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Israeli ministers have called for the annexation of the occupied territory in retaliation for the growing global recognition of a Palestinian state

There has been a recent rush of countries to formally recognise the state of Palestine. Affirming Palestinian sovereignty marks a historic diplomatic milestone, yet the exact layout of its territory, a central requirement under international law, remains fiercely contested from every hilltop in the West Bank to the ruins of…

The European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) signed a financing facility with the Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) to support the Palestinian private sector, amid rising tensions in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

The dealmaker is back at it again.

That's a big promise to make.

Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas will address the United Nations virtually on Thursday as the United States, despite its opposition to him, weighs whether to try to stop Israeli annexation of the West Bank.

French president said Trump assured him that would also mean ‘end of Abraham accords’ on Arab-Israeli relations

Trump made it clear that he would not allow Israel to annex parts of the West Bank, the sources said.

For a Palestinian state to be internationally recognised and built, Israel’s current government would need to halt its relentless opposition to Palestinian statehood and Israel’s main ally, the United States, would need to agree on a two-state solution, which it no longer does.

While France’s recognition of Palestine at the United Nations has been hailed as a historic step, in the occupied West Bank it was met with scepticism rather than celebration.

Closure of King Hussein (Allenby) Bridge is the latest in long line of collective punishments imposed by Israeli forces.