Ramallah

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

Fifty-nine candidates competed for 18 seats on the Central Committee, while 456 members competed for 80 seats on the Revolutionary Council, which serves as the movement's parliament.

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

RAMALLAH GOVERNER Laila Ghannam with the British Ministry of Defence’s Senior Adviser for the Middle East and North Africa, General Edward Ahlgren.

UK defense official met Ramallah governor who held meetings with released terrorists


Why Israel barred Saudi FM, Arab counterparts from visiting Ramallah - analysis

Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi called the move an example of how Israel “kills any chance for a fair and comprehensive Israeli-Arab settlement.”

 SAUDI FOREIGN Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud addresses the UN General Assembly in New York last month.

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister says Israel blocking Ramallah meeting proof of 'extremism'

On Saturday, Israel said it would not allow a planned meeting on Sunday that would have included ministers from Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

 Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud seen in Tehran, Iran, June 17, 2023

Israel to block Arab ministers' weekend visit to West Bank, political officials say

The minister's trip to Ramallah would have been the highest-level Saudi visit to the West Bank since 1967.

Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal Bin Farhan al-Saud attends the Conference on Disarmament at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, February 24, 2020.

Palestinians outraged over celebrations for new Ramallah mall

Despite soaring unemployment in the West Bank, Palestinians reportedly opposed the grandiose celebrations of the new mall.

 A Palestinian walks in front of closed shops during a general strike condemning Israeli bombardment on Gaza, in Ramallah in the West Bank April 7, 2025.

Palestinian stone-throwing terrorists wound two US citizens

Earlier on Wednesday, Border Police officers arrested a 21-year-old Palestinian who hurled stones at security forces in the area.

 IDF soldier from the Shahar Battalion during counter-terror raids in the West Bank village of Burka, January 12, 2025.

IDF to reinforce Judea and Samaria Division with six companies over holiday period

Over the past week, the IDF apprehended nearly 100 terror suspects, confiscated weapons, and demolished homes of terrorists in the West Bank.

 IDF troops operate in Balata, April 11, 2025.

How Israel caps Palestinian economic growth - analysis

Had Israel's control over the West Bank not occurred in 1967, the Palestinian economy could have been twice its current size – probably even more.

 Israeli security forces guard while Palestinians make their way through the Israeli Qalandia checkpoint to attend Friday prayers of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque, near the West Bank city of Ramallah on March 21, 2025.

IDF West Bank operations: Over 90 terrorists apprehended over the last week

Border Police officers from Jerusalem operated in Ramallah to arrest a wanted terrorist. And the Egoz Unit located a rigged vehicle and dismantled it.

 Israeli security forces seen in the West Bank city of Nablus, February 11, 2025

IDF attempts to curb public disorder, prevent celebrations amid prisoner release in West Bank

Despite these actions, Palestinians in Ramallah held celebrations upon the release of the Palestinian detainees.

The reinforcement of IDF soldiers in the West Bank, February 8, 2025.

Shin Bet foils bomb attack on Jerusalem bus planned by Ramallah terror cell

The terrorist cell, made up of Fatah and Hamas operatives from the Ramallah area, was arrested in November-December 2024.

 The members of the cell.