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The West Bank security barrier near Abu Dis, pictured in February 2020; illustrative. (photo credit: OLIVIER FITOUSSI/FLASH90) Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas admitted that tax funds being withheld by Israel would be used to fund Palestinian terrorists during a speech at the Eighth General Conference of Fatah. The comments confirm that the  PA has not ended its pay-for-slay policy , even though it has restructured payments so they no longer reflect the prisoner’s sentence and now distributes the funds under the guise of social welfare. “The continued holding of Palestinian Authority funds by Israel is an unprecedented event that violates the agreements between the Palestinian Authority and Israel, as well as international law,” Abbas claimed in his Fatah conference address. “...The continued withholding of the Palestinian people’s funds, which have so far exceeded $5 billion…and all this needs to be paid to public employees, to prisoners (terrorists)…” Palestinia...

Hamas terrorists look on as they escort members of the Red Cross towards an area within the so-called "yellow line" to which Israeli troops withdrew under the ceasefire in Gaza City November 12, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/DAWOUD ABU ALKAS) Hamas  failed to elect a new political leader, the terror group announced on Saturday night, promising another round of elections would soon take place. The current race will likely position either Hamas leader abroad, Khaled Mashal, or senior Hamas politician Khalil al-Hayya as Hamas’s new leader. The failed process comes as Hamas attempts to reassemble some level of order after much of its senior leadership was assassinated during the most recent war with Israel. Since  former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar  was killed in October 2024, there has been no permanent head of the organization’s political wing. Hamas’s leadership race remains unresolved, with Khaled Mashal and Khalil al-Hayya seen as likely contenders for the political ch...

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with Russian President at the Kremlin in Moscow on January 22, 2026. (photo credit: Ramil Sitdikov / POOL / AFP via Getty Images) Palestinian Authority President  Mahmoud Abbas  cast his vote on Saturday in the Fatah movement’s elections, which will determine the composition of the “Central Committee and Revolutionary Council.” The vote was held at the Ahmad Shuqairi Hall in the presidential headquarters in Ramallah. Palestinian Authority official media claimed that Abbas “emphasized the importance of ensuring the success of the democratic process in a way that reflects the unity of the movement and its commitment to renewing its leadership institutions.”  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. Fifty-nine candidates competed for 18 seats on the Central Committee,...

Palestinian members of al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement. (photo credit: ABED RAHIM KHATIB/FLASH90) Hamas  is looking to exploit the Hajj, the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, in order to collect financial donations under a humanitarian or religious guise, Israeli public broadcaster KAN News reported on Thursday, citing  Palestinian  sources familiar with the details. This year, Hajj begins on the evening of May 24 until Friday, May 29. Hajj is the perfect time of year for Hamas to attempt such an operation, as the season is defined by large-scale movement that is difficult to monitor, allowing for the transfer of funds or gold assets with minimal suspicion.  Egypt, the sources explained, the smuggled finances will be laundered or “redirected” using various methods before being transferred to Gaza. Go to the full article > >

China’s President Xi Jinping (R) and US President Donald Trump pose for a photo at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing on May 14, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / POOL / AFP via Getty Images) During a bilateral meeting in Beijing on Thursday, President Donald Trump announced that Chinese President Xi Jinping is committed to withholding military equipment to Iran and expressed a desire to help keep the Strait of Hormuz open. The announcement came after Trump’s summit in Beijing where the two leaders discussed issues such as the Iranian conflict, trade, technology, and Taiwan. “He said he’s not going to give military equipment. That’s a big statement. He said that today. He said that strongly, but at the same time he said you know they buy a lot of their oil there and they’d like to keep doing that. He’d like to see Hormuz strait opened,” said Trump in an interview with  Fox News’  Sean Hannity. China has consistently denied supplying Iran with weapons, despite a repor...

Fallen soldier Capt. Maoz Israel Recanati, 24 (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT) Capt. Maoz Israel Recanati, 24, from Itamar, was killed during combat in southern Lebanon, the IDF announced on Saturday. Recanati was a Platoon Commander in the Golani Brigade’s 12th Battalion and was posthumously promoted from lieutenant to captain. Go to the full article > >