The sides reportedly agree to criminalize and prohibit the use of weapons during electoral activities, refrain from inciting violence against either candidates or voters, and outlaw using places of worship for campaigning.
Former legislature Jamila al-Shanti is the widow of Hamas terrorist mastermind Abd al-Aziz al-Rantisi, who Israel eliminated in 2004, during the Second Intifada.
Yehiyeh Sinwar fended off a challenge from Nizar Awadallah, a senior member of the terrorist group's Politburo and will serve...
Arab Media says that Hamas military chief in Gaza Yahya Sinwar has lost the terrorist group's internal elections to hardliner Nizar Awadallah, a confidant of leader Ismail Haniyeh.
A breakaway bid by one of Abbas’ party allies has intensified speculation he might cancel a presidential vote planned for July, fearing a potential challenge by arch-terrorist Marwan Barghouti.
The Hague's decision to investigate Israel for alleged war crimes "shattered the monopoly on pain Israel purported to have," says Ramallah's Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh.
Ramallah's Health Ministry says soccer team, some 100 students, and dozens of government officials among those inoculated first.
Intensive care units for COVID-19 patients have reached 95% occupancy in the West Bank and schools have been identified as a major cause for the fast spread of infections, says the Palestinian Authority.
Announcement seen as likely boon for Palestinian Authority President and Fatah Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, who is struggling in public opinion polls.
Palestinian Minister of Civil Affairs Hussein al-Sheikh has reportedly informed US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Israeli and Palestinian Affairs Hady Amr that Hamas is "committed to a Palestinian state according to the 1967 lines."