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Palestinians mull next moves after Israel minister's Al-Aqsa visit

Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Palestinians are holding urgent talks on their next moves after an extreme-right Israeli minister visited Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound, a step so far met with stern words rather than violence.

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Rare Fatah rally in Hamas-controlled Gaza

Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Thousands in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip staged one of the biggest celebrations in years for the rival Fatah movement of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Saturday.

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Family of dead activist take Palestinian Authority to ICC

The Hague (AFP) - The family of Palestinian activist Nizar Banat submitted a case Thursday to the International Criminal Court accusing top Palestinian officials over his death in custody, relatives told AFP.

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Family of Dead Activist to Take Palestinian Authority to ICC

The family of Palestinian activist Nizar Banat will submit a case Thursday to the International Criminal Court accusing top Palestinian officials over his death in custody, relatives told AFP. Banat, a leading critic of the Palestinian Authority led by Mahmud Abbas, died in June 2021 after being dragged from his…

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Family of dead activist to take Palestinian Authority to ICC

Jerusalem (AFP) - The family of Palestinian activist Nizar Banat will submit a case Thursday to the International Criminal Court accusing top Palestinian officials over his death in custody, relatives told AFP.

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Fire at Gaza home kills 21: officials

Jabalia (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - A large fire that ripped through a home north of Gaza City where fuel was being stored killed at least 21 people including seven children on Thursday, official and medical sources said.

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Arafat Death Probe Head Says People Trying To Silence Him

The estrangement between Tirawi and Abbas has increased lately.

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Arab League voices 'total support' for Palestinians

Algiers (AFP) - Arab leaders on Wednesday vowed their "total support" for the Palestinian cause, as veteran Israeli hawk Benjamin Netanyahu inched closer to a return to power.

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Palestinians' Abbas urges Arab support against Israeli 'crimes'

Algiers (AFP) - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas urged Arab leaders Wednesday to boost support in the face of "crimes" by Israel, where veteran hawk Benjamin Netanyahu looks set to clinch an election victory.

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Fatah-Hamas reconciliation: 15-year-old Palestinian split

Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - The two rival Palestinian movements, the secular Fatah and Islamist Hamas which Thursday signed a reconciliation deal in Algiers, have been at odds for more than a decade.

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Palestinian factions sign reconciliation deal in Algiers

Algiers (AFP) - Palestinian factions signed a reconciliation deal in Algiers on Thursday, vowing to hold elections by next October in their latest attempt to end a rift that has now lasted more than 15 years.

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Palestinian factions discuss reconciliation deal in Algiers

Algiers (AFP) - Divided Palestinian factions met in Algiers Thursday amid efforts to persuade them to sign a reconciliation deal to lay out timelines to hold elections within a year, officials said.

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Four Palestinians killed in Israeli raid on Jenin

Jenin (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - An Israeli raid targeting alleged militants in a West Bank flashpoint killed four Palestinians on Wednesday, the Palestinian health ministry said, including the brother of a man blamed for a deadly attack in Tel Aviv.

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Four killed in Israel Jenin raid: Palestinian ministry

Jenin (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - An Israeli raid targeting alleged militants in a West Bank flashpoint killed four Palestinians Wednesday, including the brother of a man blamed for a deadly attack in Tel Aviv.

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Three killed in Israel Jenin raid: Palestinian ministry

Jenin (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - An Israeli raid targeting alleged militants in a West Bank flashpoint killed three Palestinians Wednesday, including the brother of a man blamed for a deadly attack in Tel Aviv.

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Arafat's nephew blasts 'totalitarian' Palestinian president

Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - A year after fleeing the West Bank, a nephew of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has returned to Gaza and is challenging his uncle's embattled successor, 86-year-old president Mahmud Abbas.

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Lapid under fire over backing Palestinian statehood at UN

Jerusalem (AFP) - After affirming his support for Palestinian statehood at the UN General Assembly, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid came under fire from right-wing critics and stirred doubts among the Palestinians on Friday.

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Israel no longer 'partner' for peace, Palestinians' Abbas tells UN

United Nations (United States) (AFP) - Israel is deliberately impeding progress toward a two-state solution and can no longer be considered a reliable partner in the peace process, Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas told the United Nations on Friday.

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Palestinian street battles point to wider West Bank crisis

Nablus (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Gun battles in central Nablus, with young Palestinians fighting police and setting blazes that shut the city down, signal growing chaos in the northern West Bank that could spiral out of control.

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Palestinian President to Hold Talks with Egypt’s Sisi on Israel Next Week

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will hold a summit with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo next week to discuss Palestine’s request to obtain full UN membership and its efforts to achieve calm in the Palestinian territories, specifically in the West Bank. They will also tackle the future of…

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Turkey warmly welcomes Abbas after restoring Israel ties

Ankara (AFP) - Turkey said Tuesday that its restoration of full diplomatic relations with Israel did not mean a shift in Middle Eastern allegiances as it warmly welcomed Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas.

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Israel, Germany slam Abbas Holocaust claim

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel and Germany on Wednesday condemned remarks by Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in Berlin, where he compared the Holocaust to the Jewish state's killings of Palestinians.

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Palestinian lawyers hold rare protest against Abbas's 'rule by decree'

Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Hundreds of Palestinian lawyers held a rare street protest Monday against what they described as the Palestinian Authority's "rule by decree", condemning president Mahmud Abbas for governing without a parliament.

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'Trump years with a smile': Palestinians reject Biden trip

Bethlehem (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - After hearing Joe Biden identify Jerusalem as Israel's capital and concede a two-state solution seemed "far away", one Palestinian official gave a blunt assessment of the US president's visit to the region.

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Israel strikes Gaza Strip after rocket fire: army

Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Israeli warplanes raided the Gaza Strip before dawn on Saturday in what it said was a retaliatory strike for rocket fire from the Palestinian territory controlled by the Islamist movement Hamas.

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