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European Investment Bank (EIB) Vice President Gelsomina Vigliotti (right) with Alan Tavir, CEO of IDE Technologies Group and European Union Ambassador to Israel Dimiter Tzantchev announce EIB support for Western Galilee desalination project, June 25, 2023. (Courtesy)

EU financial arm to invest €900m in Israel, including Western Galilee desalination

European Investment Bank allocates €150 million for water facility plus €500m in Bank Leumi credit to encourage green business projects, and assesses €250m for Tel Aviv light rail

EU financial arm to invest €900m in Israel, including Western Galilee desalination

By Sharon Wrobel

June 25, 2023, 9:28 pm

EU financial arm to invest €900m in Israel, including Western Galilee desalination

European Investment Bank allocates €150 million for water facility plus €500m in Bank Leumi credit to encourage green business projects, and assesses €250m for Tel Aviv light rail

By Sharon Wrobel

An image from the funeral procession for Hamas terrorist Khaled Sabah in the West Bank village of Urif (Video screenshot)

June 22, 2023, 6:23 pm

Hamas flags on display at funeral of Eli attack perpetrator

Terror group’s presence at burial is a relatively rare show of force in the Palestinian Authority-controlled West Bank

By Gianluca Pacchiani

China's President Xi Jinping and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attend a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 14, 2023. (Jade GAO / POOL / AFP)

June 15, 2023, 8:06 pm

Having given up on the US, Palestinians look to China to mediate peace with Israel

PA minister Ahmad Majdalani tells ToI that Beijing can use billions in trade as leverage to coax Jerusalem to come to the table as Washington’s influence on the global stage wanes

By Jacob Magid

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas gestures while speaking to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting on the sidelines of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) summit, in Astana, Kazakhstan, October 13, 2022. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

June 13, 2023, 6:36 am

Abbas arrives in China as Beijing looks to expand influence in Mideast

Palestinian leader slated to meet President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang during four day trip as People’s Republic touts strong ties

By AFP

Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar during a speech marking Memorial day at the agency's headquarters in Tel Aviv, April 25, 2023. (Screenshot/Shin Bet)

June 2, 2023, 5:00 am

Shin Bet chief in Washington for talks with US officials fearful of PA collapse

Ronen Bar slated to have meetings at CIA and White House, which also hosted top Netanyahu aides Thursday for talks on Iran, Russia and Ukraine, Palestinians

By Jacob Magid

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a conference to support Jerusalem at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, on Feb. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

May 30, 2023, 11:54 pm

Abbas signs decree criminalizing ‘Nakba’ denial

PA executive order says anyone found guilty of denying what it calls the ‘crime against humanity’ carried out by ‘Zionist gangs’ in 1948 faces up to 2 years in jail

By ToI Staff

Israelis visit the site of the ancient village of Sebastia near the West Bank city of Nablus, on April 22, 2019, during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. (Hillel Maeir/Flash90)

May 7, 2023, 6:33 pm

Government approves $8.8m budget to restore ancient Israel’s capital in West Bank

Funds to go toward development of Sebastia archaeological park near Nablus, with remains from 10 different periods, over which Israelis and Palestinians have fought for years

By ToI Staff

Smoke rises above buildings in Gaza City following an Israeli airstrike on May 2, 2023. (MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)

May 3, 2023, 12:57 am

Sirens blare in south as IDF strikes Hamas sites in Gaza in response to rocket fire

Airstrikes come after terror groups launch 37 projectiles at Israel throughout the day, following death of hunger-striking Islamic Jihad member in Israeli prison

By Emanuel Fabian

Trails of smoke are seen as rockets are fired from Gaza towards Israel, in Gaza City on May 2, 2023. (Atia Mohammed/Flash90)

May 2, 2023, 8:43 pm

‘Enough excuses’: Coalition amps up pressure on PM for firm response to Gaza rockets

Netanyahu’s ruling bloc, which campaigned on tough anti-terror policies, comes under growing criticism as barrages from Gaza persist; Sderot mayor urges assassinating terror chiefs

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Israeli security forces and emergency personnel cordon off an area in the southern city of Sderot on May 2, 2023, following a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip. (GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP)

May 2, 2023, 5:12 pm

Foreign national moderately hurt as Gazan terrorists launch rocket barrage on south

2 others lightly hurt by shrapnel at Sderot construction site as 37 projectiles fired at Israeli towns, in ongoing tit-for-tat; Palestinian terror factions take responsibility

By Emanuel Fabian

Israeli security forces and emergency personnel cordon-off an area in Sderot on May 2, 2023, following rocket fire from Gaza. (GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP)

May 2, 2023, 8:22 am

Rockets fired, terror groups warn ‘price to be paid’ as hunger-striking suspect dies

Israel readies for escalation after Khader Adnan found dead; 4 projectiles fired from Gaza, no injuries; Islamic Jihad says his death is ‘lesson for generations’

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

April 21, 2023, 3:40 am

Pledged Israeli measures to boost cash-strapped PA back on track after delay

Top official says drop in handling fee Israel charges PA for fuel transfers and boost in Ramallah’s portion of Allenby crossing fees will be applied for month of April

By Jacob Magid

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, left, meeting with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Saudi port city of Jeddah, April 19, 2023. (Wafa)

April 19, 2023, 10:22 am

Palestinian leader Abbas meets Saudi crown prince in Jeddah

Meeting focuses on ways to strengthen ties, while prince reaffirms commitment to establishing independent Palestinian state; Hamas delegation also in kingdom

By ToI Staff

Palestinian lawyers demonstrate in front of the Prime Minister's Office in Ramallah in the West Bank, on July 25, 2022, to reportedly protest the Palestinian president establishing laws by decree which they consider a violation of the independence of the judiciary. (ABBAS MOMANI / AFP)

April 14, 2023, 7:43 am

Ramallah accused of blocking legal rights group to ’empower its security services’

Human Rights Watch says that PA move to deny renewal of registration for Lawyers for Justice proves that ‘their calls to… protect Palestinian rights will continue to ring hollow’

By AFP

Palestinian women wave flags during a rally marking the 47th anniversary of Land Day, along the border fence with Israel, east of Gaza City, Thursday, March 30, 2023. (AP/Adel Hana)

March 31, 2023, 3:05 pm

Israel yet to carry out steps to boost PA that it vowed to implement before Ramadan

Officials say pledges to lower tax Jerusalem charges Ramallah for fuel, raise portion of Allenby crossing fees it sends to PA, and expand list of tax-free imports not yet fulfilled

By Jacob Magid