Gaza’s residents in fierce protest against Hamas online

Gazans have launched a campaign under the banner “Kidnapped Gaza” in which they make harsh allegations against Hamas, the Islamic terrorist organization that took over the Gaza Strip in 2007, saying it destroyed the Strip and their lives. Read more

Bedouin residents of Khan al-Ahmar say they know nothing about reported evacuation agreement

Reports on Tuesday evening that the government of Israel has decided to move the Bedouin outpost of Khan al-Ahmar to a new location nearby have come as a surprise to the people who live there. Read more

Israeli planting in Negev is ‘Mansour Abbas’ most significant test,’ Islamic movement says

The clashes in the Negev resumed Wednesday morning and continued for the second day in a row. Residents of the unrecognized Bedouin villages worked to prevent the Jewish National Fund’s (JNF) tractors from preparing the land for planting. Read more

Egyptian mediation efforts continue as fears of another conflict loom

“Egypt continues to mediate between Israel and Hamas in light of the understanding that the situation in the Gaza Strip is close to exploding and that Israel and Hamas are closer to another round of violence since Operation Guardian of the Walls ended” in May, a source told TPS yesterday. Read more

Exclusive: Syrian source tells TPS Latakia Port attack ‘especially painful’ to Syria

A source in Syria has informed TPS that Monday night’s bombing of several targets in the Syrian commercial port of Latakia by the Israeli Air Force (IAF) has caused great concern in that country. Read more

PA source: US demanding that PA avoid ‘difficult’ decisions

US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan reiterated Wednesday night during his meeting with Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas that the US is committed to a two-state solution, and stressed the importance of joint action between all parties to advance peace and stability in the region. Read more

Islamic Jihad takes responsibility for deadly Samaria attack

The Islamic Jihad terror organization took responsibility for the attack in which Yehuda Dimentman was shot and killed and two other Israelis were injured on Thursday night in Samaria. Read more

US messages to Ramallah: ‘Economic Dialogue – Yes, Diplomatic Contacts – No’

The Biden administration has postponed the move to open a US consulate in Jerusalem, the newspaper Al-Quds reported, stating that this development is a result of pressure exerted by Israeli elements and the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC on the Biden administration. Read more

Drawing the borders first: ahead of the Abu Mazen Benny Gantz meeting

Israel’s Minister of Defence Benny Gantz and the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Abu Mazen are expected to soon meet for new negotiations. Read more

US contributes to PA budget for the first time since 2017

The Palestinian Authority’s (PA) general budget shows that the US transferred financial aid to its coffers in October, for the first time since March 2017, the last time the US did so under the administration of former President Donald Trump. Read more

Egypt’s proposal infuriates Hamas: economic rehabilitation in exchange for long term truce

A Palestinian source has told TPS that Egyptian intelligence had recently offered the Hamas leadership to open economic horizons for it in Egypt and pursue a very generous passage policy at the border crossings, in exchange for a long term ceasefire with Israel, but Hamas sees this as interfering in its internal affairs and as an Egyptian bargaining chip. Read more

Hamas begins registration for work permits in Israel

Hamas’ civilian offices in the Gaza Strip have begun the registration process for obtaining work permits in Israel. Read more

PA formulating massive aid package for eastern Jerusalem

The Palestinian Authority (PA) government announced during its weekly meeting a series of assistance programs for eastern Jerusalem in education, housing, security, energy, and infrastructure development. Read more

Hamas wants prisoner exchange deal signed before the PA elections

A source in the PLO told TPS on Sunday “Hamas is interested in signing an exchange of prisoners and prisoners with Israel before talks begin on the formation of a unity government or elections in the Palestinian Authority.” Read more

PLO Central Committee demands Abbas renounces recognition of Israel

A source in the PLO has told TPS that the PLO Central Committee is pressuring its Executive Committee and its chairman, Abu Mazen, to renounce recognition of Israel before the end of the year of time that Abu Mazen had given Israel to withdraw from the Judea and Samaria. Read more

PA to declare Israeli organisations as terrorist entities in response to Israel’s proscribing of 6 PFLP-Linked ones

The Palestinian Authority’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Saturday that it is preparing lists of “settler organizations” operating in Judea and Samaria with a goal of prosecuting them. Read more

Palestinians demand the reopening of the American consulate in Jerusalem: behind the scenes, what America demands from the PA in exchange for opening the consulate

The Palestinian Authority is losing patience and is demanding that the United States fulfil its promise to reopen the US Consulate in Jerusalem, this is according to various sources in the PA and the PLO. Read more

Hamas leader Haniyeh calls for continued ‘armed resistance’

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh laid out the terrorist organization’s vision for the coming years and states that “we must adopt a strategy of resistance and return.” Read more

Sheikh Jarrah residents reject compromise that could prevent their evictions

Earlier this month, the Jerusalem court proposed a solution to the issue of Arab families who are to be evicted from homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Jerusalem. Read more

PFLP demands that PA take action to save its six organisations designated as terror groups

Representatives of the civic organizations of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), which were declared by Israel as terrorist organizations over the weekend, announced at a press conference held on Saturday in Ramallah that they will continue to operate despite the Israeli government’s decision to shut down their activities. Read more

‘A Ticket to Freedom’: Gaza’s rush for work permits in Israel

Hundreds of residents of the Gaza Strip lined up on Wednesday night near the Central District Chamber of Commerce building in the Gaza Strip to be the first in line to receive 2,500 permits for work and trade with Israel, after 4,500 lucky Gazans have already managed to obtain permits and left for Israel. Read more

PA public opinion poll: PA is deteriorating, Hamas is overcoming Fatah, people don’t want two state solution or peace with Israel

A public opinion poll taken of local residents of the Palestinian Authority revealed that the P.A. and its Fatah leadership are in serious trouble. They are unpopular, Hamas is rising in popularity and the people want Abu Mazen to go. Read more

Hebron is turning into major boiling point for opposition to the P.A.’s Local Authority

The Palestinian Authority is desperately trying to stave off an open internal conflict that could devolve into a civil war. Read more

Hamas warns ahead of Abu Mazen’s speech at UN: “We will not allow Israel to strengthen the Palestinian Authority at our expense

Hamas is making threats against the leadership of the Palestinian Authority and warning its chairman, Abu Mazen, on what not to say when he addresses the U.N General Assembly. Read more

This is how the ‘balance of deterrence’ was created in the security prisons in Israel

A very senior Hamas leader told TPS Thursday that “the statement heard among Israeli officials that it is the prisoners who control the prisons is incitement that is often repeated and is baseless.” Read more

Jenin terrorist leaders: these are the terrorists who escaped from Gilboa Prison

These are the terrorists who escaped from Gilboa Prison in the north of Israel on Monday night. Read more

Satisfaction in Ramallah following Gantz-Abbas meeting

Great satisfaction was registered in Ramallah following the meeting on Sunday night between Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz and Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas. Read more

P.A. issues included in the Bennett-Biden meeting

The Palestinian issue was discussed during the Israeli Prime Minister’s meeting with the President of the United States in Washington last Friday. Read more

US and UK demanding oversight of PA security forces following human rights violations

The Palestinian Authority (PA) arrested on Saturday 28 social activists, heads of organizations, and intellectuals, who took part in a protest rally in Manara Square in Ramallah against the PA following the death of political activist Nizar Banat, who died while being interrogated by the PA’s security forces. Read more

Iranian oil tanker on its way to Lebanon – Nasrallah: “When it sails, it is in our territory”

In his speech on the occasion of Ashura Day yesterday, Hezbollah’s secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah said that the first Iranian oil tanker is making its way to Lebanon. Read more

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