Palestine

'Don't need lectures': Netanyahu rejects Palestine State idea two days after US proposal at UN

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that he would oppose any attempt to establish a Palestinian state ahead of the UNSC vote on the US proposal to end the Gaza War.

History Today: How a nervous Nathuram Godse was executed for killing Gandhi

Nathuram Godse was executed on November 15, 1949, for the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. During the trial, Godse argued that Gandhi’s influence and pro-Muslim stand weakened India’s unity. On this day in 1988, the chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Yasser Arafat, proclaimed the State of Palestine in Algiers, Algeria

US mulls dividing Gaza into 'green zone' & 'red zone' as it struggles to draw a reconstruction plan: Report

The United States military is planning to divide Gaza into a "green zone" and "red zone" as calls for the reconstruction of the coastal enclave start to escalate.

Macron, Abbas launch joint committee to draft Palestinian constitution

President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday announced that France and Palestine will establish a joint committee to work on drafting a Palestinian constitution

Macron to meet Palestinian President Abbas in Paris to discuss full implementation of Gaza ceasefire agreement

French President Emmanuel Macron will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to review Gaza ceasefire progress, humanitarian aid, and steps for governance and reconstruction

Watch: Israeli settlers attack Palestinians & journalists at West Bank olive harvest

Israeli Jewish settlers have been caught on camera attacking Palestinians and journalists in occupied West Bank during the harvest of olives — again.

FirstUp: Hungary’s Orban to meet Trump and other headlines of the day

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington to discuss a path to seek an exemption from US energy sanctions. Also, US flight cuts will begin today amid the government shutdown. After meeting the Pope, Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas is set to visit Rome, where he will hold talks with Italian PM Giorgia Meloni

FirstUp: First phase of Bihar elections, fresh Afghanistan-Pakistan talks... Headlines today

The first phase of the Bihar Assembly election will take place today, during which 121 constituencies across 18 districts will head to the polls. Afghanistan and Pakistan will hold another round of peace talks in Istanbul today following a deadly flare-up in October. The two nations are expected to finalise the monitoring and verification mechanism for their recently agreed-upon ceasefire

UNRWA is ‘subsidiary of Hamas’, won’t play any role in Gaza aid delivery, says Rubio

The UN Palestinian agency, UNRWA, is a 'subsidiary of Hamas' and will not have any role in distributing aid in the Gaza Strip, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said.

Hamas & Fatah hold talks in Egypt on next steps for Gaza ceasefire

Hamas and Fatah, the Palestinian political party that controls the Palestinian Authority (PA), have held talks in Egypt about next steps for the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The meeting was part of broader talks to build consensus about the ceasefire among various Palestinian factions.