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RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian president on Thursday accused Hamas of smuggling large amounts of weapons into the West Bank as part of the militant group's efforts to undermine his administration.President Mahmoud Abbas ' his swipe at his Hamas rivals comes at a sensitive time, with the Palestinians divided between rival governments and U.S.-brokered indirect peace talks with Israel getting under way. Abbas said his security forces have confiscated most of the smuggled weapons.Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip from Abbas' forces three years ago, and the two factions have been at odds since. Israel fears Hamas could also stage a violent takeover in the West Bank, and those security concerns, along with the Palestinian factions' failure to reconcile, are likely to be key issues in the new round of peace talks.In a newspaper interview published Thursday, Abbas accused Hamas of undermining efforts to reconcile the two factions by challenging his administration's power in t...
Two Palestinians burst into this West Bank settlement Friday and opened fire on Jewish seminary students gathered for a Sabbath dinner in a communal dining hall, kil...
Israel's intelligence service says it has arrested dozens of Hamas members in the West Bank who had been setting up infrastructure for the militant Islamic group.The...
Israel has agreed to lift travel restrictions in parts of the West Bank in coming weeks, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas ( search ) said Wednesday, in what would be...
Israel will impose a West Bank border largely along the route of its current separation barrier and move all Jewish settlers to the Israeli side, acting Prime Minist...
The Palestinian militant group Hamas says Israel has arrested 20 of its members, including three lawmakers, in a West Bank raid.Several Hamas officials say the arres...
Israel ( search ) could eventually relinquish more West Bank ( search ) settlements, beyond the four to be dismantled in coming weeks, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ( ...
The Israeli government is negotiating a deal with West Bank settlers that would see a large number of unauthorized settlement outposts made permanent, settlers and s...
A U.S. official says Secretary of State John Kerry will fly to the West Bank to press his effort for a new round of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. The extra stop i...
JENIN, West Bank -- The Palestinian prime minister on Sunday angrily denounced the U.S. veto of a United Nations resolution condemning Israel's West Bank settlements...
The Israeli Cabinet on Sunday expanded its list of West Bank settlements eligible for government subsidies, a decision that came just days after the resumption of lo...
Israel's prime minister on Wednesday ordered construction of 300 new homes in a West Bank settlement, a move aimed at placating settler anger over the planned demoli...
Israel has approved a new settlement in the West Bank to house former Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip , officials said Tuesday, breaking a promise to the U.S. to...
Israel said Sunday it has approved hundreds of settler homes after five members of an Israeli family -- including three children -- were knifed to death as they slep...
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israel's military announced Monday it plans to further ease restrictions on Palestinian travel in the West Bank, delivering what appeared ...
An author whose outspoken criticism of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian West Bank got him banned from a Jewish book festival in Atlanta spoke Wednesday night a...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli troops killed a Hamas militant on Friday during a raid in the West Bank, where violence has increased since a new round of Mideast peace tal...
The Palestinian government announced Tuesday that it is enforcing a boycott of goods made in Israel's West Bank settlements and has confiscated more than $1 million ...
The Palestinian government announced Tuesday that it is enforcing a boycott of goods made in Israel's West Bank settlements and has confiscated more than $1 million ...
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Islamic militant Hamas is claiming responsibility for a shooting attack that killed four Israelis in the West Bank .Hamas military wing spokesma...