Palestine Liberation Organization

Israel detains Palestinians, demolishes structures in occupied West Bank

Fifteen Palestinians were taken into custody overnight raids in the cities of Bethlehem, Hebron, Ramallah, Jenin and Nablus, the state news agency Wafa reported.

Israel releases body of slain Palestinian teenager held for over 2 months

The body of 17-year-old Haitham Mubarak has been handed over to Palestinian authorities two months after he was shot dead by the Israeli army in the occupied West Bank, where military raids and expulsions against Palestinians continue.

Fatah-Hamas deal: Can Palestinians have a united front against Israel?

The goal of the reconciliation deal between rival Palestinian factions is to give Palestinian people “proper elections” and a united political representation for negotiations with Israel.

Abbas-Gantz meeting deepens divisions within Palestine's Fatah

Palestinian politicians, including from Fatah, harshly criticised this week's meeting between Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz.

US resumes aid to Palestinians severed under Trump

The $235 million in funding is in addition to $15 million earlier announced by Washington in Covid-19 assistance to the Palestinians.

Trump announces Israel, Morocco to normalise relations

Israeli prime minister welcomes fourth US-brokered deal between Israel and an Arab country but Palestinians worry it will increase Israel's settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank.

Palestinians decry Bahrain's decision to import from Israeli settlements

PLO accuses Manama of contradicting UN resolutions after a Bahraini minister said Israeli imports won’t be subject to distinctions between products made within Israel and those from illegal settlements in occupied territory.

Israel arrests Palestinian cultural leaders, seizes documents

Rania Elias of Yabous Cultural Centre and her husband Suhail Khoury, Director General of Edward Said National Conservatory of Music, arrested at home in Beit Hanina neighbourhood, police and a defence lawyer say.

Palestinians reject Kushner's economy part of Mideast 'peace plan'

Both Hamas and Palestine Liberation Organization say there can be no prosperity "under Israeli occupation" while charging pro-Israel Trump of seeking to buy off Palestinians and deprive them of an independent state.

US revokes residency of Palestinian envoy

The move comes after the US administration announced closure of the Palestine Liberation Organisation's Washington office, which also serves as a Palestinian embassy.

Above the law? US is reported to be planning to undermine the ICC

The possibility that the International Criminal Court might prosecute US citizens for alleged war crimes in Afghanistan and a Palestinian attempt to hold Israel to account at the ICC are reported to have prompted the US to move against the court.

What’s next for Palestine as the ME prepares for politics after Abbas?

Octogenarian Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas was hospitalised several times in May and his ailing health has prompted debates once again about succession and the next steps for Palestinian politics.