Palestinians

First Palestinian ICC filing against Hamas alleges war crimes, seeks arrests - exclusive

To date, the ICC has not charged Hamas with any crimes committed against its own civilians. This filing, therefore, is the first by a Palestinian against the terror group.

A Hamas terorrist stands guard as Palestinians walk on a street during Eid al-Fitr, in Gaza City, March 20, 2026.
Illustration of The New York Times application displayed on a smartphone held in hand in Corsica France April 18, 2026.

Can Israel actually sue 'The New York Times' over 'dog rape' column? - explainer

PROTESTERS GATHER outside the entrance of Yarmouk refugee camp to condemn the Israeli death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks, in Damascus, Syria, April 1, 2026.

Who gets to belong? Palestinians in Syria confront old suspicions under new rule

Humanitarian aid is airdropped over Gaza as seen from northern Gaza Strip, July 27, 2025

Hamas’s grip on Gaza weakens as the people rise against their oppressors - opinion


Gazans increasingly support a two-state solution, majority have unfavorable opinion of Iran - poll

A recent poll shows a rise in Palestinian support for a two-state solution, with Gaza leading, while opposition to normalization with Israel remains strong across the territories.

PALESTINIANS WALK near a landfill, in Gaza City, February 11, 2026.

Abbas holding Palestinians hostage with Western help, Fatah opposition figure says - exclusive

Samer Sinijlawi told The Jerusalem Post that Western Leaders need to stop pushing the idea that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is the moderate choice.

Samer arrested for protesting checkpoints in 1995.

US student groups fundraise to supplement PA funds to 'mothers of martyrs'

City College of New York (CCNY) Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), John Jay College SJP, City University of New York (CUNY) for Palestine, and CUNY Stoop Sales for Gaza organized a bake sale.

A PALESTINIAN woman walks past damaged houses in Jenin refugee camp on October 9, 2024, in the West Bank.

Palestinian municipal vote reveals shift toward pragmatism, accountability - opinion

Palestinian local elections revealed a stronger-than-expected turnout despite boycott calls, signaling a shift toward accountable governance.

A Palestinian woman is seen voting in local elections, in Gaza, last month.

SA President Rhamaposa becomes first head of state to sign ‘Free Barghouti’ pledge

Marwan Barghouti is a former leader of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, which carried out many of the suicide bombings and shooting attacks of the Second Intifada.

 South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers a national statement at the World Climate Action Summit during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 1, 2023.

Vigilantism or terror? Dilemma of Israeli settler violence against W. Bank Palestinians - opinion

The government prefers to call it a Jewish “nationalist crime,” and is averse to referring to it as “terrorism,” and those responsible for committing it “terrorists.”

THE SCENE where vehicles and homes were set on fire following an attack by Jewish settlers east of Nablus in March 2026.

IDF captures Palestinian man who murdered son, burned his body, infiltrated Israel

The man had taken his 12-year-old son to the Palestinian village of Beit Ur, near Ramallah, and stabbed him near an agricultural area of the town.

IDF troops near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on February 27, 2026.

If you were a Palestinian, could you see a way forward for peace with Israel? - opinion

If we want a different future, Israelis must be willing to confront the possibility that, from the Palestinian perspective, the political horizon has effectively disappeared.

Palestinian students hold signs demanding the reopening of the road to their school, which was closed by Israeli security forces in Khirbet Umm al-Khair in the village of Yatta, south of Hebron, April 26, 2026.

Israel engineered 'special' rats to attack Palestinians in Gaza, radical Fatah officials claim

According to Palestinian Media Watch (PMW), Jamal Obeid, a member of the Supreme Leadership Body of Fatah in Gaza, accused Israel of introducing rats into previously uninfested areas of Gaza.

 Rats (illustrative).

Palestinians use Gaza rubble to restore streets as US rebuilding plan stalls

The project comes as progress stalls in Trump's Gaza plan, meant to build on an October Israel-Hamas ceasefire by surging aid and rebuilding the enclave from scratch.

Palestinian workers break up concrete while working on rubble in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, April 19, 2026.