Settlers burn three cars and spray slogans in Umm Safa overnight
The head of the Umm Safa village council said settlers entered the western neighbourhood after midnight, set three vehicles alight and daubed racist slogans on walls.
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Ramallah and al-Bireh
The seat of the Palestinian Authority and the West Bank’s busiest city, sealed on election morning.
Al-Manara Square, Ramallah, at night, 2015. Photo: Heinrich Böll Foundation Palestine & Jordan, CC BY 2.0.
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Israeli forces close every entrance to Ramallah on election morning
Gates and checkpoints around Ramallah were shut from early Tuesday and new checkpoints went up on the side roads residents use to get around them, WAFA reported.
- 07:05
Israel turns back 23-member delegation heading to Birzeit conference
British and Spanish lawmakers were among those held for hours at the Allenby Crossing and then refused entry to the West Bank, Birzeit University said.
- 07:05
PLO rejects UNRWA layoff plan and seeks $70m to pay staff
The PLO Executive Committee says mass job cuts would not fix the agency's finances and asked donors for urgent money to cover November and December salaries.
- 14:12
Palestinian goods trade deficit widens 17% in August
Statistics bureau figures show exports to Israel rising while exports to the rest of the world almost halved, deepening dependence on a single market.