The Latest Breaking News from the Palestinian Authority

Nasser al-Qudwa, a Palestinian former foreign minister, told FRANCE 24 that Mahmoud Abbas's 18 years at the head of the Palestinian Authority "has to end", adding that the overwhelming majority of Palestinians agree. It is their right to see new leadership, he said, adding that "85% of the Palestinians want…

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan meets with Israeli and Palestinian authorities amid growing divide. Discussions focus on war with Hamas and hostages.

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A top U.S. envoy says the United States agrees with Israel that the fight against Hamas will take months, but officials are discussing the timetable for scaling back from high-intensity combat to more precise ways of targeting the militant group’s leaders

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Editorial: Soaring violence is creating an explosive situation that can only be peacefully defused with a just political solution

IT’S been raining in Gaza these past days. This time a natural deluge from the skies has only added to the man-made misery from the usual hail of…

While the Biden administration has maintained its strong support of Israel’s war aim of eliminating Hamas in Gaza, that support has for weeks been tempered by statements from U.S. officials saying Israel needs to minimize deaths of civilians as it continues fighting.

UAE and Qatar say they will not again fund Gaza reconstruction without Israeli concession, as US isolation grows

Izzat Abdulhadi asks government not to abstain like it did in October vote, saying leadership is about principles even amid ‘huge risk’

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held talks with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh