The Latest Breaking News from the Palestinian Authority

Israel plans to enhance West Bank settlements amidst global recognition of Palestine, sparking controversy and potential retaliatory measures.

Palestinian teenagers bounced on trampolines and jumped through hoops inside a towering tent on the outskirts of Ramallah, the financial hub of the occupied West Bank.

Israel’s finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, announced on May 22 that Israel will withhold Palestinian tax revenues from the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank “until further notice”. The move came on the same day that Norway, Spain and Ireland announced that they will recognise a Palestinian state.

Now 146 out of 193 UN members recognise Palestine, but what does that mean for Palestinians?

The health ministry in the Hamas-run territory said in a statement that the strikes "claimed the lives of 35 martyrs and left dozens injured, most of them children and women".

Head of Palestinian delegation says support of statehood ‘should not be lip service’ as other countries prepare to formally recognise state

This is a moment of extreme crisis for Israel. Resorting to calling the ruling ‘antisemitic’, as Netanyahu did, won’t cut it

Reaction has been sharply divided since three European countries said they would officially recognise the state of Palestine, more than seven months into the devastating Gaza war. While Israel responded with fury, Palestinian authorities have hailed the move as historic – and urged France to follow suit.

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