Palestinians

'Two Palestinians killed by Israeli troops'

Two Palestinians were killed on Monday by Israeli soldiers, Palestinian hospital officials said.

Nov 16, 2015, 14:29 PM IST

Palestinian stabs 80-year-old woman, others in latest attack

A Palestinian attacked and wounded several people, including an 80-year-old woman, in Hebron.

Nov 02, 2015, 23:36 PM IST

UN warns of Israel-Palestinian catastrophe as attacks persist

The United Nations has warned that a deadly surge in violence between Israelis and Palestinians is leading them toward "catastrophe" as new knife attacks struck the volatile West Bank.

Oct 29, 2015, 03:25 AM IST

Abbas slams Netanyahu, seeks 'protection' for Palestinians

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday called for international protection for the Palestinians.

Oct 28, 2015, 23:33 PM IST

Abbas at EU to discuss surging Israel-Palestinian violence

The European Union's foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has met Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas to discuss "concrete steps" to calm the surge of violence between Israelis and Palestinians.

Oct 27, 2015, 05:04 AM IST

Thousands of Israelis march for peace

Thousands of Israelis took the streets calling for new peace talks with Palestinians.

Oct 25, 2015, 13:40 PM IST

Netanyahu causes uproar by linking Palestinians to Holocaust

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under fire for suggesting that a World War II-era Palestinian leader convinced the Nazis to adopt their Final Solution to exterminate European Jews.

Oct 21, 2015, 14:20 PM IST

Israeli strike kills two Palestinians in Gaza as unrest spirals

A pregnant Palestinian mother and her toddler daughter were killed in an Israeli retaliatory air strike on Gaza on Sunday, as violence between Israelis and Palestinians threatened to spiral out of control.

Oct 11, 2015, 13:43 PM IST

Palestinian stabs 2 Israelis in Jerusalem, shot dead

A Palestinian wounded two Israelis in a new stabbing in Jerusalem before being shot dead by police Saturday.

Oct 10, 2015, 16:23 PM IST

Israel bars Palestinians from Jerusalem Old City after attacks

Netanyahu convened his top security officials immediately after landing back in Israel yesterday from delivering a speech to the UN General Assembly.

Oct 05, 2015, 05:53 AM IST

Palestinian rocket hits Israel: Army

On September 30, Israeli warplanes hit four training camps of Hamas's armed wing, the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, in response to a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave that was intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome missile defence system.

Oct 05, 2015, 03:39 AM IST

Israeli air raids hit Gaza after rocket fire

Israeli air raids have hit the Gaza Strip in response to a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave that was intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defence system, officials said Wednesday.

Sep 30, 2015, 14:20 PM IST

Palestinians, Israeli forces clash amid holy site tensions

Palestinian demonstrators clashed with Israeli troops across the West Bank on Tuesday, while three tourists were lightly wounded by Palestinian stone throwers as tensions remained high following days of violence at Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site.

Sep 29, 2015, 22:57 PM IST

Benjamin Netanyahu to tell Palestinians to stop 'incitement' in UN

Israel's prime minister said on Tuesday he planned to use a speech at the UN to tell Palestinians to stop "incitement to violence" at a Jerusalem holy site shaken by clashes in recent weeks.

Sep 29, 2015, 22:43 PM IST

Israel broadens rules on use of live fire against stone-throwers

Israel`s security cabinet on Thursday broadened the rules under which stone-throwers can be targeted by live fire, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu`s office said.

Sep 25, 2015, 01:35 AM IST

Tensions soar after fresh clashes in Jerusalem

Tensions continued to run high in Jerusalem on Friday as fresh local clashes broke out and Israel beefed up security forces ahead of several religious holidays next week.

Sep 18, 2015, 23:06 PM IST

Israeli PM announces tougher penalties against stone throwers

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday announced a toughening of the penalties for stone throwers, following a third day of clashes between Palestinians and security forces in and around Jerusalem`s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound.

Sep 16, 2015, 03:56 AM IST

UN official says Jerusalem situation worrying

A senior UN official has expressed worries about the "incitement and violence" in Jerusalem, calling on both Palestinians and Israelis to "enforce restraint and respect of the sanctity of the area”.

Sep 14, 2015, 04:22 AM IST