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Timeline: Al-Aqsa raids, closures and restrictions

A review of the major events that have marked the history of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem.

Al Jazeera

U.S. officials to make emergency trip to calm tensions in Jerusalem

The U.S. fears of reprisal of the 2021 fighting between Israel and Hamas

Axios

Putin discusses Russia-Ukraine talks, Middle East with Palestinian leader Abbas

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas about negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Monday.

Reuters

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Turkey's Erdogan condemns Israeli 'intervention' at Al-Aqsa mosque

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday he had told his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas that he condemned Israeli "intervention on worshippers" at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque and threats to its "status or spirit".

Reuters

PA Calls on International Community to Intervene to End Israeli Aggression

The Palestinian presidency said attacks by Israeli settlers and the occupation forces against worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque amount to a “declaration of war.” The international community should intervene immediately to “stop the Israeli aggression against Al-Aqsa mosque and prevent things from going out of control,” said Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesperson…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Abbas Threatens to Take 'Strategic Decisions' in Wake of Israeli Aggression

The Palestinian leadership threatened to take strategic decisions during a meeting on Sunday aimed at addressing Israeli aggression in the West Bank. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had called for the meeting. The presidency warned it would implement the decisions taken by the Central Council in February, which included suspending recognition…

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Emir of Qatar Holds Talks with Palestinian President

Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani held separate telephone calls on Thursday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and head of the Hamas politburo Ismail Haniyeh, reported Qatar's state news agency (QNA). Talks focused on the latest Palestinian developments. Sheikh Tamim Qatar's firm position of supporting the Palestinian cause…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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U.S. floated White House meeting between Israelis and Palestinians

The U.S. has raised the issue behind the scenes since December.

Axios

Israelis, Palestinians clash, leaving 3 dead

Two Palestinians were killed in an exchange of gunfire with Israeli forces in the West Bank, and another was shot dead after a stabbing attack, heightening tensions days before the start of a holiday period that has officials concerned of more widespread violence.

Bangkok Post

Israel’s PM urges citizens to arm themselves after Tel Aviv attack

Security cabinet in emergency talks ahead of Ramadan, Passover and Easter celebrations

The Guardian - UK

Israeli President to Visit Jordan on Wednesday

Israeli President Isaac Herzog will make the first official visit by an Israeli head of state to Jordan on Wednesday, officials said. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including Israel’s nearly 55-year-old occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem, has long weighed on relations between Israel and Jordan, many of whose 10…

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Jordan's King: Regional Security Cannot Be Achieved without a Palestinian State

Jordan's King Abdullah II assured Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that Amman will always support Palestine, despite all challenges. Meeting Abbas in Ramallah, King Abdullah asserted that security and stability could not be achieved in the region without just and comprehensive peace based on the two-state solution, which guarantees the establishment…

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Abbas, Blinken Hold Talks in Ramallah

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Ramallah on Sunday. He stressed that the priority should always be towards finding a political solution that would end the Israeli occupation of Palestine along the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital. He called…

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Israeli PM Prevents Gantz from Meeting Jordanian King in Ramallah

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has barred Defense Minister Benny Gantz from attending a meeting in Ramallah on Monday between Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan’s King Abdullah II so as not to divert attention from the Negev summit, a political source in Tel Aviv said. The foreign ministers…

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Israel's U.S., Arab partners close ranks on Iran, urge Palestinian talks

The top diplomats of the United States and four Arab countries convened in Israel on Monday in a display of unity against Iran but also used the rare summit to press their host to revive long-stalled peacemaking with the Palestinians.

The Independent UK

Palestinians hold local elections in occupied West Bank

Palestinians are voting in local elections in the occupied West Bank

Asharq Al-Awsat

Jordan King to Visit Ramallah to Ease Tension Ahead of Ramadan

Jordan's King Abdullah II will visit Ramallah soon to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in an attempt to contain a possible escalation during Ramadan month, according to the official Kan Channel. Kan said that the monarch plans to come to Ramallah on the eve of Ramadan and meet Abbas, who…

France 24

Anger mounts in West Bank at increasingly under-fire Palestinian Authority

On June 24, 2021, Palestinian political activist Nizar Banat died after being violently beaten by Palestinian security forces. Banat was a fierce critic of corruption in the Palestinian Authority. His killing had an immediate effect: Thousands took to the streets in the Palestinian Territories to protest against the ruling Fatah…

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Al Jazeera

Abbas accused of power grab after Palestinian appointments

PA president used Palestinian Central Council meeting to entrench his power and secure his successor, critics say.

Al Jazeera

Teen’s death fuels Palestinian Authority corruption claims

The PA accused of nepotism over the death of a cancer patient after he was denied treatment in West Bank.

Reuters

Two potential successors to Palestinian president named to top posts

Two potential successors to 86-year-old Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas were named on Monday to top posts in the Palestine Liberation Organization at a meeting boycotted by his Islamist rivals.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Abbas Threatens ‘One-State Solution’ at Palestinian Central Council Meeting

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he will reconsider all choices, “including the relationship with Israel.” He hinted at pursuing the one-state solution if the two-state solution continues to be undermined. Speaking at the opening session of the 31st session of the Palestinian Central Council in Ramallah, Abbas stressed that the…

Reuters

Rare session of key Palestinian body could provide Abbas succession clues

A key Palestinian decision-making body convenes on Sunday for the first time in nearly four years in a session that could be a stepping stone for two potential successors to 86-year-old President Mahmoud Abbas.

The Guardian - US

Trump risked disaster with Abbas praise in key Israel meeting, ambassador says

In new book, David Friedman recounts private meeting with Israeli president in which Trump also knocked Netanyahu – and how he says he turned his man around

Asharq Al-Awsat

Blinken Discusses Palestinian Authority Reform with Mahmoud Abbas

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the need for reform in the Palestinian Authority in a phone call on Monday with President Mahmoud Abbas in a further step to strengthen bilateral relations, the State Department said. President Joe Biden has sought to repair ties weakened when his predecessor, President…

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