Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Israeli forces shoot two Palestinians in West Bank following attack

Yet another violent incident has increased the tension between Israelis and Palestinians, a lot of it over a land dispute in Jerusalem.

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | May 7, 2021

An Israeli soldier checks the belongings of two reported Palestinian attackers killed by Israeli security forces in front of the military base of Salem near the West Bank town of Jenin on May 7, 2021.

Israeli court to reconvene next week on eviction of Palestinian families

The High Court decides to again discuss the petition by Palestinian residents of the Jerusalem Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood against eviction orders issued at the request of Jewish settlers.

Rina Bassist | Israel | May 7, 2021

Palestinian arrested over West Bank shooting as violence continues

Muntasir Shalabi was arrested Wednesday night in connection with the deadly of shooting of Israeli teenager at a bus stop in the Palestinian territory. Israeli forces also shot and killed a Palestinian teen Wednesday night, according to Palestinian officials.

Al-Monitor Staff | Palestine | May 6, 2021

European countries urge Israel to halt planned settlement expansion

Five foreign ministries call on Israel to scuttle plans to build more West Bank settlements.

Al-Monitor Staff | Israel | May 6, 2021

Palestinian territories see increased violence over Jerusalem

Escalation is expected in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, given several strong indicators that portend an imminent explosion.

Ahmad Melhem | Palestine | May 6, 2021

A Palestinian demonstrator is arrested by Israeli security forces, as Palestinian families face eviction, part of an ongoing effort by Jewish Israelis to take control of homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem, May 5, 2021.

Member of Boogaloo movement expresses 'regret' for attempting to help Hamas

Two members of the anti-US government Boogaloo movement have pleaded guilty to attempting to support the Palestinian military organization Hamas.

Adam Lucente | News Brief | May 6, 2021

Jared Kushner founds organization to further Israeli normalization deals

The Abraham Accords Institute for Peace will focus on boosting ties between Israel and the Arab countries that signed the Abraham Accords.

Al-Monitor Staff | Israel | May 5, 2021

Senior adviser to Donald Trump Jared Kushner listens as national security adviser Robert O'Brien (not seen) speaks during a press briefing at the White House on August 13, 2020, in Washington, DC. Kushner appeared with Trump earlier today as Trump announced a new peace deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates.

Israeli settlers burn Palestinian farmland in West Bank

Tensions in the Palestinian territory as well as Jerusalem have led to considerable violence between Jews and Arabs in recent weeks.

Al-Monitor Staff | Palestine | May 5, 2021

Palestinians protest amid ongoing confrontations as Palestinian families face eviction in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East Jerusalem, on May 4, 2021. Israeli Jews backed by courts have taken over houses in Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem on the grounds that Jewish families lived there before fleeing in Israel's 1948 war for independence. The claimants seek to evict a total of 58 more Palestinians, according to the watchdog group Peace Now, and Israel's Supreme Court is set to announce a decision for

Israeli settlers attack Palestinian following shooting of Israeli students in West Bank

Clashes between Israeli settlers and Palestinians have occurred several times in the Palestinian territory this year.

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | May 3, 2021

An Israeli soldier tries to extinguish flames in a burning Palestinian vehicle during a security operation in the village of Aqraba, east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, on May 3, 2021. The vehicle is suspected to have been used in a drive-by shooting of Israelis the previous day at a bus station at Tapuah junction south of Nablus.

Palestinian fears rise as settlers visit synagogue ruins in Jericho

Israeli settlers' increased visits to the ruins of two synagogues in the Jericho area in the West Bank worry Palestinians.

Taghreed Ali | Palestine | May 3, 2021

mosaic floor of ancient synagogue in Jericho

Israel buries Palestinians in numbered graves

Three years after he was killed by Israel near the Gaza border, the body of a 16-year-old Palestinian was returned to his family, reviving controversy of Israel’s so-called cemeteries of numbers.

Hana Salah | Palestine | May 3, 2021

An elderly Palestinian walks through a cemetery in Hebron, with in the background an old market building along al-Shuhada Street that was designated by Israel to be a new settlement, with existing settler buildings behind, West Bank, Jan. 28, 2020.

Israel reopens Gaza fishing zone closed over rocket fire

Israel shut civilian access to the fishing zone after several nights of rocket attacks.

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Apr 29, 2021

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of 'apartheid'

The leading international human rights watchdog cited Israel's treatment of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza vis-a-vis Jewish Israelis. The Israeli government dismissed the report.

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Apr 28, 2021

Israeli human rights activist Adi Dagan listens to an Israeli soldier as she waits for troops to allow Palestinian schoolchildren home through a gate in the security fence March 2, 2004, at the village of Jubara near the West Bank town of Tulkarem. The 300 Israeli women volunteers of the Machsom Watch group have appointed themselves to the task of monitoring the Israeli army, which operates about 65 manned and hundreds of unmanned checkpoints in the West Bank.

How Israeli hurdle in Palestinian elections may benefit Abbas

Israel dragging its feet on allowing Palestinians in east Jerusalem to vote could be just the excuse President Mahmoud Abbas needs to postpone the elections and stop Hamas' likely progress.

Ben Caspit | Israel | Apr 27, 2021

UAE condemns 'right-wing extremist groups' for violence in Jerusalem

The Emirati statement referred only to Jewish groups in "occupied" east Jerusalem in a relatively rare public criticism of its new Israeli ally.

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Apr 26, 2021

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Israeli forces shoot two Palestinians in West Bank following attack

Yet another violent incident has increased the tension between Israelis and Palestinians, a lot of it over a land dispute in Jerusalem.

Israeli court to reconvene next week on eviction of Palestinian families

Palestinian arrested over West Bank shooting as violence continues

European countries urge Israel to halt planned settlement expansion

Palestinian territories see increased violence over Jerusalem

Member of Boogaloo movement expresses 'regret' for attempting to help Hamas

Jared Kushner founds organization to further Israeli normalization deals

Israeli settlers burn Palestinian farmland in West Bank

Israeli settlers attack Palestinian following shooting of Israeli students in West Bank

Palestinian fears rise as settlers visit synagogue ruins in Jericho

Israel buries Palestinians in numbered graves

Israel reopens Gaza fishing zone closed over rocket fire

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of 'apartheid'

How Israeli hurdle in Palestinian elections may benefit Abbas

UAE condemns 'right-wing extremist groups' for violence in Jerusalem

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