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Israel decided to grant the Palestinians additional permits and facilitations during the upcoming Eid al-Adha holiday. The decision comes as part of other measures expected at the political and security level in Israel ahead of US President Joe Biden's visit to the region, which is scheduled for mid-July.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh met publicly for the first time in over five years, on the sidelines of Algerian independence anniversary celebrations. Algeria's state broadcaster reported late Tuesday that representatives of the Palestinian Authority and Hamas movement also attended this meeting, which it called "historic".…

Algiers (AFP) - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh met publicly for the first time in over five years, on the sidelines of Algerian independence anniversary celebrations.

Washington (AFP) - The United States said Tuesday that experts on its own team investigated the bullet that killed journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, after Palestinians cried foul that Israel was not directly blamed.

Palestinian rights supporters say US assessment aims to sweep the issue under the rug ahead of Biden’s visit to Israel.

The Palestinian Authority rejected the inconclusive findings of a U.S. investigation into the killing of Palestinian American reporter Shireen Abu Akleh.

US officials said Monday the bullet that killed veteran Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh was likely fired from an Israeli position. But they say it is too badly damaged to reach an absolute determination, and that there is "no reason to believe" she was deliberately targeted. State Department spokesman…

Washington (AFP) - The United States concluded Monday that Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was likely killed by Israeli gunfire and urged accountability, but said there was no reason to believe she was shot intentionally.

But US State Department says probe inconclusive on the origin of the bullet that killed the Al Jazeera journalist.

The Palestinian American journalist was killed while covering an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin.

Israel is to conduct a ballistics test on the bullet that killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, the Israeli army said Sunday, a day after the Palestinian Authority handed the bullet to US experts.