The UN rights chief on Wednesday rejected as "unlawful" proposals for the annexation of or forced transfer from Palestinian territories, warning they posed a threat to the entire region."We must resist any normalisation of unlawful conduct,

Volker Turk says such efforts could threaten regional stability, calls Hamas torture and kidnapping 'war crimes'

In this short, pained meditation, Shehadeh, a renowned Palestinian writer and human rights advocate, puzzles over the conflict that has defined his life.

Hamas said it will release Israeli hostages as initially planned after holding “positive” talks with mediators, according to a statement by the militant group on Thursday.

Israel’s offensive in the West Bank is part of broader plans to expand Zionist settlements and eventually annex the West Bank—first expelling the Palestinians from Area C, assigned by the 1993 Oslo Accords to Israel’s full military control and making up 60 percent of the Palestinian territory.

The World Health Organization is deeply concerned about violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and the impact of what it called "starkly rising" attacks on healthcare, its representative in the Palestinian territories said on Tuesday.

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If President Donald Trump keeps his promise, he’ll announce next week whether he plans to bring an end to the United States’ long-standing opposition to Israel’s potential unilateral annexation of the West Bank.

Hamas handed over the bodies of four hostages in exchange for Israel's release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners Thursday, days before the first phase of their ceasefire will end.

Ireland has secured language in a key EU communique which the Government believes will support its handling of the Occupied Territories Bill and possibly ease the bill's potential conflict with EU law.

Hamas released six hostages from Gaza on Saturday, handing over the final living captives whom the warring sides agreed would be freed when a ceasefire began last month. Israel is due to release 620 Palestinian detainees in exchange,