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Yellen: travel restrictions on West Bank not in Israel’s interest

Yellen: travel restrictions on West Bank not in Israel’s interest

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen criticized Israel for withholding work permits and blocking travel by Palestinians from the occupied West Bank, saying the measures hurt both sides and risked tipping off a broader regional conflict.

EU holds back part of UNRWA payment but boosts Palestinian aid

EU holds back part of UNRWA payment but boosts Palestinian aid

The European Commission said on Friday it would hold back part of a payment of 82 million euros for the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) but increase overall aid to the Palestinians by 68 million

‘Pity us’: Deadly scenes as desperate Gazans rush aid trucks

‘Pity us’: Deadly scenes as desperate Gazans rush aid trucks

Thousands of Palestinians flocked to an aid distribution point early Thursday, desperate for food amid Gaza's looming famine, only to be met with lethal chaos including live fire by Israeli troops. By mid-afternoon the Hamas-run

Criteria UN will use to declare expected ‘famine’ in Gaza

Criteria UN will use to declare expected ‘famine’ in Gaza

The UN, which has warned of "almost inevitable" widespread starvation in northern Gaza, uses strict criteria to declare a famine. In the Jabalia refugee camp north of Gaza City, dozens of children wander around carrying

El Al CEO says airline still in talks with Airbus, Boeing on planes

El Al CEO says airline still in talks with Airbus, Boeing on planes

El Al Israel Airlines (ELAL.TA), opens new tab remains in negotiations to buy short-haul aircraft from both Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab and Airbus (AIR.PA), opens new tab, CEO Dina Ben-Tal Ganancia said on Thursday.

Israel appropriates 650 acres of West Bank land near big settlement

Israel appropriates 650 acres of West Bank land near big settlement

Israel appropriated several tracts of land abutting a major Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, but a source briefed on the decision told Reuters there was currently no plan for construction there.

Aid groups appeal to the EU to release urgent funds for UNRWA

Aid groups appeal to the EU to release urgent funds for UNRWA

Humanitarian aid groups appealed on Thursday to the European Union to release tens of millions of euros in funding due to the main U.N. agency that delivers most aid to people in the Gaza Strip

Palestinian Authority receives $114 mln from Israel: Norway

Palestinian Authority receives $114 mln from Israel: Norway

The Palestinian Authority has received 407 million shekels ($114 million) from Israel with more funds on the way in the coming days following a deal to release frozen tax funds, the Norwegian government said on

As Gaza death toll passes 30,000, grave-digger longs to build houses again

As Gaza death toll passes 30,000, grave-digger longs to build houses again

The mounting death toll from Israel's military offensive on the Gaza Strip is a concrete, daily reality for Ibrahim Ahmed: instead of building houses as he did before the war, he digs graves. Displaced from

Keys to lost homes in Gaza become latest symbols of Palestinian displacement

Keys to lost homes in Gaza become latest symbols of Palestinian displacement

Palestinians displaced by Israel's military offensive on Gaza are holding onto keys to damaged or destroyed homes as a symbol of their loss, a tradition dating back to the mass displacement of 1948. Most people