Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — Hamas intends to remain apart from Palestinian Authority security forces. Palestinian sources said Hamas has rejected the prospect that it would coordinate security operations with the PA. The sources said any deployment of PA forces in the Gaza Strip would come under Hamas control. “One of the challenges facing […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — A former Gaza Strip security commander plans to replace Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas. Former PA security commander Mohammed Dahlan, expelled from the West Bank in 2011, intends to run in any presidential race. Dahlan’s wife, Jalila, said her husband was developing relations with Palestinian movements, including Hamas, as well […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel’s intelligence community has determined a sharp decline in security cooperation by the Palestinian Authority. Officials said the PA has become increasingly unresponsive to Israeli requests for security cooperation, particularly in the area of counter-insurgency. The officials said the Israel Security Agency received almost no hard intelligence from the PA […]
Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — The Palestinian Authority has been clashing with refugees in the West Bank. PA forces confronted Palestinian refugees amid a strike of basic services near Ramallah. Officials said at least 50 people were injured in a battle with hundreds of Palestinians around the United Nations-sponsored camp in Jalazoun on Jan. 12. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has determined an expanding arms flow to Palestinian militias in the West Bank. Military sources said Palestinian militias have been acquiring large amounts of weapons in the West Bank. The sources said the leading recipients have been the ruling Fatah movement, the opposition Hamas and the Iranian-sponsored […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — The Palestinian Authority has been sponsoring seminars and workshops to organize another uprising against Israel, an intelligence report said. The Israeli intelligence community asserted that the PA was helping plan strategy to launch what was termed an effective uprising in the West Bank and Jerusalem. The intelligence community’s open-source […]
Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — The Palestinian Authority has maintained pressure on a Gulf-supported Islamist movement. Officials said PA security forces have been ordered to quell protests or rallies by the Hizb Al Tahrir movement. They said Hizb, estimated to have more than 50,000 supporters, sought to expand activities with funding from Gulf Cooperation Council […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The Palestinian long deemed Israel’s chief security partner has called for the use of nuclear weapons against the Jewish state. Former Palestinian Authority security chief Jibril Rajoub said the Arab League must help the Palestinians fight Israel, particularly the capture of Jerusalem. Rajoub said he supported nuclear attacks on Israel. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has been bracing for Palestinian missile and rocket strikes from the West Bank. Military sources said the Home Front Command has assessed that Hamas and other Palestinian insurgency movements were building missile and rocket arsenals in the West Bank. The sources said the military command, responsible for […]
Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — Palestinians aligned with the ruling Fatah movement have begun organizing massive protests against U.S. President Barack Obama. Palestinian sources said groups aligned with Fatah were mobilizing for Obama’s visit to Israel and to the West Bank, expected to take place on March 22. The sources said the groups wanted to […]