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West Bank poverty may double over pandemic as annexation looms
(UPDATED) The number of households living below the poverty line in the West Bank could rise from 14% to 30% in 2020, warns the World Bank
Gaza factories pivot to masks in coronavirus response
Masks and other protective gear are being made initially for the Gaza market, with the potential to later export to Israel
Gaza confirms first 2 coronavirus cases
The United Nations warns a coronavirus outbreak in Gaza can be disastrous, given its high poverty rates and weak health system
Calm returns after 2-day flare-up in and around Gaza
The Israeli military reports no rocket fire from the territory and Agence France-Presse correspondents in Gaza report no Israeli strikes
Israeli warplanes hit Gaza, Syria after Palestinian rocket barrage
The Israeli military says it had struck 'dozens' of Islamic Jihad targets throughout Gaza
Israel strikes Gaza, cancels easing of restrictions
The exchange of fire between both sides escalates following US President Donald Trump's unveiling of his Middle East peace plan, angrily rejected by the Palestinians as a capitulation to Israeli objectives
Israel troops wounded in Jerusalem car-ramming as violence flares
A manhunt is underway for the driver in the car-ramming, who fled the scene in the heart of west Jerusalem after the attack
Gaza protests against Israel suspended for 3 months – organizers
The weekly protests began in March 2018, calling for an end to Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip and for Palestinians to be allowed to return to their ancestral homes inside the Jewish state
Israel strikes Gaza after rocket fire – army
The army says the 'projectile was fired from the Gaza Strip towards Israeli territory and was intercepted by the Iron Dome defense system'
ICC prosecutor announces probe into 'war crimes' in Palestinian territories
'War crimes have been or are being committed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip,' says Prosecutor Fatou Besouda
Israel to probe 'unexpected' civilian casualties in Gaza strike
Thirty-four Palestinians are dead after a strike targeting Islamic Jihad in Gaza
Ceasefire takes effect after spike in Israel-Gaza violence
The agreement stipulates Palestinian factions must ensure a return to calm in Gaza and 'maintain peace' during demonstrations, while Israel must stop hostilities and 'ensure a ceasefire' during demonstrations by Palestinians
Deadly Israel-Gaza escalation rages for second day
UN envoy Nickolay Mladenov is expected in Cairo for talks on halting the fighting
Exchange of fire after Israel kills Palestinian commander in Gaza
(3rd UPDATE) Israel launches air strikes in response to barrages of retaliatory rocket fire, with the Gazan health ministry reporting 4 people have been killed and 25 wounded in the Palestinian enclave
Israel hits Gaza after rockets disrupt Netanyahu rally
It comes just hours after Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to annex the Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank if re-elected
Palestinian dies of wounds from Gaza-Israel border clashes
At least 306 Palestinians have been killed since March 2018 by Israeli fire
Israel unblocks Gaza fuel, expands fishing – officials
A source at the United Nations, which along with Egypt mediates between Israel and Gaza's Islamist rulers Hamas, says Israel had agreed to ease these restrictions in exchange for calm
Netanyahu says needs more time to form new Israel government
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cites the recent holidays and the Gaza flare-up in his request for more time to form new coalition government
Israel reopens Gaza crossings as calm restored
Both the Erez crossing for people and Kerem Shalom crossing for goods are open again, says an Israeli defense ministry unit official
Trump says U.S. backs Israel '100%' over Gaza escalation
Gaza Strip's health ministry says among those killed by Israel's retaliatory airstrikes were a pregnant woman and a four-month-old baby
Netanyahu vows more 'massive strikes' in response to Gaza rockets
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders the military to reinforce troops around the Gaza Strip with tanks, artillery, and infantry forces
Dozens of rockets fired from Gaza, Israeli response kills one
Due to the rocket fire, Israel closes its people and goods crossings with Gaza as well as the zone it allows for fishermen off the enclave until further notice
Xian Gaza airport story fake news – Immigration
The Bureau of Immigration says there were no warrants of arrest against controversial social media personality Xian Gaza when he left the country in 2018
More than 40 zoo animals evacuated from Gaza Strip
Four Paws association, which organized the transfer, says thin and weakened 43 animals, including a wolf and monkeys, had been living in 'terrible conditions' in the Rafah zoo
DOJ checking Xian Gaza's claim he fled the Philippines
