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U.N. human rights chief: Israel’s new Gaza plan threatens Palestinians’ existence in Strip
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has warned about Israel's plan to expand its military offensive ...
Israel closes 6 UN schools for Palestinians in east Jerusalem
Israel has closed six U.N. schools in east Jerusalem, forcing students to leave early and throwing the education of more than ...
Israeli military extends detention of Palestinian journalist despite acknowledging lack of evidence
The Israeli military acknowledged Thursday that it does not have “sufficient evidence” to substantiate terrorism funding ...
Israeli official says Gaza will be "entirely destroyed," Palestinians "will start to leave in great numbers"
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says victory in Gaza will mean the enclave being "entirely destroyed," Palestinians ...
Israel says it will seize Gaza. Here’s a look at the Palestinian territory’s troubled recent history
Israel’s Cabinet has decided to seize Gaza for an unspecified amount of time. It's a move that could see Israel reestablish ...
Israeli strikes kill 48 at Gaza shelters for displaced Palestinians, hospitals say, as military operation intensifies
Forty-eight people were killed, including at least seven children, in Israeli airstrikes on school compounds sheltering ...
What does Netanyahu’s plan for ‘conquering’ Gaza mean for Israel, Palestine and their neighbours? Expert Q&A
The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has announced that the Israeli military will launch a new “intensified” ...
US to fold Palestinian affairs office into embassy in Israel
The Trump administration will fold the office that manages Washington's relations with Palestinians into the U.S. Embassy in ...
Pro-Palestinian protest erupts in Columbia library days after Israel reveals plan to seize Gaza
Student protesters took over a room of Columbia University's Butler Library in a resurgence of the on-campus protests against ...
Palestinian literature: a rich literary heritage from a nation in exile
The settings of modern Palestinian literature include Israel, the occupied territories, countries more broadly in the Middle ...