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Since the Gaza war began, violence against Palestinians has also surged in the West Bank – and gone virtually unnoticed

While the world remains fixated on the devastating October 7 Hamas attacks and the subsequent Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, there has been a pronounced – and mostly unnoticed – escalation in violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.

The Conversation

A brief history of the US-Israel 'special relationship' shows how connections have shifted since long before the 1948 founding of the Jewish state

In his first remarks after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel, President Joe Biden affirmed the United States offered “rock solid and unwavering” support to Israel, “just as we have (done) from the moment the United States became the first nation to recognize Israel, 11 minutes after its…

The Conversation

The beginning of the end? The hypothetical future of Palestinian politics

Could Hamas’s rival, the PA, return to rule Gaza? Would Palestinians even accept it?

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Corrupt, discredited: could a reformed Palestinian Authority run Gaza?

The west’s preferred vehicle to govern a Gaza shorn of Hamas is a body whose authority has been undermined by all sides

The Guardian - UK

Israel, Hamas agree ceasefire and release of 50 hostages held in Gaza

Israel and Hamas agreed a deal on Wednesday to release at least 50 hostages being held in Gaza during a four-day truce that will allow hundreds of humanitarian aid trucks to enter the beseiged territory.

Radio France Internationale

Macron tells Netanyahu ‘too many civilian losses’ in Israel’s war on Gaza

French president spoke to Israeli prime minister as Paris prepared more humanitarian aid for Gaza.

Al Jazeera

‘Pipe dream’: Why is the US pushing the Palestinian Authority to lead Gaza?

Analysts say talk of the Palestinian Authority governing a destroyed post-conflict Gaza is premature and unrealistic.

Al Jazeera

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Could exiled former Palestinian leader Mohammed Dahlan lead Gaza after the Israel-Hamas war?

The former leader of Fatah in Gaza, Mohammed Dahlan, has been living in exile in the United Arab Emirates for the past 10 years, where he has become a successful businessman. Born in the Palestinian coastal enclave, Dahlan is a powerful financial force in Gaza and an influential figure in…

France 24

Palestinians in Lebanon disappointed that Hezbollah won’t escalate

‘I wanted him to open up the war completely’: Palestinians in Lebanon expected more from Nasrallah.

Al Jazeera

‘We are the resistance’: show of defiance by Hamas as funeral parade follows battle in Jenin

Israeli raids raise tensions in a West Bank paying the human price of war

The Guardian - UK

Middle East leaders hold emergency summit amid siege on Gaza hospital

Al-Shifa chief says Israeli troops firing at complex, which has no medical supplies, power or water for thousands trapped inside

The Guardian - UK

How two-faced Xi Jinping is exploiting war in Gaza to beget China’s new order

As with Ukraine, the Chinese president’s so-called neutrality is designed to advance his nation and make the US look weak

The Guardian - UK

This War Won’t Solve the Israel-Palestine Conflict

After all the death and destruction, the situation will be no closer to a resolution than it was before Oct. 7.

Foreign Policy

Gaza Conflict Intensifies Near Medical Facilities, Draws Global Response

Intensified conflict in Gaza as hostilities near medical facilities escalate, drawing international reactions.

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Al Jazeera

From sport to music, Chile’s Palestinian diaspora rallies to support Gaza

Chile is home to the largest Palestinian population outside of the Middle East, making the community a political force.

France 24

Fake story about assassination attempt on Mahmoud Abbas goes viral

A video supposedly showing an assassination attempt on Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, has been circulating widely on X (formerly Twitter) since November 7. However, it turns out that the video actually shows a police drug raid on a refugee camp near Ramallah in the West Bank…

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Albanese speaks with Palestinian Authority leader

Anthony Albanese has called Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas to condemn the Hamas attack on Israel and express concern over civilian casualties.

The Independent UK

Israel says it will maintain "overall security responsibility" for Gaza. What might that look like?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not elaborate when he said that Israel would maintain indefinite “overall security responsibility” in Gaza once it removes Hamas from power in response to the Islamic militant group's cross-border raid

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France 24

Reports of alleged Mahmoud Abbas assassination attempt are fake

Users are sharing a viral video that they claim shows the exact moment the convoy of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was attacked in an assassination attempt. But this video has nothing to do with the Palestinian leader. We tell you what this video really shows in this edition of…

The Independent UK

Blinken urges united future Palestinian government for Gaza and West Bank, widening gulf with Israel

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is calling for a united and Palestinian-led government for Gaza and the West Bank after the war ends, as a step toward Palestinian statehood

France 24

Can the Palestinian Authority lead a post-Hamas Gaza Strip?

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is working hard to involve the Palestinian Authority in a resolution of the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Despite having a significant security apparatus, a civil service and other trappings of a state, the weaknesses of the internationally recognised Palestinian leadership mean it may…

Al Jazeera

In the midst of Israel’s assault, people of Gaza still don’t want the PA

On the streets of the besieged strip, there appears to be little appetite for a Palestinian Authority government.

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Blinken's Mission, Impossible

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France 24

Gaza ceasefire becomes 'more urgent with every passing hour', says UN chief Guterres

In a televised address on Monday, UN chief Antonio Guterres said a ceasefire becomes “more urgent with every passing hour” as Israeli forces pounded the Hamas-held Gaza Strip after encircling the enclave's main city on Sunday. Hamas militants fired 16 rockets from Lebanon towards northern Israel, the Palestinian group's armed…

The Guardian - UK

Israel launches major strikes on Gaza as violence flares up on Lebanon boundary

Huge explosions reported in Gaza Strip, and communities in northern Israel come under mortar and rocket fire from Hezbollah

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