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Israeli settlements 'impede peace': UN Security Council

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 21 06:25 AM

The UN Security Council expressed its "dismay" with plans by Israel's government to retroactively legalize settlements in occupied Palestinian lands. Read more »

Islamic Jihad's top 'military' leadership in Gaza 'neutralized'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 07 07:44 AM

The top leadership of Islamic Jihad's armed wing in Gaza has been 'neutralized' over two days of Israeli strikes targeting the Palestinian militant group, Israel's army said Saturday. Read more »

Over 100 hurt in Jerusalem clashes as religious festivals overlap

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 15 03:59 PM

Al-Aqsa is Islam's third holiest site. Jews refer to it as the Temple Mount, referencing 2 temples said to have stood there in antiquity. Read more »

Netflix launches Palestinian film collection

Zainah El-Haroun, Reuters
Posted at Oct 14 09:51 PM

'This is why we make films, because we want our stories to travel, we want people to know about us.' Read more »

Palestinian killed by Israeli troops in West Bank: ministry

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 25 07:34 AM

Another eight Palestinians were wounded by rubber-coated bullets, the Palestinians' official Wafa news agency reported. Read more »

Gaza militants fire rocket at Israel, military says

Reuters
Posted at Aug 16 08:00 PM

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the launching. Read more »

Pro-Palestinian rally in Washington seeks end to US aid to Israel

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 30 08:52 AM

More than 1,000 rallied Saturday in Washington in support of Palestinians and calling for an end to US aid to Israel. Read more »

Gaza truce holds as Israel admits Jewish visitors to flashpoint site

Reuters
Posted at May 23 06:29 PM

The Israel-Hamas ceasefire held into a third day on Sunday as Israeli police admitted Jewish visitors to a contested Jerusalem holy site where earlier confrontations with Palestinian protesters helped to ignite the cross-border Gaza fighting. Read more »

Palestinians pick up pieces in ravaged Gaza after Israel ceasefire

Guillaume Lavallee with Alice Hackman in Jerusalem, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 23 08:11 AM

Gazans tried to piece back their lives Saturday after a devastating 11-day conflict with Israel that killed more than 200 people and made thousands homeless in the impoverished Palestinian enclave. Read more »

52,000 displaced in Gaza, says UN agency; war crimes investigation sought

Reuters
Posted at May 19 04:10 AM

In a separate statement on the conflict, rights group Amnesty International said Israel air strikes on residential buildings might amount to war crimes. Read more »

UN hails Israel decision to open crossing for aid into Gaza

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 18 06:59 PM

The United Nations on Tuesday welcomed an Israeli decision to open the Kerem Shalom crossing to allow aid into Gaza, and urged the opening of a second location to let in humanitarian workers. Read more »

Blinken urges Israel and Palestinians to 'protect civilians' and children

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 17 10:12 PM

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urged Israel and Palestinians to "protect civilians, especially children", reiterating that Israel "as a democracy has an extra burden" to do so. Read more »

Pope warns of 'spiral of death' in Middle East clashes

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 17 07:33 AM

VATICAN CITY, Holy See - Pope Francis on Sunday said the loss of innocent lives in violence between Israel and Palestinians was "terrible and unacceptable", warning that the latest conflict could get even worse.  Read more »

Arabs of Israel, minority with deep-seated grievances

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 14 10:49 AM

JERUSALEM - They call themselves Palestinian Israelis, Israel refers to them as Arabs. The latest crisis puts the spotlight back on the descendants of Palestinians who stayed put after the Jewish state was established. Read more »

Israel-Palestinian conflict escalates as rockets fly, street violence flares

Ben Simon with Adel Zaanoun in Gaza City, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 13 01:40 PM

TEL AVIV - Israel faced an escalating conflict on two fronts Thursday, scrambling to quell riots between Arabs and Jews on its own streets after days of exchanging deadly fire with Palestinian militants in Gaza.   Read more »

Over 1,000 rockets fired from Gaza towards Israel since Monday: army

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 12 04:37 PM

Palestinian militants in Gaza have fired more than 1,000 rockets towards Israel since Monday evening, when hostilities escalated dramatically following days of unrest in Jerusalem, the Israeli army said. Read more »

Israel's Iron Dome intercepts rockets

Amir Cohen, Reuters
Posted at May 11 03:47 PM

Streaks of light are seen as Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel May 10, 2021. Read more »

20 killed as Israel strikes Gaza after Hamas rocket barrage

Ben Simon with Adel Zaanoun in Gaza, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 11 08:09 AM

Israel launched deadly air strikes on Gaza Monday in response to a barrage of rockets fired by Hamas and other Palestinian militants, amid spiraling violence sparked by unrest at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.  Read more »

Hundreds wounded in new Jerusalem clashes: emergency services

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 10 04:16 PM

Hundreds of people were wounded Monday in renewed clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound, the Palestinian Red Crescent said. Read more »

‘Seek shared resolutions’: Pope urges end to clashes in Jerusalem

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 10 03:24 AM

The violence around Jerusalem's revered Al-Aqsa mosque compound and the Old City is fueled by a bid by Jewish settlers to take over Palestinian homes in east Jerusalem. Read more »