Israel releases 26 Palestinian prisoners: Palestinian official

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 06:28

Israel released early Tuesday 26 Palestinian prisoners, a Palestinian official told a news agency, in accordance with commitments made to revive US-brokered peace talks.

Israel to release 26 more Palestinian prisoners

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 20:42

Isreal has approved release of 26 Palestinian prisoners, third batch since August when it agreed to release 104 prisoners as part of confidence building measures to push peace talks with Palestine.

Palestinians urge US to block new settlements

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 14:34

A senior negotiator says the Palestinian president has appealed to the US to block plans by Israel to announce new settlement construction.

Israel plans 1,400 more West Bank settlement homes, official says

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 14:28

Israel plans to build a further 1,400 homes in its settlements in the occupied West Bank, and will announce the projects next week after releasing a group of Palestinian prisoner.

Lack of fuel grounds Gaza`s sole power plant

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 14:22

Lack of fuel from Israel brought Gaza`s lone power plant to a halt on Friday, just 12 days after it was fired back to life following a seven-week shutdown, the Palestinian territory`s electricity firm said.

Palestinians expel Israeli journos from Bethlehem on Xmas eve

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 25, 2013, 12:54

The Palestinian Authority has expelled Israeli journalists who came to the historic Biblical town of Bethlehem to cover Christmas celebrations, a step lauded by their Palestinian counterparts who protested to stop them from entering Palestinian-controlled territories.

Jerusalem patriarch urges `just` Israel-Palestinian solution

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 22:44

The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem called for a "just and equitable solution" to the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict and for reconciliation in the Middle East.

Israeli civilian, Palestinian girl killed in Gaza flare-up

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 20:35

A Gaza sniper shot dead an Israeli civilian over the border on Tuesday and Israel hit back with air strikes on two Hamas training camps which hospital officials said killed a Palestinian girl near one of the targets.

Palestinian sniper wounds Israel civilian: Army

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 18:58

A Palestinian sniper shot and wounded an Israeli civilian on Tuesday as he repaired the border fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip, the Army said.

Israel frees Palestinian prisoner after hunger-strike deal

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 13:25

Israel freed a Palestinian prisoner from jail on Monday, completing a deal agreed earlier this year in exchange for him halting a lengthy hunger strike that almost killed him.

Palestinians rule out extending peace talks

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 23:48

Palestinian leaders have ruled out the possibility of extending peace talks with Israel beyond their nine-month time frame, chief negotiator Saeb Erakat said on Monday.