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Bullet holes riddled an Israeli security post at the entrance to Har Adar, where a Palestinian man killed three Israelis on Tuesday before he was fatally shot. AFP

Palestinian Gunman Kills Three Israeli Soldiers near Jerusalem

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 27, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened, at the beginning of the weekly ministerial meeting, to demolish the house of the Palestinian Nimer Mahmoud Ahmad Jamal, 37, who killed three soldiers from the Israeli Border Police. Netanyahu also...

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Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah speaks with Reuters in Doha. Photo: Reuters

Palestinian Government to Hold Weekly Session in Gaza

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 25, 2017 | Middle East

Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah will travel to Gaza on Monday as part of a fresh push to end a decade-long split between the Fatah and Hamas movements, his government announced. “Hamdallah has decided after consulting with president Mahmoud Abbas that...

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Hamas movement members and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. (Reuters)

Hamas Urges Palestinian Authority to Assume Gaza Duties without Delay

by Kifah Ziboun | Sep 19, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah – Hamas asked on Monday the Palestinian government headed by Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah to quickly come to the Gaza Strip to assume its duties. “We demand President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas and the Fatah movement to immediately...

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. (AP)

Abbas Arrives in US, Prepares UN Speech Calling for State Based on 1967 Borders

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 18, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah – Palestinian presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudainah said President Mahmoud Abbas’ speech before the United Nations General Assembly later this week will be extremely important. Abu Rudainah said Abbas will emphasize the need for a two-state solution...

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Hamas dissolves its Gaza administration and accepts Fatah general elections proposal in bid to end Palestinian divide. (AFP)

Hamas Agrees to Elections in Effort to End Fatah Dispute

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 17, 2017 | Middle East

The Palestinian movement Hamas announced on Sunday that it was ready to hold general elections after it dissolved its administration in the Gaza Strip. This is seen as a bid to end the long dispute with Fatah movement chief President Mahmoud Abbas. Hamas said in a...