Blinken visits West Bank to meet Palestinian leader Abbas as Gaza war rages
Sunday, 5 November 2023 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited the occupied West Bank and met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas amid escalating tensions over Israel's conflict with Hamas. Blinken is seeking to prevent the conflict from spreading and is discussing how Gaza could be governed after the destruction of Hamas. He suggested that an "effective and revitalized Palestinian Authority" could run the strip with the involvement of other countries and international agencies. Blinken is also trying to convince Israel to agree to location-specific pauses for aid distribution in Gaza.
Israeli forces have arrested Ahed Tamimi, a prominent 22-year-old Palestinian activist, for “inciting terrorism”. They announced the arrest on Monday following another round of overnight raids and fighting in the occupied West Bank. Violence has been spilling over into the territory since the...
A crowd of Palestinians celebrate the release of prisoners from Israeli imprisonment upon their arrival in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, as part of a Israel-Hamas hostage exchange..
Released Palestinian prisoners are welcomed home by relatives and friends in the occupied West Bank aboard a Red Cross bus, as part of a Hamas-Israel hostage swap deal.
A British-Palestinian surgeon who recently returned from Gaza said he treated a number of patients with high-velocity sniper injuries and white phosphorus burns.
White phosphorus is restricted under..
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has stated that Gaza should be unified with the West Bank under the Palestinian Authority after the war ends, signaling the... IndiaTimes
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited the occupied West Bank, where he met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas. Blinken expressed concern... IndiaTimes
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged U.S. diplomat Antony Blinken to demand an immediate Israeli ceasefire during their meeting on Sunday. Meanwhile, Gaza's... IndiaTimes
Sunday, 5 November 2023
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