Palestine

Gaza's few beauty salons struggle to meet demand

Demand for plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures is rising in the Gaza Strip despite a lack of clinics.

Hadeel Al Gherbawi | Palestine | Oct 17, 2021

Palestinian brides are seen during a mass wedding ceremony, Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Feb. 4, 2014.

Palestinian Authority asks AU to revoke Israel's observer status

Israel gained observer status in the supranational African organization in July.

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Oct 14, 2021

Palestinians alarmed by Israel settlement plan on Jerusalem airport

Israel's Greater Jerusalem Project is taking shape with the construction of thousands of new settlement units on the land of Jerusalem airport, setting off alarm bells with the Palestinians.

Ahmad Melhem | Palestine | Oct 13, 2021

A general view shows a section of Israel's controversial separation wall near Qalandia crossing between the West Bank city of Ramallah and Israel-annexed East Jerusalem. The tarmac of the former Atarot airport, which has been closed to civilian traffic since the breakout of the second Palestinian intifada in 2000, can be seen in the center, July 28, 2016.

Hamas says Gaza crisis linked to Jerusalem

A delegation of high-ranking Hamas representatives met with Egypt's intelligence chief to discuss a prisoner exchange deal with Israel and a potential truce in Gaza, but Hamas wants to include Jerusalem as well.

Entsar Abu Jahal | Palestine | Oct 12, 2021

Israel offers Sheikh Jarrah residents to remain tenants for 15 years

Israel's Supreme Court gave four families facing eviction in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in Jerusalem until Nov. 2 to respond to a settlement agreement.

Taghreed Ali | Palestine | Oct 12, 2021

Palestinian residents of the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in Jerusalem attend a hearing at Israel's Supreme Court, Jerusalem, Aug. 2, 2021.

As reconstruction nears, Gaza fears donors won’t deliver on promises

The Ministry of Public Works and Housing in the Gaza Strip announced that the reconstruction process will kick off early next month, but fears remain that donor countries won't deliver on their promises.

Entsar Abu Jahal | Palestine | Sep 26, 2021

Abbas warns Palestinian Authority will no longer recognize Israel

Abbas' threat comes as the Biden administration shows little appetite for taking on the prospect of peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians.

Al-Monitor Staff | Palestine | Sep 26, 2021

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech remotely at the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly at U.N. headquarters on Sept. 24, 2021 in New York City.

Gaza factions increase calls to revoke US-UNRWA agreement

Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip organized a series of protests to demand cancellation of the framework agreement signed between UNRWA and the US to resume US funding.

A correspondent in Gaza | Palestine | Sep 23, 2021

A Palestinian woman and her child stand next to a window of an aid distribution centre run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Gaza City, on Sept. 16, 2021.

Activist twins say Time recognition shows 'centrality of Palestinian cause'

The parents of Muna and Mohammed say the twins represent many other residents of Sheikh Jarrah who are fighting to defend their homes.

Mai Abu Hasaneen | Palestine | Sep 23, 2021

Palestinian sibling activists Mona (R) and Mohammed (C) al-Kurd wait at the Israeli Supreme Court in Jerusalem as it convenes to rule on Palestinian evictions in east Jerusalem, on Aug. 2, 2021.

Hamas says recaptured jailbreakers must be part of swap deal

Hamas' military wing has stated that the six prisoners recaptured after a prison break must be returned in any swap deal.

A correspondent in Gaza | Palestine | Sep 22, 2021

Arab-Israelis gather outside the Gilboa prison in northern Israel on Sept. 18, 2021, to express their support of the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.

Dutch court to hear Palestinian's civil case against Israeli commanders

Ismail Ziada's case accuses Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz of responsibility for killing members of his family in Gaza during the 2014 war.

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Sep 21, 2021

West Bank city of Jenin roils as Israel prepares for possible escalation

The West Bank and the Gaza Strip are atop a barrel of gunpowder that could explode at any time.

Ahmad Melhem | Palestine | Sep 21, 2021

A Palestinian man flashes a poster by the militant group Islamic Jihad of the six Palestinians who escaped from an Israeli prison, as people celebrate in the Jenin camp in the northern Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Sept. 6, 2021.

Elderly Palestinian resists Israel’s settlement ambitions

A 76-year-old Palestinian has been resisting Israel’s attempts to confiscate his land in the Jordan Valley for years.

Zuheir Dolah | Palestine | Sep 16, 2021

Members of the Humsa Al Baqai'a Beduin community.

Palestinian escapee allegedly beaten by Israeli forces after being recaptured

The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs said Zakaria Zubeidi suffered physical injuries in Israeli custody.

Al-Monitor Staff | Palestine | Sep 16, 2021

A Palestinian youth prepares to throw a tire onto a fire following a rally in support of Palestinian prisoners near the West Bank town of Nablus last week. Zakaria Zubeidi, one of six Palestinians who broke out of Israel's Gilboa prison, was allegedly beaten after being recaptured Saturday.

Palestinian NGOs begin campaign against political corruption

The deterioration of democratic policies in the Palestinian leadership has led a coalition of nongovernmental organizations to call what is happening in Palestine "political corruption."

Daoud Kuttab | Palestine | Sep 15, 2021

Palestine

Gaza's few beauty salons struggle to meet demand

Demand for plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures is rising in the Gaza Strip despite a lack of clinics.

Palestinian Authority asks AU to revoke Israel's observer status

Palestinians alarmed by Israel settlement plan on Jerusalem airport

Hamas says Gaza crisis linked to Jerusalem

Israel offers Sheikh Jarrah residents to remain tenants for 15 years

As reconstruction nears, Gaza fears donors won’t deliver on promises

Abbas warns Palestinian Authority will no longer recognize Israel

Gaza factions increase calls to revoke US-UNRWA agreement

Activist twins say Time recognition shows 'centrality of Palestinian cause'

Hamas says recaptured jailbreakers must be part of swap deal

Dutch court to hear Palestinian's civil case against Israeli commanders

West Bank city of Jenin roils as Israel prepares for possible escalation

Elderly Palestinian resists Israel’s settlement ambitions

Palestinian escapee allegedly beaten by Israeli forces after being recaptured

Palestinian NGOs begin campaign against political corruption

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