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Settlers said to attack pair of West Bank Palestinian communities, wounding 5 people
Attackers in Beit Fajjar reportedly also targeted medics who came to treat Palestinians who'd been assaulted with sticks, stones and dogs; no arrests reported The post Settlers said to attack pair of West Bank Palestinian communities,
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The West Bank’s dwindling Palestinian Christian communities continue to struggle amid violence
From villages like Taybeh to once popular, now struggling tourist destinations like Bethlehem, Christians account for between 1%-2% of the West Bank’s roughly 3 million residents, the vast majority Muslim. Across the wider Middle East, the Christian population has steadily declined as people have fled conflict and attacks.
Asharq Alawsat (English) on MSN
Arafat's nephew returns to West Bank with plan for post-war Gaza
RAMALLAH, West Bank - A nephew of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has returned to the West Bank after four years of self-exile, outlining a roadmap to secure peace in Gaza with Hamas transforming into a political party and declaring his readiness to help govern.
Christians who are proudly Palestinian and live in the occupied West Bank continue to find hope in Sunday worship as they wish for independence and
The Observer on MSN
Freed Palestinian prisoners embrace their families – with tears, relief and fresh bruises
Celebrations erupted for the gaunt men who were released from Israeli jails as part of the ceasefire deal. But many others remain in detention
The details emerged as the region prepared for U.S. President Donald Trump to visit Israel and Egypt — the latest in the swift flurry of developments since the ceasefire was announced last week, offering hope for an end to the two-year war .
Some Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, where Israel has for two years waged a brutal and systematic war against Hamas, are returning home and beginning to reckon with the destruction caused by the conflict.