Israeli forces disrupt a Palestinian demonstration against Jewish settlements and Israel's planned annexation of parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank in the town of Beita, south of the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Nablus.

Beit Iksa is a Palestinian enclave in the West Bank. It is surrounded by an Israeli settlement. Separated by a fence, it still takes an hour to get from the enclave to the settlement a stone's throw away, and only Palestinians with a permit can cross.

Martin Indyk, Council on Foreign Relations Distinguished Fellow and former U.S. special envoy for the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations discusses the Israeli elections. He speaks with David Westin on "Bloomberg: Balance of Power."

Israel says Rashida Tlaib, who is of Palestinian origin, can now visit her family in the West Bank. She and fellow Democrat Ilhan Omar faced entry bans over their criticism of the Jewish-majority state.

Former senior European politicians have urged the EU to reject Donald Trump's peace plan for the Middle East if it's one-sided and unfair to Palestinians. The US president is about to unveil his proposal for the region.

A Palestinian court has sentenced a US-Palestinian to life in prison with hard labor for attempting to sell his East Jerusalem property to Israelis. The US has demanded his immediate release.

Rights groups have criticized the death sentences, saying they "smack of militia rule, not the rule of law." But a Hamas official said the court decision shows Israel can't protect its Palestinian "collaborators."

At the beginning of 2018, US President Donald Trump cut funding for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, UNWRA, which helps some 5 million Palestinians. DW's Tania Krämer went to Hamas-controlled Gaza, where UN employees are on strike.

Fans should burn Messi's shirt if he plays against Israel in Jerusalem - Palestinian soccer chief

This unprecedented move signals a dramatic shift in US foreign policy and has triggered a fierce controversy - as the status of Jerusalem is one of the most contentious issues in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.

The Palestinian border protests are expected to peak on May 15, the day after the 70th anniversary of Israel's declaration of independence but marked by the Palestinians as the Nakba Day, or "Day of the Catastrophe."

Israeli troops have opened fire on Palestinian border protesters, killing at least one of them and injuring at least 40. Thousands of Palestinians are protesting along to Israel-Gaza border.