith Jabara after … Read more

Saudi hosts 1st high-level ‘global alliance’ meeting to push for Palestinian state

Saudi hosts 1st high-level ‘global alliance’ meeting to push for Palestinian state

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) hosted in Riyadh the first meeting of a ‘global alliance’ to push for a two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on Wednesday, October 30, in Riyadh. In the opening speech, the Foreign Affairs Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan emphasised the urgent need for international intervention to end the violence … Read more