Palestinian Authority & Gaza Strip

UNRWA head Philippe Lazzarini says the agency needs $800 million a year for three years for its “core” activities – education, health care, and social protection and safety nets.

The Hamas delegation and senior Egyptian intelligence officials are likely to discuss a prisoner exchange deal with Israel, after Hamas has considerably softened its position on the matter in recent days.

Incidents come amid increased tensions following a successful raid in northern Samaria earlier in the week.

Ramallah expected Bennett to ignore Palestinian issue in UN General Assembly address. PA hopes to renew peace talks once Lapid becomes PM, they say.

Qatar to provide $50 million for reconstruction after Israel allows essential humanitarian goods and construction materials into Gaza Strip.

Terrorist organization controlling Gaza condemns Mahmoud Abbas' support for a two-state solution, says General Assembly address is a "clear testament to the inability to achieve any success through the Oslo process."

Hamas says it has no links to companies and individuals targeted by Sudan's crackdown, which it claims seized assets belonged to Palestinian investors and businesses.

Palestinian Authority president tells the General Assembly that Israel is "destroying the prospect of a political settlement based on the two-state solution," calls Israel "apartheid state." Israel's UN envoy: Those who truly support peace do not threaten delusional ultimatums from the UN platform. 

Abeer Jebril says she hopes her portraits will bring attention to the social and political problems women face in Gaza. "Men and women are both in chains under the occupation," she says.

The donation will finance “sustainable economic development in [Palestine] over the next two years,” says PA Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh.