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Nakba Day in pictures: 73rd anniversary of Israel's takeover

Palestinians commemorate the day in which tens of thousands of people were forced from their homes during the war that led to the creation of the State of Israel in 1948.

Still no consensus with US on West Bank annexations – Israeli minister

In just three weeks time, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to extend Israeli sovereignty to Jewish settlements and the Jordan Valley in the West Bank in a move that many countries consider illegal.

Palestinians offer 'counter-proposal' to Trump's West Bank annexation plan

The plan offered up to the United States, Russia, the United Nations and the European Union includes a "sovereign Palestinian state, independent, and demilitarised" with "minor modifications of borders where necessary".

Israelis rally against West Bank annexation plan

Demonstrators waved Israeli and Palestinians flags and held placards against the occupation of the West Bank and the possible annexation of parts of it.

Protests in occupied West Bank against Israeli annexation plan

Palestinians are vocal in their opposition to US President Donald Trump's Middle East plan, which gives Israel the green light to annex Jewish settlements and other strategic territory in the West Bank.

Netanyahu slams Israeli settlers for criticising Trump's West Bank plans

Settler leaders from the occupied West Bank voiced concern that Donald Trump's annexation map will leave many settlements as isolated enclaves, saying the US president was not a friend of Israel.

Most Israelis think West Bank annexation will spark Palestinian uprising

Fifty percent of Israelis support annexation, half of them only with US support, and nearly 31 percent oppose annexation of Palestinian lands, says a new poll published by Israel Democracy Institute.

Netanyahu says he won't miss opportunity to annex occupied West Bank

Global bodies and most countries consider such a step as illegal annexation of occupied land they seek for a future state.

Will Mahmoud Abbas follow up tough talk on Israel with action?

The Palestinian Authority leader repeated his declaration that Palestinians will absolve agreements with Israel but has yet to clarify what happens now.

Israeli settler found guilty of murder of Palestinian family

The settler faces a potential life sentence for killing a couple and their baby in a 2015 arson attack. Palestinians complain the court was sluggish in reaching a verdict, unlike the speed with which they process cases involving Palestinian suspects.

How India and Israel use the pandemic to expand settler-colonial projects

The international community's focus on battling Covid-19 provides the perfect cover for criminal political adventurism.

Israeli annexation can destroy Mideast peace hopes - UN envoy

Israel received criticism for moving ahead with plans to annex parts of the West Bank amid the coronavirus pandemic.