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Palestinian rivals Fatah, Hamas pledge unity against Israeli annexations
The joint press conference is spurred by common opposition against US President Donald Trump's controversial peace plan, which paves the way for Israel to annex territory in the occupied West Bank

Trump Jerusalem move triggers Palestinian unrest
(UPDATED) Sporadic clashes break out between Palestinians and Israeli forces, as Israel deploys hundreds more troops to the occupied West Bank amid uncertainty over the fallout

Palestinian factions start reconciliation talks in Cairo
The United Nations has said the reconciliation bid 'must not be allowed to fail' or another round of conflict with Israel could break out

Hamas hands over Egypt border crossing to Palestinian Authority
Hamas hands over control of the Gaza Strip's border with Egypt to the Palestinian Authority, in a first key test of a Palestinian reconciliation accord agreed last month

US says Palestinian unity govt must recognize Israel, disarm Hamas
A Hamas official immediately rejects the comments as 'blatant interference' in Palestinian affairs, but did not say directly whether the group planned to comply with any of the demands

Hamas says deal reached in Palestinian reconciliation
Details of the agreement have not yet been released and a press conference is being planned for Thursday at 1000 GMT (6:00 pm, Philippine time) in the Egyptian capital, where talks have been taking place since Tuesday

Palestinian government meets in Gaza for first time since 2014
(UPDATED) Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah renews his pledge to end a decade-long split between the Islamist Hamas movement that controls Gaza and his West Bank-based government

Palestinian PM in Gaza on first visit since 2015
The event is meant to be the first significant step in a transfer of powers from Islamist movement Hamas to the Palestinian Authority

Hamas agrees to steps toward Palestinian unity
The Palestinian Islamist movement agrees to dissolve a so-called 'administrative committee' and says it is prepared for elections

Mengenakan mukena saat salat? Sebuah dilema spiritual waria
Bagaimana Islam memandang persoalan ini?

Gaza Strip in peril as Hamas marks decade in power
Hamas this week marks 10 years since taking power in Gaza with the Palestinian enclave at risk of conflict and facing electricity blackouts poverty and Israel s blockade

Tadarus Al-Qur’an, ngabuburit ala santri ponpes waria Al-Fatah
Selama Ramadan pengajian di Pesantren Al Fatah berlangsung dua hari setiap Rabu dan Minggu

Hamas eases stance on Israel with new policy document
While the new document does not amount to recognition of Israel as demanded by the international community Hamas officials say it formally softens its stance in a few key areas

Israeli soldier gets 18 months for killing Palestinian
Defense lawyers announce an appeal and right wing Israeli ministers immediately called for a pardon while the Palestinian government and the victim s family condemns the sentence as too lenient

Palestinian parties agree to form unity government
The agreement between the top Palestinian parties comes after 3 days of reconciliation talks in Moscow

Pesantren waria di Yogyakarta ditutup sementara
Santri pondok pesantren waria Al Fatah mengaku tak diakomodasi keinginan mereka

Indonesian bombmaker among 8 killed in Sultan Kudarat clash?
UPDATED Authorities suspect that the criminal group whose leader escaped is an ISIS sympathizer based on the presence of the signature black flags in the camp

UN chief 'not optimistic' about Israeli-Palestinian crisis
Ban tells the Security Council that addressing the situation at the holy sites is key to quelling tensions and that he is very concerned by incitement from both sides

Israel demolishes attackers' homes in crackdown
Israel demolishes the homes of two Palestinians behind attacks and sealed off a room in another the army says

Netanyahu vows 'fight to death' as clashes spread after attacks
The rioting follows 3 attacks in recent days that have killed 4 Israelis and wounded several others including a two year old child

Hamas rejects unilateral dissolution of Palestinian gov't
Hamas: No one told us anything about any decision to change and no one consulted with us about any change in the unity government Fatah acted on its own in all regards
10 years after death, Arafat still Palestinian icon
Ten years after his death Yasser Arafat remains a national hero for a still stateless people

Emergency rule in Egypt's Sinai after bomb kills 30 troops
UPDATED It was the deadliest attack on the country s security forces since the army deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi last year

UN tells Israel, Palestinians to stop unilateral actions
Ban: Leaders on both sides must overcome their differences and dispense with the unilateral initiatives that serve only to fuel mistrust and polarization

Gaza donors meet as US pushes peace talks revival
US Secretary of State John Kerry and 30 of his counterparts join UN Secretary General Ban Ki moon who is seeking a record 1 6 billion 1 3 billion euros in aid to rebuild Gaza

Palestinian unity government holds first Gaza meeting
The gathering came more than three months after the government was sworn in following a landmark reconciliation deal between Fatah and Hamas

Hamas, Fatah agree on return of unity government in Gaza
Senior Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzouk and Fatah s head of delegation Azam al Ahmad confirmed that an agreement had been reached

Gaza truce negotiators set new talks for end of October
The Palestinian delegation which includes rival factions Hamas and president Mahmud Abbas s Fatah will remain in Cairo this week to discuss resolving their own disputes

Hamas denies running 'shadow government' in Gaza
There is a national unity government; talk of a parallel government is totally against reality says Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal

Abbas says may end unity with Hamas over Gaza governance
UPDATED The threat draws an angry reaction from Hamas denouncing the president s allegations as baseless and raising fresh questions over the future of a fragile intra Palestinian unity deal

Israel, Palestinians extend Gaza truce by 24 hours
News of the last minute extension came from Cairo where Egyptian mediators have been pushing both sides to put a decisive end to weeks of bloodshed in Gaza

FAST FACTS: The 2014 Gaza conflict
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Palestinian killed in Israeli crackdown over missing 3
Israeli forces are concentrating their focus on the southern West Bank city of Hebron and the surrounding area

Abbas, Hamas chief hold first talks since unity deal
The two leaders are expected to discuss the reconciliation agreement and how to implement it

Israel mulls reprisals for Palestinian unity deal
The office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu describes the deal which opposes all peace talks with Israel as very serious

Hamas, choked by blockade, seeks to avoid Egypt clash
Experts: The Hamas rulers of Gaza is doing all it can to avoid a confrontation with Egypt s army
New PM says to strive for Palestinian reconciliation
News of the nomination was made public late Sunday on the last day of a deadline to find a successor to Salam Fayyad
Palestinian PM Fayyad resigns after row with Abbas
Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad resigned on Saturday April 13 after a weeks long falling out with president Mahmud Abbas
Peres says Israel would talk to Hamas if it seeks peace
Israeli President Shimon Peres said on Monday December 31 that there is no fundamental reason not to talk to the militant Palestinian Hamas if it renounces violence and decides to take a constructive course
Palestinians seek historic state backing at UN
Abbas will ask for the Palestinians to be recognized as a UN non member observer state and indicate his conditions for talks with Israel in a key speech to the 193 member assembly