Palestinian Authority

Majority of Israelis back hostage deal tied to Gaza withdrawal - poll

More than half the Israeli public agree that the sitting government has not done enough to secure a hostage deal.

Families of hostages held in the Gaza Strip and supporters attend a rally calling for the release of hostages held in Gaza, at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, August 30, 2025.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed and Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani standby prior to signing the Abraham Accords with US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, US, September 15, 2020.

Palestinian officials hope UAE can prevent West Bank annexation

FRENCH PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron arrives for bilateral talks during a visit to Berlin last week. Following Hamas’s October 7 massacre, France once again chose the wrong side of history, the writer charges.

Macron decries US decision to not grant Palestinian officials visas

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York, US, September 26, 2024

Palestinian Authority VP requests US to reverse UNGA ban on Abbas in letter to Rubio


Netanyahu to hold talks over West Bank annexation in response to Palestinian state recognition

Prime minister convenes high-level talks on extending Israeli sovereignty in West Bank after France and others recognize a Palestinian state, officials say.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a Newsmax event in Jerusalem in August 2025.

IDF kills terrorist who held three female hostages, Katz says Houthi leadership is fleeing Sanaa

Netanyahu addresses IDF troop deployment • Military reveals only 240 haredi men draft to IDF • Hostage families urge Trump to seal Gaza deal • Rubio to visit Israel in two weeks

An illustrative photo of Hamas terrorists with hostage demonstrations in the background.

Peace rejected: Israel, US turn down Arab deal, guarantee more bloodshed - opinion

Hundreds of senior Israeli security veterans send letter to Trump administration and recommend five governing principles for a Gaza “morning after” plan:

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet in the Oval Office in April. In ignoring an Arab offer, the US and Israel have sentenced Israelis and Gazans to continued bloodshed, say members of Commanders for Israel’s Security.

'Israel wants to destroy all of Palestine,' Mahmoud Abbas tells Arab media

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas told Al-Arabiya and Al-Hadath that "Netanyahu does not want a fully-fledged Palestinian state."

 Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Beirut, Lebanon, May 22, 2025.

US temporarily stops most visa approvals for Palestinians - NYT

New US measures would prevent Palestinians from the West Bank and in the diaspora, from entering the US on several non-immigrant visas.

 A boy waves a Palestinian flag during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Lafayette Square near the White House in Washington, December 2, 2023; illustrative.

Lebanese army disarms six Palestinian camps, Hamas and Islamic Jihad not included - report

According to the report the Lebanese Army received “a batch of light and medium weapons, B7 rockets, and medium-range surface-to-surface missiles from the camps of Tyre.”

Demonstrators carry flags as they take part in a protest against the hunger crisis in Gaza, in Sidon, Lebanon July 25, 2025

US decision to revoke Palestinian visas contradicts int'l law, Mahmoud Abbas says

A source in the US State Department said that, in addition to Abbas, the US has denied visas to 80 other officials from the PA.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York, US, September 26, 2024

US blocks Palestinian officials from attending UN General Assembly, denies visas

A State Department official said Abbas and about 80 other Palestinians would be affected by the decision to deny and revoke visas from members of the umbrella PLO and the PA.

 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas holds a leadership meeting in Ramallah, in the West Bank, April 23, 2025

'If there is terror financing, I will get there': Inside IDF's raid to seize Ramallah terror funds

A’s battalion was the one with “the most central role for penetrating the bank, seizing the terror funds and equipment, and arresting the Hamas-affiliated individuals close up,” he told the Post.

IDF soldiers operate during a raid in Ramallah, in the West Bank, August 26, 2025

Ben-Gvir hangs images of ruined Gaza in jails to intimidate Palestinian prisoners, Barghouti claims

“This is what they have to see in the morning when they go out for their yard hour. One of them, I think here (pointing), that’s his house," the minister said.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir seen after a visit at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem Old City, during the Tisha B’Av, August 3, 2025.

A ‘Palestinian district’ in the heart of Israel’s capital - opinion

Not only will Israel never relinquish sovereignty over Jerusalem, but other nations also have a vested interest in supporting it

‘SO, WHY are east Jerusalem Palestinians determined to remain in the city?’