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The talks are an effort to de-escalate rising tensions in the occupied West Bank, three sources told Axios.

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh briefed the US envoy for Palestinian and Israeli affairs, Hady Amr, on the violations and unilateral measures taken by the new extremist Israeli government against the Palestinians. Amr also met in Ramallah with PLO Secretary-General Hussein al-Sheikh, who said he stressed the need for a…

Banat’s family say the focus has been on low-ranking officers, and not the Palestinian officials who gave the orders.

The Biden administration is seeking to reassure the Palestinians official ahead of next month's visit.

Hussein al-Sheikh, a senior Palestinian official increasingly seen as a successor to the 86-year-old President Mahmoud Abbas, says relations with Israel have gotten so bad that Palestinian leaders cannot go on with business as usual. But even if they are serious this time around, they have few options.

Hussein al-Sheikh is a senior Palestinian official who serves as the main liaison with Israel

President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday named Hussein Al-Sheikh secretary-general of the Palestine Liberation Organization’s (PLO) Executive Committee. Al-Sheikh has served as the Minister of Civil Affairs and member of the Fatah Central Committee. Abbas’ decision is effective as of May 25. The position had been held for years by the…

Member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Central Committee of Fatah, Hussein al-Sheikh, met on Wednesday in Moscow with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his deputy Mikhail Bogdanov. The meeting touched on latest developments in the Middle East and prospects of an Israeli-Palestinian…

Palestinian American reporter Shireen Abu Akleh was killed while covering an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank.