Palestinians
The Palestinians are an Arab national group from the Southern Levant, predominantly the modern State of Israel.
Palestinians are predominantly Sunni Muslims, thought there are a minority of Christian and Shia Palestinians, as well as Druze and Samaritians that identify as Palestinian. There is dispute about when the Palestinian identity coalesced, be it in the post- or pre-war periods, and if it was an internal development or in direct response to the zionist movement.
The war that established Israel between Jewish and Arab forces resulted in a mass displacement of Palestinian Arabs. There is a significant diaspora of Palesitnians, especially in neighbouring Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon. 20% of Israeli citizens are Arabs, of which many also identify as Palestinian. Many Diaspora Palesitnians, as well as those from families displaced from beyond the 1948 armistice lines, identify as refugees.
Many Palestinian political movements lay claim to all the land of Israel as the future Palestinian state. The Palestinian Authority is one of the pirmary bodies that governs the Palestinians, with varying degrees of control in the West Bank. Palestinians have autonomy in Gaza, which is under the rule of Hamas.
WATCH: Israeli police apprehend remaining suspect in Kfar Yona ramming attack at construction site
The suspect was found hiding on a crane suspended in the air.
Yasser Abu Shabab claims Gaza militia captured territory from Hamas now untouched by war - WSJ
USAID, Reuters dismiss mountain of evidence showing Hamas steals humanitarian aid - analysis
Israel's moral dilemma: Being a picture of morality or destroying Hamas - opinion
The birth of an Army of Healers: Jews, Palestinians offering support during war - opinion
The Army of Healers, a growing network of Arab Palestinian and Jewish facilitators trained in trauma-informed methods, has been supporting both Israelis and Palestinians for the past year and a half.
Israeli delegation will return to Qatar only when deal is feasible - Israeli officials
“This is not the collapse of the negotiations,” the official stressed. “This delegation stayed in Doha for over two and a half weeks – longer than any previous Israeli team."
'Portrayed as child executioners': Ex-Mossad official says Gaza war harms Israel's long-term image
Former Mossad official Rami Igra warned that the Gaza war is damaging Israel's global reputation and called for an immediate end to the conflict, emphasizing the need for a long-term solution.
Extremist settlers torch Palestinian vehicles in West Bank, claim act of 'vengeance' - report
The Telegram account of journalist Doron Kadosh claimed that three suspects entered the Palestinian village and that it followed the evacuation of an illegal outpost the day prior.
Israeli security forces arrest terror cell in Bethlehem planning to carry out attack
In the village of Amnun, troops located and seized an M16 rifle along with additional combat gear.
IDF tanks enter Deir al-Balah as Israel launches deeper incursion into Gazan city
The area is packed with Palestinians who left their homes during 21 months of war in Gaza, hundreds of whom fled west or south after Israel issued an evacuation order on Sunday.
IDF fired warning shots at Gazans near aid sites, Hamas conflating casualties, spox. says
International media outlets reported that at least 73 people were killed by Israeli fire while they waited for UN aid trucks in northern Gaza on Sunday, citing the Hamas-affiliated Health Ministry.
Two people killed in strike on Gazan church compound, several wounded, Latin patriarchate says
The Prime Minister's Office confirmed that a "stray ammunition hit Gaza's Holy Family Church."
The Palestinian Authority has failed: Local autonomy is the only viable future - opinion
The Hebron Emirate initiative, led by local tribal leaders, offers a compelling departure from the Palestinian Authority model and offers several advantages.
PMO: Hamas is sabotaging hostage deal negotiations to pressure Israeli public
"Hamas rejected the Qatari proposal, is creating obstacles, refuses to compromise, and accompanies the talks with psychological warfare aimed at sabotaging the negotiations."
Israel, ICC prosecutor have third fight over 'State of Palestine' war crimes probes
Unlike prior rounds of debate on these issues which took a year or more, it appears that the ICC’s Pre-Trial Chamber will try to reach a decision within several months at most.
