The Palestinians are an Arab national group from the Southern Levant, predominantly the modern State of Israel.
Palestinians are predominantly Sunni Muslims, thought there are a minority of Christian and Shia Palestinians, as well as Druze and Samaritians that identify as Palestinian. There is dispute about when the Palestinian identity coalesced, be it in the post- or pre-war periods, and if it was an internal development or in direct response to the zionist movement.
The war that established Israel between Jewish and Arab forces resulted in a mass displacement of Palestinian Arabs. There is a significant diaspora of Palesitnians, especially in neighbouring Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon. 20% of Israeli citizens are Arabs, of which many also identify as Palestinian. Many Diaspora Palesitnians, as well as those from families displaced from beyond the 1948 armistice lines, identify as refugees.
Many Palestinian political movements lay claim to all the land of Israel as the future Palestinian state. The Palestinian Authority is one of the pirmary bodies that governs the Palestinians, with varying degrees of control in the West Bank. Palestinians have autonomy in Gaza, which is under the rule of Hamas.
Thanks to UNWRA, many descendants of Palestinians displaced in 1948 are still refugees throughout the Middle East.
Israelis watched as non-combatant, regular Palestinians streamed across the border with Hamas terrorists to participate in the attacks.
Operations into this new aid delivery initiative would be led by an internationally governed foundation.
A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.
Zaher al-Wahidi, an official from the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry claimed many of the removed names would likely be returned.
The suspects would reportedly approach various Tel Aviv businesses and provide them with Palestinian workers with forged ID cards.
Benjamin Netanyahu can praise President Donald Trump for his “creative and innovative idea” for Gaza, but the prime minister must also recognize the plan is absurd and dead on arrival.
Shas chairman MK Arye Deri stated Israel aims to dismantle Hamas and return hostages, without holding Gaza territory, while insisting on Gaza's demilitarization for a ceasefire.
The call was understood by many Palestinians as a direct incitement to kill Fatah members and protestors, sparking rage online.
On Tuesday, the military said some 30 masked men, believed to be Jewish residents from the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council area, entered the village, torching property.
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