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Explainer-What is the Palestinian militant group 'Den of Lions'?

Israeli forces killed a leader of the so-called "Den of Lions", a fast-rising Palestinian militant group from the city of Nablus on Tuesday in a targeted operation that set off one of the biggest gunfights seen in the West Bank in weeks.

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Six Palestinians Killed in Israeli Raid in West Bank

Six Palestinians were killed and nearly 20 others injured early Tuesday in sweeping raids by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. The Palestinian health ministry initially reported three dead and 19 wounded, three of them seriously, shot "by Israeli fire in Nablus". Later statements…

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Judges, Ministers, Now Army Chief: Settlers Rise in Israel

Israel’s military has long had a cozy relationship with Jewish settlers in the West Bank. Those ties are about to deepen. For the first time, a settler will serve as chief of staff of Israel's military, becoming the enforcer of Israel's open-ended occupation of the West Bank, now in its…

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Judges, ministers, now army chief: Settlers rise in Israel

A West Bank settler will for the first time become the chief of staff of Israel's military, the enforcer of the country's 55-year-old military occupation

The Independent UK

Palestinian Group Accuses Israel of Killing Fighter

A Palestinian group accused Israel on Sunday of killing one of its top fighters in a targeted attack deep inside a West Bank city, promising to unleash a fierce response. The Den of Lions, a group of young Palestinians that was formed out of frustration and disillusionment with the Palestinian…

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Palestinian militant group accuses Israel of killing fighter

A Palestinian militant group has accused Israel of killing one of its top fighters in a targeted attack deep inside a West Bank city

The Independent UK

Israel to Approve PA Request to Purchase Two Helicopters

Israel is set to approve a request by the Palestinian Authority to purchase helicopters to transport its top officials, according to a "Haaretz" report released Friday. The Israeli daily, Israeli security chiefs had objected to the prospect over the year, citing security concerns, however, Abbas has recently renewed the request…

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Palestinian Ministerial Team to Follow up Gas Extraction from Gaza

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said his government would form a team of ministers to follow up on the extraction of gas off the coast of Gaza. He added that the head of the investment fund, Mohammad Mostafa, and his team were negotiating an agreement on gas extraction with Egypt.…

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Washington ‘Deeply Disappointed’ by Palestinian President’s Meeting with Putin

The US administration issued a rare public stinging rebuke of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, days after he lauded Russian President Vladimir Putin while slamming the United States. “We were deeply disappointed to hear President Abbas’s remarks to President Putin. Russia does not stand for justice and international law, as evidenced…

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Palestinian ‘Game of Thrones’? What happens when Mahmoud Abbas leaves office?

Now in the twilight of a controversial reign as president, what comes next is a vexed question

The Guardian - UK

With Putin, Palestinian leader rules out US role as mediator

The Palestinian president has used a meeting with Vladimir Putin to say his leadership has no faith in the U.S. to mediate a solution to the conflict with Israel

The Independent UK

West Bank violence burns as Israeli election nears

In the alleyways of the Old City of Nablus, posters commemorating young men killed in clashes with Israeli forces are everywhere, an unavoidable reminder of the escalating violence in the occupied West Bank over recent months.

Reuters

Spotlighting Palestinian culture, despite Israeli restrictions

Palestinian cultural festival in Jerusalem is critical for preserving identity under military occupation, residents say.

Al Jazeera

Gantz, Abbas Discuss Security Coordination in Phone Call

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz asked Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas to work on restoring security coordination to abort attempts to spread chaos, a Tel Aviv political source revealed on Tuesday. “Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called Defense Minister Benny Gantz to congratulate him on the Jewish New Year,”…

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Egyptian FM: Lapid's Speech on Two-State Solution is Positive, Awaiting Actions

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry commented on Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid's speech at the UN General Assembly calling for a two-state solution, saying it was positive but not enough. Shoukry said in a press statement Monday in New York before returning to Egypt that the Palestinian issue has always…

Reuters

Israeli forces kill Palestinian militant in West Bank

Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian militant on Sunday during an army operation in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said, in the latest in a series of incidents in recent months around the volatile town of Nablus.

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PA Demands a Halt to Israel’s Deduction of Tax Revenues

The Palestinian Authority put forward two main demands during the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East’s (UNRWA) pledging conference in New York on Thursday. It called on Israel to halt deductions from tax revenues it collects on behalf of the Palestinians and underlined…

The Independent UK

Palestinian strife highlights lost hopes of armed youths

The rare eruption of deadly clashes this week between Palestinians and their own security forces has cast a spotlight on the growing ranks of disenfranchised, impoverished young men taking up arms

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The Independent UK

Palestinian forces, residents battle in West Bank, 1 dead

Palestinian security forces have exchanged fire with militants in the center of the West Bank’s second-largest city, while angry residents have chased a Palestinian security jeep out of the area

Reuters

Palestinian police clash with gunmen in West Bank, one killed

Palestinian gunmen clashed with Palestinian Authority security forces in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday and one man was killed in the confrontations, which broke out after the arrest of two militants, witnesses and medics said.

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World Bank Urges PA to Implement More Administrative, Financial Reforms

The World Bank (WB) said in a report issued Sunday that Palestinian reforms are needed on both the revenue and expenditure sides for a more sustainable fiscal position, stressing that the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) progress in its reform agenda will be met with robust support from international partners. The World…

Reuters

Israeli-Palestinian violence simmers in West Bank with raids, clashes

Israeli forces killed a Palestinian teenager on Thursday during clashes in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said, the latest in a string of deadly incidents that have stoked fears of an escalation.

The Independent UK

Israeli officer, 2 Palestinian militants killed in shootout

The Israeli military says an army officer has been killed in a shootout in the occupied West Bank, while Palestinian officials say two gunmen were killed in the same clash

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Palestine’s Shtayyeh Says Israel Left Nothing of Oslo Accords

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohamed Shtayyeh accused Israel of undermining and “destroying” the Palestinian Authority and intentionally putting an end to the Oslo Accords.

Reuters

Gazans caught between hope and mistrust as Israel offers work

Days after the end of a brief bout of fighting last month, Gazan workers were already returning to work across the border under a permit scheme launched as part of Israel's strategy of using economic inducements to help stabilise the volatile enclave.

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