Lebanon Warns Army May Intervene if Palestinian Faction Clashes Continue

Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has threatened to send in the Lebanese army to the country’s largest Palestinian refugee camp, where fighting in recent days has killed more than a dozen people, wounded many more and displaced thousands.

Palestine’s Abbas to visit China after Mediation Offer

President of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas will make a state visit to China next week after Beijing expressed readiness to help facilitate talks between Palestine and the Israel.

Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Israel reach ceasefire deal

An official in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement (PIJ) announced on Saturday that an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire agreement had been reached between the movement and Israel in the Gaza Strip.

Jordan, Palestine No Longer Recognize Armenian Patriarch Nourhan Manougian

 Jordan and Palestine on Thursday issued a joint statement, announcing their decision to suspend their recognition of Archbishop Nourhan Manougian as the Patriarch of the Armenian Church in Jerusalem, the holy land and Jordan.

Large crowds in London protest Israel's 'apartheid policies'

A mass rally was held in central London on Sunday to protest Israel's "apartheid policies" against Palestinians.

Israeli forces fire on Palestinian at entrance to Al-Aqsa Mosque

Israeli forces opened fire on a Palestinian at the entrance of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem late Friday, according to security sources.

Jordan’s parliament votes in favor of proposal to expel Israel’s envoy

Jordan’s parliament on Wednesday voted in favor of a proposal to expel Israel’s envoy, three days after a minister sparked an uproar for displaying a map depicting Israel as including all of Jordan and the Palestinian territories.

Israelis, Palestinians agree on steps to curb rising violence

Israeli and Palestinian officials have agreed at a meeting in Egypt to take steps to lower tensions ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Israeli troops kill at least six, wound 11 others during raid in West Bank’s Jenin

Israeli troops on Tuesday killed six Palestinians and wounded 11 others during a raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, the Palestinian health ministry said in an updated toll.

Jordan to host Israel-Palestine talks as violence escalates

Jordan is set to host a meeting between top Israeli and Palestinian officials in a bid to halt a surge in deadly violence in the occupied West Bank that has stoked fears of a wider escalation, according to officials.

10 Palestinians killed, dozens injured by Israeli army fire in Nablus

At least ten Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire during a military raid in the West Bank city of Nablus on Wednesday, according to the Health Ministry.

UN draft resolution on Israeli settlements 'unhelpful' - US

State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said on Thursday that a United Nations draft resolution that would call on Israel to immediately and completely cease settlement activities is “unhelpful,” adding that the administration doesn't “view the UN as the most practical or useful forum for discussing this issue.”

Soaring demolitions of Palestinian homes must stop: UN

United Nations rights experts called Monday on the world community to act to stop a dramatic surge in Israel’s “systematic and deliberate” demolition of Palestinian housing.

Israel’s licensing of firearms to civilians to fuel violence: UN

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has warned that Israel’s decision to expand the licensing of firearms for Israelis would lead to further violence with Palestinians.

UK documents: Bush ordered CIA to find replacement for Arafat

Former United States President George W Bush ordered the CIA to search for a replacement for Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat after the escalation of the second Intifada in 2001, the BBC said, quoting recently released British documents.

Israeli forces kill two Palestinians during new violence

Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian who allegedly tried to stab a soldier in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, while a Palestinian teenager was shot dead after brandishing what Israeli police said was a fake pistol during an operation in east Jerusalem, according to Palestinian officials.

UN chief urges 'utmost restraint' from Israel, Palestinians - En attendant Godot

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is "deeply worried" by the current escalation of violence in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory and urged "utmost restraint" on Friday, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement.

Israeli forces remove West Bank settler outpost, angering rightists in government

Israeli security forces on Friday evicted a small group of Jewish settlers from an outpost they erected hours earlier in the occupied West Bank, upsetting pro-settlement members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.

Palestinian killed in clashes with IDF as Jews pray at Joseph's Tomb

Heavy gunfire was reported near the tomb as the IDF secured the area for hundreds of Jewish worshippers on Wednesday night.

Five Palestinian men killed in West Bank violence - BBC News

Five Palestinian men have been killed by Israeli forces in four separate incidents in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian and Israeli officials say.