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On This Day: Fatah, Hamas factions form short-lived 'Palestinian Unity Government' to rule over PA

On June 2, 2014, Abbas forged a Hamas-Fatah unity government, sparking legal debates and political upheaval. The PA president dissolved the short-lived body in June 2015.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas chairs the first meeting of the Palestinian unity government, June 2, 2014.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with Russian President at the Kremlin in Moscow on January 22, 2026.

The Palestinian Fatah party held elections, is a ‘new’ leadership emerging? - analysis

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

Palestinian municipal vote reveals shift toward pragmatism, accountability - opinion

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with Russian President at the Kremlin in Moscow on January 22, 2026.

Palestinian Authority continues to pay terrorists, US State Department report confirms


Israeli civil rights org. calls for investigation into IDF West Bank chief for suspected war crimes

The Association for Civil Rights in Israel asked the IDF's legal chief to open a criminal investigation into IDF Central Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth for suspected war crimes.

IDF Central Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth (C) meets with Israel Police officers, local leaders in the West Bank; illustrative.

'If there is terror financing, I will get there': Inside IDF's raid to seize Ramallah terror funds

A’s battalion was the one with “the most central role for penetrating the bank, seizing the terror funds and equipment, and arresting the Hamas-affiliated individuals close up,” he told the Post.

IDF soldiers operate during a raid in Ramallah, in the West Bank, August 26, 2025

IDF busts last bank handling foreign currency in West Bank

Undercover Duvdevan, then IDF reservists, seized terror funds in Ramallah; Around 20 Palestinians were reportedly injured.

 IDF troops operate in the West Bank, May 30, 2025.

IDF defends mass tree removal in West Bank following repeat terror incidents

The decision, by IDF Central Command chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth took place to achieve better security oversight of the area of Al-Mughayir, near Ramallah.

IDF Central Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth.

Intl. Muaythai federation bans Israeli flag, anthem, forbids fighters from representing country

According to the IFMA, the move was sparked by the death of a Palestinian boy named Ammar Hamayel, who was a member of the Palestinian national Muay Thai team.

 ISRAELI MUAY THAi fighter Shir Cohen (right) battles Francesca Vera at ONE Championship’s ONE Friday Fights 75 event earlier this month in Bangkok, Thailand.

Ireland refuses visas for Ramallah children planning to attend Gaelic Games summer camp

Claire Liddy, International spokesperson for GAA Palestine, told RTÉ Radio One on Tuesday that an appeal had been lodged.

 The Gaelic Games in Palestine (GAA-P) organization

Will Jewish, Palestinian deaths in Sinjil spur gov't to combat extremism in W. Bank?

Reducing violence against Palestinians by extremist Jews, the situation is as bad as ever, with no sign that anyone in the government is ready to rethink the basic strategy.

Israeli soldiers and rescue personnel at the scene of a terror attack outside Rami Levy supermarket in the Gush Etzion, in the West Bank, July 10, 2025.

WATCH: Arab rioters slingshot stones at West Bank Jewish shepherds, sparking severe clashes

The US State Department said on Friday it was aware of the reported death of a US citizen in the West Bank.

West Bank Arab residents throw, slingshot rocks at Jewish shepherds in the West Bank, July 11, 2025.

Jewish rioters attack IDF soldiers in West Bank, at least six arrested

The source said that IDF soldiers were beaten and even choked by the rioters, with several soldiers and an officer lightly wounded by the end of the incident.

 IDF soldiers are seen operating in the Binyamin region of the West Bank, March 27, 2025

Watch: West Bank clashes with Jewish rioters, Palestinians, security forces leave three dead

The security forces evacuated all of the Jewish rioters who had entered the village.

 Palestinian residents pack their belongings and leave the Bedouin village due to fear of attacks by Jewish settlers, in the Bedouin village of Maghayer Al-Dir, north of Ramallah, in the West Bank, May 22, 2025.