Former 'billboard suitor' Xian Gaza claims he was able to leave the country despite 3 arrest warrants against him
Israel reopens Gaza crossings closed for days after rocket strike
The reopening comes a day after Palestinians protested along the Gaza border with Israel to mark the one-year anniversary since demonstrations and clashes erupted there
Thousands gather at Gaza-Israel border on anniversary in test of truce
Warnings to stay far back from the heavily fortified fence that marks the border are already not being heeded by some
Hamas backs Egypt proposal for calm on Israel border – officials
There is no immediate comment from the Israeli side on the potential agreement
Netanyahu says Israel prepared for 'comprehensive' Gaza operation
The prime minister says Israel is prepared for a widespread military campaign in Gaza as tensions simmered following the latest flare-up – but only after all other options were exhausted
Calm returns to Gaza after rockets draw Israeli response
(UPDATED) The rocket firings come hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was prepared for further military action in Gaza
Israel in dozens of strikes on Gaza after rockets target Tel Aviv
The escalation follows weeks of growing tension and comes at an especially sensitive time ahead of Israel's April 9 elections
Erdogan and Netanyahu trade 'tyrant,' 'dictator' insults
Turkey and Israel have tense relations and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who regards himself as a champion of the Palestinian cause, is a vocal critic of Israeli policies
Israel hits Hamas sites after balloons with 'explosive device'
Israeli aircraft targeted several militant sites in Gaza after an 'explosive balloon' launched from the Palestinian enclave damaged a house in Israel
Hamas calls for Israel to be held accountable after U.N. Gaza probe
A senior official for the Islamist movement that rules the Gaza Strip calls on 'the international community to hold the Israeli occupation accountable for the war crimes that it continues to commit against the Palestinians'
Israel rejects 'biased' U.N. probe into its response to Gaza unrest
'No institution can negate Israel's right to self-defense and its duty to defend its residents and borders from violent attacks,' says Foreign Minister Israel Katz
U.N. probe accuses Israel of possible crimes against humanity
The investigators specify that there are reasonable grounds to believe that Israeli troops killed and injured Palestinians 'who were neither directly participating in hostilities, nor posing an imminent threat'
U.S. fails in U.N. bid to condemn Palestinian Hamas movement
The proposed measure wins 87 votes in the General Assembly, falling short of the required two-thirds majority. Fifty-eight countries oppose the measure and 32 abstain.
Israel launches operation to destroy Hezbollah infiltration tunnels
'We have launched Operation Northern Shield to expose and thwart cross-border attack tunnels dug by Hezbollah terror organization from Lebanon into Israel,' says Israeli army spokesman Jonathan Conricus
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Hamas announces ceasefire with Israel after worst escalation in years
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the military have yet to comment on the announcement
U.N. Security Council meets on Gaza violence
Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour says the council is 'paralyzed' and has 'failed to shoulder its responsibility' to take action to end the violence
Israel accuses Syria, Iran of orchestrating Gaza rocket fire
The barrage of rockets triggers extensive retaliatory strikes by Israeli aircraft against Gaza that risked escalating into a wider conflict
Israel strikes Gaza Strip after first rocket fire in weeks
Israeli warplanes strike 20 targets in Gaza Strip in retaliation for rocket fire from the Palestinian territory
U.N. envoy 'no longer acceptable' for Palestinians
A senior official says envoy Nickolay Mladenov has 'gone beyond his role' in seeking agreements between Israel and rival Palestinian faction Hamas, which controls Gaza
U.N. calls on Israel, Hamas to prevent further deaths
At least 193 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since March 30, the majority during Israel-Gaza border protests, while one Israeli soldier has been shot dead by a Palestinian sniper
Palestinian anger as U.S. ends funding for U.N. agency
(3rd UPDATE) The United States will no longer fund the 'irredeemable flawed' UN Relief and Works Agency, which supports millions of Palestinian refugees and provides education for children
U.S. cut in aid amounts to 'cheap blackmail,' Palestinians say
'The rights of the Palestinian people are not for sale,' says a member of PLO's executive committee
U.S. cuts more than $200 million in aid to Palestinians
The decision to cut Palestinian funding comes amid a surge of violence brought about by Palestinian protests against Israel that began in March
