Palestinians

• Israeli forces kill four in Gaza, say they hit rocket launch site - By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Jana Choukeir CAIRO/DUBAI, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Israeli forces killed at least four Palestinians in two separate strikes in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, hours after the military
• International aid groups grapple with what Israel's ban will mean for their work in Gaza - Israel’s decision to revoke the licenses of more than three dozen humanitarian organizations this week has aid groups scrambling to grapple with what this means for their operations in Gaza and their ability to help tens of thousands of str
• Palestinians watch as Israeli bulldozers claw down their West Bank homes - Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank watched as Israeli military bulldozers pulled down their homes Wednesday as part of a nearly year-long incursion into the territory's northern refugee camps. The scene in Nur Shams has been re
• Israel Strips U.N. Agency for Palestinian Refugees of Diplomatic Immunity - The legislation was the latest blow to the agency, known as UNRWA. Israel has accused it of being extensively infiltrated by Hamas.
• Zero Hour for the Middle East - After more than a decade of wars, from Syria to Gaza, the Middle East is exhausted by conflict. Is it ready to find another way?
• 2 Killed in Car Ramming and Stabbing in Israel, Authorities Say - The attack comes amid heightened tensions between Israelis and Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
• One Gazan Girl’s Fight to Survive Extreme Hunger - After Israel sealed Gaza’s borders, Hoda Abu al-Naja, 12, who suffered from celiac disease, spent months seeking the food and care she needed to combat malnutrition.
• 3 Palestinians arrested on suspicion of torching a Christmas tree at a Catholic church in West Bank - Three Palestinians have been arrested on suspicion of setting fire to a Christmas tree and damaging part of a Nativity scene at a Catholic Church in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Jenin, Palestinian Authority police said. Police sa
• A blast in Gaza wounds a soldier and Israel accuses Hamas of ceasefire violation - An explosive device detonated in Gaza on Wednesday, injuring one Israeli soldier and prompting Israel to accuse Hamas of violating the U.S.-backed ceasefire. The blast came as Hamas met with Turkish officials in Ankara to discuss the secon
• Trump Needs to Rein in Netanyahu - President Trump should press Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to ease military pressure on Gaza, Lebanon and Syria for the sake of his own policy.