Shimon Peres, a former Israeli president and a towering figure who concluded the Oslo Accords during his term as Foreign minister, died at age 93.

Nearly two-thirds of Palestinians condemn the decision to suspend local elections in the West Bank and Gaza, according to a new survey by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PCPSR).

Four Palestinian children have been killed and two injured around the West Bank since September 18, reported Electronic Intifada. Israel maintained that the shootings were in self-defence

For months, the Israeli army enclosed the West Bank village of Hizma in response to what they accused the residents of inciting violence and stone-throwing against soldiers in the area. The main road was blocked entirely from July 28 for almost one month. Residents had to carry IDs inside the village preparing to be checked by soldiers anytime.

The most striking thing about the school is its educational ethos. As the headmistress, Fida, explains, the kindergarten is not a “music school” in the typical sense. Other schools in Ramallah teach music. But the kindergarten, with its twenty-five pupils, is different: “We have lessons with two teachers, the music teacher and the subject teacher