UN Human Rights Council establishes commission of inquiry

President Mahmoud Abbas announced postponement of legislative elections planned for May 2021, citing inability to guarantee voting in East Jerusalem. Critics argued the postponement also reflected...

Israeli police and Palestinian worshippers clashed at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during Ramadan amid protests concerning Sheikh Jarrah evictions and restrictions in Jerusalem. Numerous people were...

Following escalating tensions in Jerusalem, Hamas and other armed groups launched rockets toward Israel; Israel carried out airstrikes in Gaza. The conflict caused extensive civilian harm,...

A Palestinian general strike mobilised people in Israel, East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza in solidarity against displacement, occupation and the Gaza bombardment. Participation and conditions...

An Egypt-brokered ceasefire took effect between Israel and Palestinian armed groups after eleven days of hostilities. UN agencies reported major damage and humanitarian needs in Gaza.

Ben & Jerry's announced it would end sales in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, describing them as inconsistent with its values; the decision prompted political and legal disputes.

Six Palestinian prisoners escaped the high-security Gilboa prison through a tunnel, prompting a large Israeli manhunt. The escape became a widely discussed symbol of Palestinian prisoners’ resistance;...

Israeli authorities designated six Palestinian human rights and civil society organisations as terrorist groups. The groups rejected the accusations; UN human rights experts and international...

Palestinian-American Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot dead while covering an Israeli military raid in Jenin. Investigations attributed the fatal shot to Israeli forces; Israel later...

During Shireen Abu Akleh’s funeral procession in East Jerusalem, Israeli police struck pallbearers carrying her coffin. The images drew international condemnation and renewed debate over policing...