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Hamas security forces stand guard at Erez border crossing into Israel, in Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza Strip on March 26, 2017. (AFP)

Israel Prevents 10 Players of Gaza Football Team from Traveling to West Bank

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 3, 2017 | Middle East

Israeli authorities barred on Thursday ten players of a Palestinian youth football team from heading from al-Khalil to the West Bank to take part in the return leg of the Palestinian Cup. Shabaab Rafah were set to travel from Gaza to Hebron to play against Ahly...

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Palestinians react to water canon and tear gas fired by Israeli troops during clashes in the West Bank city of Bethlehem July 21, 2017. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma

The Palestinian Authority Appeals to International Forces to Protect Jerusalem

by Kifah Ziboun | Jul 23, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah- The Palestinian Authority (PA) on Saturday appealed to world countries to aid in protecting Jerusalem and Palestinians amid rising tensions over Al-Aqsa Mosque. Israeli authorities had sent extra troops into the occupied West Bank as international concern...

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A Palestinian boy is arrested by Israeli forces for throwing stones [Reuters ]

Israeli Forces Make 15 West Bank Arrests

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 20, 2017 | Middle East

Israeli occupation forces on Thursday arrested 15 Palestinians from various West Bank cities, according to a Palestinian source. The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society said in a statement that the occupation forces raided the cities of Hebron, Jenin, Tulkarem,...

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Israeli soldiers aim their weapons during clashes with Palestinian protesters following a demonstration on December 25, 2015 in the village of Kfar Qaddum, near Nablus in the occupied West Bank. AFP PHOTO / JAAFAR ASHTIYEH

2 Palestinians Shot Dead by Israeli Army in Jenin Clashes

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 12, 2017 | Middle East

Two Palestinians were shot dead before dawn Wednesday during clashes with the Israeli army in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian medical and security sources said. Official Palestinian news agency Wafa identified the dead as Saad Salah, 21,...

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Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh (Photo: AP)

Gaza Faces Mounting Frustration as Hamas Marks a Decade of Independent Policy

by Kifah Ziboun | Jun 15, 2017 | Features

Ramallah- Ten years into Hamas taking control over Gaza Strip, options have diminished over time to the extent that threats of going into a fourth war with Israel emerged. Hamas, refusing to cooperate with the Palestinian Authorities, now confronts the building steam...