Israel bombed Palestinian militant targets in the Gaza Strip from air and sea for a fifth straight day on Sunday, preparing for a possible ground invasion though Egypt saw "some indications" of a truc

Israeli troops on Sunday arrested 120 Hamas members in the southern West Bank just hours after the faction's Gaza branch fired rockets into Israel, Palestinian security sources said.

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The 118-nation Non-Aligned Movement on Friday demanded Israel release a "substantial number" of Palestinian political prisoners as a "positive step" towards peace.

Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas said on Tuesday that his bid to secure international recognition for a Palestinian state was no "stunt" and would contribute to peace efforts with Israel.

Bloodshed broke out on Sunday as Palestinian refugees across the region marched on Israel's borders in a mass show of mourning over the 1948 creation of the Jewish state.

A Palestinian policeman fired on a group of Israelis in a Palestinian-controlled area of the West Bank on Sunday, killing one and injuring four, the Israeli Army said.

A Palestinian was killed on Thursday in an exchange of fire with Israeli troops at an army post in the Northern West Bank, security sources on both sides said.

A Palestinian woman taken to hospital after inhaling tear gas fired by Israeli troops at a protest against Israel's West bank separation barrier died overnight, medics said on Saturday.