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A general view of the Palestinian Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar is pictured in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, against the backdrop of Israeli settlement of Mishor Adumim, on May 20, 2026. (AFP)

Italy, France, UK, Germany urge Israel to end settlement expansion

France, Britain, Germany and Italy urge Israel to halt West Bank settlement expansion, calling it illegal and harmful to peace prospects, while the Palestinian Authority welcomes the statement as a significant diplomatic step.

May 23, 2026

Palestinians perform Friday prayer on the streets in East Jerusalem on March 27, 2026 as the Israeli forces continue to impose restriction to Palestinians from entering the Dome of the Rock of Masjid Al-Aqsa for Friday prayers, in Jerusalem. (AFP)

Palestinian Authority condemns East Jerusalem evictions

Several families were removed from their homes in the neighborhood of Silwan in Israeli-occupied east Jerusalem on Wednesday, AFP journalists saw.

March 28, 2026

Top Israeli minister pushes for 'emigration' of West Bank, Gaza Palestinians

In addition to the finance portfolio, Israeli minister Smotrich serves on Israel's security cabinet, which takes key decisions regarding the West Bank, making him a central figure in efforts to expand settlements there.

February 18, 2026

New Israeli West Bank settlement measures draw global backlash

The measures, announced by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Defence Minister Israel Katz, include canceling decades-old prohibitions on land sales to Jewish citizens in the West Bank, declassifying land registry records to facilitate land acquisition, and expanding Israeli enforcement powers into Areas A and B — zones that under the Oslo Accords fall under Palestinian Authority administration.

February 11, 2026

Egypt trains hundreds of Palestinians for future Gaza police force

Egypt is training Palestinian police officers for a post-war Gaza security force, supported by the Palestinian Authority and Hamas, with EU involvement in training plans.

November 30, 2025

Palestinians collect aid supplies from trucks that entered Gaza, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip October 12, 2025. (Reuters)

Palestinian Authority ready to help Trump's Gaza effort succeed, says official

Trump's plan for ending the Gaza war holds out the prospect of the Palestinian Authority, based in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and led by President Mahmoud Abbas, eventually taking control of Gaza, but only after it completes reforms.

October 12, 2025