Palestinian militant groups

Munir Al-Maqdah adjusts the uniform of a new recruit to the Palestinian joint security force in the Ain el-Helweh refugee camp.

Palestinian factions in Lebanon join forces to keep ISIS out

Conflict

Palestinian factions in Lebanese refugee camps have been known to turns their guns on each other. But with ISIS now a potential threat in their adopted homes, they’ve joined together to form a new, more professional force to keep the jihadi group out.

Hamas militants grab a Palestinian suspected of collaborating with Israel before being executed in Gaza City on August 22, 2014. Hamas militants killed seven Palestinians suspected of collaborating with Israel in a public execution in a central Gaza squar

Hamas tries to send a message to Israel — with an unprecedented mass execution

Conflict
Mati Milstein and Lihi Yona celebrate their wedding July 11. They planned the wedding months in advance, but had to scramble to adjust the party to the realities of war.

Life goes on in Israel, even if it means dodging rockets at your wedding

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Tensions are high in the capital after 16-year-old Muhammed Abu Khdeir was was killed in an apparent revenge killing for three slain Jewish teens. Police watch as residents of the east Jerusalem neighborhood Shuafat set dumpsters on fire, throw rocks and

Israel is hunting Hamas members, but the family of a suspected killer says he’s not one of them

Conflict & Justice
Tensions are high in the capital after 16-year-old Muhammed Abu Khdeir was was killed in an apparent revenge killing for three slain Jewish teens. Police watch as residents of the east Jerusalem neighborhood Shuafat set dumpsters on fire, throw rocks and

Israel is hunting Hamas members, but the family of a suspected killer says he’s not one of them

Conflict & Justice
Suha, mother of 16 year-old Mohammed Abu Khudair, shows a picture of her son on her mobile phone at their home in Shuafat, an Arab suburb of Jerusalem. News of the discovery of Mohammed's body sparked clashes on Wednesday between rock-throwing Palestinian

Is it time to worry about Israeli-Palestinian violence spinning out of control?

Conflict & Justice

Clashes broke out in Jerusalem on Wednesday after the murder of a Palestinian teenagers. His death came shortly after the bodies of three missing Israeli teens were found near Hebron this week, and the killings have ratcheted up tensions in Israel and Palestine to new heights.Clashes broke out in Jerusalem on Wednesday after the murder of a Palestinian teenagers. His death came shortly after the bodies of three missing Israeli teens were found near Hebron this week, and the killings have ratcheted up tensions in Israel and Palestine to new heights.

Arafat’s body exhumed as inquiry into his death ramps up

Yasser Arafat died some eight years ago, but the investigation into his death only recently turned a surprising corner. On Tuesday, investigators exhumed his body to try and determine if radiation poisoning was behind his death.

West Bank Palestinians take to streets in protest of Israeli Gaza action

The Israeli action in Gaza continues and the Palestinian protests have reached the West Bank. On Tuesday, Palestinians took to the street, where they were joined by Palestinian Authority security forces — a sign the authority is concerned this attack may hurt its standing in the eyes of Palestinians.

Death toll rises in violent confrontation over Gaza Strip

The violent clash between Israel and Palestinians in the Gaza strip continues, with death tolls rising as the conflict seemingly expands. For the first time since the Gulf War in 1991, rockets landed in Tel Aviv, though no one died. More than a dozen Palestinians, as well as three Israelis, weren’t so fortunate.

Cyber-activism in Gaza

Environment

Cyber activists “Gaza Youth Breaks Out” take heart from the Tunisian overthrow of the government.