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April 10, 2019

Airbnb reverses, will allow listings in Israeli settlements

Airbnb is rescinding its plan to bar listings in Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The home-sharing company announced in ...

April 08, 2019

Israel sentences French driver to 7 years for gun smuggling

An Israeli court has sentenced a French citizen who was working as a driver for his country's consulate in Jerusalem to seven ...

April 07, 2019

Netanyahu vows to annex West Bank settlements if re-elected

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Saturday to annex Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank if ...

March 27, 2019

Egyptian mediators rush to Gaza Strip as cease-fire holds

Egyptian mediators rushed to the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and Hamas' supreme leader emerged from his hideout as an unofficial ...

March 27, 2019

The Latest: Egypt mediators in Gaza for talks with Hamas

The Latest on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (all times local): 8:05 p.m. Palestinian border authorities say Egyptian ...

March 27, 2019

The Latest: Israeli aircraft bomb Hamas militant targets

The Latest on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (all times local): 11:10 p.m. Palestinian witnesses say Israeli aircraft are ...

March 17, 2019

Military: West Bank shooting spree kills 1 Israeli, wounds 2

A Palestinian killed an Israeli and seriously wounded two others in a West Bank shooting and stabbing spree Sunday before ...

March 10, 2019

Abbas picks ally as new Palestinian premier

The Palestinian president on Sunday chose a longtime adviser, Mohammed Ishtayeh as his new prime minister, a step that ...

March 09, 2019

Israeli fire kills Gaza protester; clashes in West Bank

Israeli troops on Friday shot dead a Palestinian at the weekly protest along the fence bordering the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, ...

March 04, 2019

US says closing consulate in Jerusalem no policy shift

The United States has officially shuttered its consulate in Jerusalem, downgrading the status of its main diplomatic mission ...

February 05, 2019

West Bank settlers report surge in population growth

A West Bank settler group on Tuesday said the number of people living in Israeli settlements surged at a much faster rate ...

February 02, 2019

UN chief urges protection as Israel suspends observer force

The U.N. says Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hopes an agreement can be reached to protect Palestinians in the West Bank ...

January 31, 2019

US law leaves Israeli-Palestinian security ties up in air

Israeli and Palestinian officials on Thursday signaled that security coordination between them will continue, despite a ...

January 30, 2019

Female Palestinian teen killed in alleged stabbing attempt

Israeli police say officers shot and killed a female Palestinian teenager who allegedly attempted to stab security personnel ...

January 29, 2019

Palestinians ask UN to deploy observer force in West Bank

The Palestinian Authority on Tuesday asked the United Nations to deploy a permanent international force in the occupied West ...

January 29, 2019

Israeli ex-army chief launches campaign to replace Netanyahu

Retired Israeli military chief Benny Gantz on Tuesday launched his campaign to be prime minister, presenting himself as a ...

January 25, 2019

Israel warns Ireland over bill boycotting settlement goods

Israel has warned Ireland over passing a bill to ban imports of West Bank settlement products, saying the legislation, if ...

January 10, 2019

Israelis, Palestinians segregated on new West Bank highway

Israel inaugurated a new highway in the occupied West Bank on Thursday that features a large concrete wall segregating ...

December 22, 2018

Palestinian president to dissolve parliament, Hamas irate

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pledged on Saturday to implement a court ruling and dissolve the parliament controlled ...