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Albanese speaks with Palestinian Authority leader

Anthony Albanese has called Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas to condemn the Hamas attack on Israel and express concern over civilian casualties.

AAP · Nov 9, 2023

Reports of alleged Mahmoud Abbas assassination attempt are fake

Users are sharing a viral video that they claim shows the exact moment the convoy of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was attacked in an assassination attempt. But this video has nothing to do with the Palestinian leader. We tell you what this video really shows in this edition of…

France 24 · Nov 8, 2023

Can the Palestinian Authority lead a post-Hamas Gaza Strip?

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is working hard to involve the Palestinian Authority in a resolution of the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Despite having a significant security apparatus, a civil service and other trappings of a state, the weaknesses of the internationally recognised Palestinian leadership mean it may…

France 24 · Nov 8, 2023

What happens to Gaza the day after the war ends?

A reformed Palestinian Authority or a multinational force have been mooted as solutions for security in the territory, but both proposals have met resistance

The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2023

Blinken meets Abbas in the West Bank in the latest stop on his diplomat push on the Israel-Hamas war

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has traveled to the occupied West Bank for a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the American's latest bid to ease civilian suffering in the Gaza Strip

The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2023

Palestinian foreign minister promises cooperation with international courts on visit to The Hague

The Palestinian Authority’s foreign minister says he fully supports an International Criminal Court investigation into alleged crimes in the Palestinian territories and by Palestinians who target Israelis

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023

'US should pressure Israel to stop war in Gaza,' Abbas spokesman tells FRANCE 24

In an interview with FRANCE 24 on Day 20 of the Israel-Hamas conflict, a spokesman for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called on the Biden administration "to pressure Israel to stop this war". Nabil Abu Rudeineh also said that the current conflict was "an opportunity for us, for the Israelis,…

France 24 · Oct 26, 2023

‘Day of rage’ erupts across West Bank after Israeli forces attack refugee camp

Palestinian Islamic Jihad supporters marched through Nur Shams chanting ‘revenge’ and protested against violence on children

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2023

‘Support our people’: growing frustration at Palestine’s leadership in West Bank

Protesters call for removal of president Mahmoud Abbas after Palestinian Authority’s lacklustre response to Israel conflict

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2023

Palestinian Authority cracks down on protests over Israel Gaza attacks

A young Palestinian girl was killed by PA fire in Jenin, while another man was killed by Israeli forces in Nabi Saleh.

Al Jazeera · Oct 18, 2023