Although international media have interpreted a Feb. 10 statement by Abbas as ending the P.A.’s pay-for-slay program, or “Martyrs’ Fund,” in which terrorists are rewarded financial compensation for ...

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Zakaria Zubeidi, the most prominent of the Palestinian prisoners released Thursday in exchange for three Israeli hostages held by Hamas, says the Israeli-Palestinian ...

The IDF said that they will "maintain zero tolerance for disturbances and expressions of support for Hamas." Zakaria Zubeidi, a former commander of the Fatah-aligned Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades in ...

He was one of the most senior Hamas leaders inside the territory and one of Israel’s most-wanted militants. Mr. Zubeidi, who was also once a theater director, stunned Israelis and Palestinians ...

(AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) A supporter of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip holds a sign during a protest on a highway after the militant group announced it would delay a planned hostage ...

The party, which controls the Palestinian Authority, is reportedly being lined up to govern Gaza as part of the unfolding ...

Israel is set to release 620 Palestinian prisoners, including several long-serving detainees, in the seventh round of swaps under the Gaza ceasefire agreement, mediated by Egypt, Qatar, and the US.

The conflict between Israel and Palestinians — and other groups in the Middle East — goes back decades. These stories provide context for current developments and the history that led up to them.

Israel's occupation army said it struck two sites in the Gaza Strip on Monday claiming that a projectile was fired from one of them and landed inside the Palestinian territory.