Palestinians

Authorities in the West Bank have said they will dissolve the moribund Legislative Council and hold new elections

Israeli forces have surrounded Ramallah after several deadly incidents, and Palestinian leaders have called for protests

Shared interests and US encouragement have led Israel and the Gulf states to make public their deepening ties

Hamas fired hundreds of rockets into Israel, which responded with airstrikes, setting back an Egyptian truce initiative

Qatar has promised payments to Gaza families, via Hamas, in addition to funds for salaries and fuel supplies

As media report that a truce is edging closer, Palestinian protest organisers are urging participants to keep calm

Weekly protests are going ahead today despite Israeli threats of a harsher security response

Israel has responded to unusually long-range rocket fire with a series of airstrikes