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Israel Military Admits It Uses Armed Drones

Israel's military censors have lifted a ban on reporting the country's use of armed drones, an official said on Wednesday, ending an open secret by admitting that the armed forces have unmanned attack aircraft and have used them. Palestinians have accused Israel of using armed drones in targeted killings in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Joe Biden told he ‘cannot buy solution’ to Palestine occupation, as he arrives in West Bank

Palestinian protesters have been demonstrating against the US president’s arrival

The Independent UK

Biden Pledges $100 Million for Palestinian Hospitals in East Jerusalem

US President Joe Biden on Friday pledged an additional $100 million to support hospitals in East Jerusalem as part of a multiyear commitment aimed at helping Palestinian health services. Biden made the pledge at the Augusta Victoria Hospital in East Jerusalem ahead of a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas…

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Biden claims US will achieve accountability for Abu Akleh killing

US President Joe Biden makes no mention of Israel as perpetrator in killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.

Al Jazeera

Biden states support for two-state solution, but 'ground not ripe' to restart Israel-Palestine talks

US President Joe Biden said that US commitment to a two-state solution “has not changed”, but that the “ground is not ripe” to restart talks between Israel and Palestine. The American president was speaking during a joint press conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank on Friday.

France 24

Biden Meets with Abbas in West Bank on Friday Before Heading to Saudi Arabia

US President Joe Biden visits Saudi Arabia on Friday with three main topics on his agenda. Biden is expected to hold bilateral talks with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden brings Palestinians aid but no new peace plan

U.S. President Joe Biden promised on Friday not to give up efforts to end the decades-long Israeli Palestinian conflict, though he offered no new proposals to restart the stalled political dialogue between the two sides.

Reuters

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Biden heads to West Bank, with little to offer Palestinians

President Joe Biden will visit Palestinian leaders in the West Bank on Friday, at a moment when there's little chance of reviving peace talks with Israel

The Independent UK

Analysis: Palestinians feel increasingly disillusioned by Biden’s approach

JERUSALEM — The short ride that takes President Joe Biden from Jerusalem to Bethlehem passes an enormous mural of a smiling woman, wearing a flak jacket, yellow paint giving highlights to her chestnut hair.

Los Angeles Times

Health rumours leave Palestinians wondering who will follow Abbas

President Abbas has been in ill health over recent years and is unpopular, but many Palestinians are still apathetic.

Al Jazeera

Meeting with Shireen Abu Akleh’s family not on Biden’s schedule

US president appears to rebuff meeting with slain journalist’s family during visit to Israel and occupied West Bank.

Al Jazeera

Slain Palestinian Reporter’s Family ‘Outraged’ as Biden Arrives in Israel

The niece of slain Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh expressed "outrage" Wednesday as US President Joe Biden arrived in Israel, condemning Washington for inaction over her killing. Lina Abu Akleh watched on television from her home in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem as Air Force One touched down near Tel Aviv,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

U.S. calls for 'accountability' in Abu Akleh case ahead of Biden West Bank visit

The United States called on Wednesday for accountability over the death of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, whose killing during an Israeli West Bank raid is expected to be a major issue during President Joe Biden's Middle East visit.

Reuters

Joe Biden arrives in Middle East on first trip as US president

US leader will visit Israel, the occupied West Bank and Saudi Arabia during four-day trip.

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The Independent UK

Biden to ping through Israel's iconic spots on Mideast tour

President Joe Biden’s dash through Israel and the occupied West Bank this week is expected to cut across some of the region’s most iconic places

The Independent UK

Israel grants more Palestinian permits ahead of Biden visit

Israel says it will increase the number of work permits issued to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and allow thousands of Palestinians to gain legal status ahead of President Joe Biden’s visit to the region later this week

Asharq Al-Awsat

Palestinians Say US Economic Push No Substitute for Peace

Ahead of Joe Biden's first visit to Jerusalem as US president, Washington's ambassador said his team will "pound tables" to press Israeli officials into making concessions to the Palestinians. But ambassador Thomas Nides was talking about ensuring Palestinians have access to economic benefits such as 4G internet, not throwing American…

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Growing Israeli West Bank Settlements Test US Position Ahead of Biden Visit

Steps away from a cluster of Palestinian tents and shacks in the northern Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank, trucks were working in full force to prepare for the construction of a school for Israeli settlers. The settlement of Mehola is trying to expand, as demand has become very…

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Growing Israeli West Bank settlements test US position ahead of Biden visit

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Jenin violence rages two months after death of Al Jazeera journalist

Amid row over fatal shooting of Shireen Abu Aqleh, refugee camp is still subject to near-nightly raids by Israel Defence Forces

Asharq Al-Awsat

With Biden, Palestinians Seeking Freedom Get Permits Instead

For more than two years, the Biden administration has said that Palestinians are entitled to the same measure of "freedom, security and prosperity" enjoyed by Israelis. Instead, they've gotten US aid and permits to work inside Israel and its Jewish settlements. The inconsistency is likely to come up when President…

The Independent UK

With Biden, Palestinians seeking freedom get permits instead

For more than two years, the Biden administration has said that Palestinians are entitled to the same measure of “freedom, security and prosperity” enjoyed by Israelis

Asharq Al-Awsat

Abbas Calls on Lapid, Herzog to Stop Arrests and Settlements

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid and President Isaac Herzog held separate calls with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday, which followed a meeting between Abbas and Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz in the occupied West Bank on Thursday. In the first such known call between the Palestinian leader and an…

The Independent UK

Family of journalist killed in West Bank lashes out at Biden

The family of a Palestinian-American reporter killed while covering an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank has lashed out at President Joe Biden over his administration’s response to her death

The Independent UK

Palestinian leader, Israeli PM hold first call in years

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has received a call from Israel’s caretaker prime minister, Yair Lapid, the first such conversation between Abbas and an Israeli premier in years

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