Ex-prisoner praises Palestinian escapees from Israeli jail
GAZA CITY: A former inmate of Israel’s Gilboa Prison has described the recent escape of six Palestinian prisoners as “miraculous.” Hilal Jaradat, who had been involved in a previous escape…
Postwar closure eased up on Gazans as Israel allows building goods in
JERUSALEM: Israel allowed dozens of truckloads of construction materials into the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, easing a tight blockade it has maintained on the Hamas-ruled territory since an 11-day war…
Palestinian president, Israeli defense minister hold rare talks
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: Israel’s defense minister has met Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas for a rare high-level meeting, but a source close to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett insisted Monday his government…
Palestinian boy wounded by Israeli army in Gaza dies
JERUSALEM: A 12-year-old Palestinian boy shot last week by Israeli soldiers during clashes along the border with Gaza has died of his injuries, the territory’s health ministry said Saturday. Omar…
Palestinian activist’s family seeks international justice
JERUSALEM: The family of Palestinian activist Nizar Banat, who died in Palestinian custody in June, stepped up its quest for international justice on Thursday, turning to British police and the…
Palestinian wounded in Gaza clash dies ahead of new protest
Palestinian Territories: A Palestinian has died from injuries sustained during weekend clashes with Israeli forces on the Gaza border, the territory’s health ministry said, ahead of fresh protests called for…
Israel fires on protesting Palestinians in Gaza, 24 wounded
Israeli troops fired at Palestinian protesters who hurled firebombs and burned tires from behind the Gaza Strip’s border fence Saturday, with the Gaza health ministry reporting 24 injuries. “Twenty-four civilians…
Gaza’s top cleric warns against vaccine hesitancy
The Grand Mufti of Gaza has called on Palestinians to get vaccinated as soon as possible. In a video message, Sheikh Hassan al-Lahhan says whoever delays doing so is a…
Four Palestinians killed in clashes during Israeli raid
FOUR Palestinians have been killed in clashes during an Israeli raid to arrest a suspect in the occupied West Bank, local sources say. Israeli police said undercover forces came under…
Sheikh Jarrah: Palestinians and Israelis baulk at evictions compromise
ISRAELI and Palestinian sides say a top court’s proposal to end a bitter row over threatened Palestinian evictions in East Jerusalem is inadequate. Judges suggested the Palestinians could stay in…