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Gaza health care suffers as Palestinian factions play blame game
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Gaza health care suffers as Palestinian factions play blame game

Ritta al-Jalees doesn’t care who’s to blame for the deteriorating state of healthcare in Gaza. All she wants is to…
Israel freezes plan to give Palestinian city land to expand
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Israel freezes plan to give Palestinian city land to expand

Israel’s cabinet has frozen a plan to expand the West Bank’s most densely populated Palestinian city by ceding military control…
West Bank gets Israeli power boost as Gaza endures energy crisis
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West Bank gets Israeli power boost as Gaza endures energy crisis

State-owned Israel Electric Corp (IEC) and the Palestinian Authority signed an agreement on Monday to boost Israeli electrical supply to…
Israelis outraged by UNESCO decision on Hebron holy site
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Israelis outraged by UNESCO decision on Hebron holy site

The UN cultural agency on Friday declared the old city in the West Bank town of Hebron as a Palestinian…
Palestinians greet Trump with West Bank general strike
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Palestinians greet Trump with West Bank general strike

Protesters blocked roads in the West Bank as a hunger strike in Israeli prisons entered its 36th day. Government offices…
Palestinian West Bank local elections a test for Fatah party
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Palestinian West Bank local elections a test for Fatah party

Palestinians choose mayors and local councils in communities across the West Bank on Saturday, a rare chance to cast ballots…
Abbas turns screw on Hamas by cutting Gaza’s electricity
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Abbas turns screw on Hamas by cutting Gaza’s electricity

With the prospect looming of a Middle East peace initiative by a new US administration more sympathetic to Israel, Palestinian…
Abbas seeks ‘unprecedented’ steps to end Palestinian split
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Abbas seeks ‘unprecedented’ steps to end Palestinian split

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned that he will take "unprecedented steps" to end the political division between his West Bank-based…
Israel sets closure on Palestinian areas ahead of Passover
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Israel sets closure on Palestinian areas ahead of Passover

Israel closed off access to the Palestinian territories Monday as a security measure for the weeklong Passover holiday.The military said…
Netanyahu vows new settlement ahead of meeting with US envoy
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Netanyahu vows new settlement ahead of meeting with US envoy

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is vowing to keep his promise to build Israel's first new West Bank settlement in…
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