Palestinian Authority & Gaza Strip

Although Fatah would never admit to such a sensitive matter, possible successors have already begun waging battle, albeit far from the public eye.

Palestinian official says US experts asked to examine the bullet that killed the veteran Al Jazeera reporter have returned the projectile to Ramallah. No word on when the results will be published.

PA attorney general says the bullet was given to US experts “for technical work" but Ramallah remains adamant that it will not share the bullet with the Israelis. Palestinians "welcome the participation of any international bodies to help us confirm the truth," AG says. "Israel will make sure the PA gave the US the genuine bullet," Israeli official says.

"Teachers who call to murder Jews must be barred from the classroom for life," UN Watch chief says. Palestinians say suspension is "unacceptable"; UNRWA official accuses the NGO of trying to "delegitimize the work of the agency."

While torture is illegal according to Palestinian law, it is still carried out in practice at interrogation facilities. Over 250 incidents of torture at PA prisons were reported in 2021.

Hamas showed al-Sayed with a beared, apparently receiving oxygen support while lying on a bed.

The situation for Palestinian refugees is more acute given COVID and the war in Ukraine, United Nations Relief and Works Agency says. 

Ahead of US President Biden's upcoming Middle East trip, Abbas appoints senior Fatah official to roles of PLO secretary-general and head of PLO negotiating team, the latter of which was previously held by the late Saeb Erakat.

PM-designate Yair Lapid would be "easier to work with but Israeli public opinion is veering to the Right," Palestinian official says.