Palestinian Authority & Gaza Strip

Fathi Hammad tests positive for the coronavirus on Friday and is put into quarantine. In July, Hammad said: "We must attack every Jew on planet Earth and slaughter and kill them."

Tributes pour in from former Israeli and American diplomats after Erekat passes away from complications related to the coronavirus at Jerusalem's Hadassah Medical Center, Tuesday. PA President Mahmoud Abbas laments Erakat's death as "a great loss for Palestine and our people."

Israel so far has collected NIS 2.5 billion for the Palestinian Authority, which is used to fund all civil servants and West Bank officials.

Sheikh Ikrima Sabri, the head of the Palestinian Islamic Supreme Council, announced that Muslims everywhere “denounce the offensive drawings of the prophet Muhammad and will express their forceful rejection of these uncivilized transgressions.”

“The option of 'I’m taking my enemies down with me' remains a Palestinian option,” states editorial in official PA daily.

Rami Aman, 39, was detained in April along with seven members of his Gaza Youth Committee group after holding a two-hour Zoom meeting with peace activists, including Israelis.

Concerns over a recent string of diplomatic victories for Israel in the Arab world have given the Palestinian political foes an incentive to relaunch reconciliation talks as they see their closest allies back away.

Lawyers representing three Palestinian groups seek legal action against Britain in Nablus court. “The British Mandate is at the root of the suffering of the Palestinian people and has paved the way for the violation of their rights and the plunder of their land," they argue.

Human rights groups have long criticized the permit process, saying its criteria are vague. Israel says restrictions are imperative to ensure Hamas, the terrorist group the rules Gaza, does not abuse the permits' system.

Chief PA negotiator is in critical condition over COVID-19 complications. He is currently intubated and connected to an ECMO machine, which does the work of the lungs by transferring oxygen into the blood.