Muslims were seen praying near Tarawih at Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem after it was announced that Ramadan will start on Saturday in several countries in the Middle East.

The Palestinian Authority wants to prove it can handle security in Gaza, even if it means working in parallel with a destructive Israeli campaign that has displaced tens of thousands.

Nearly 40,000 Palestinians driven from their homes by Israel's month-long offensive in the West Bank have scattered across nearby villages and towns, trying to find shelter.

Iraq seeks to relocate their World Cup qualifier against Palestine from FIFA's neutral venue suggestion, Amman, and a Palestinian proposal near Jerusalem.

Released Palestinian prisoners were met with cheers in the occupied West Bank, marking the final exchange of the first phase of a fragile truce between Israel and Hamas. Buses carrying Palestinian prisoners from Israeli prisons also arrived in Gaza’s Khan Younis days after Israel had originally refused to release them.

It is the final release of hostages and prisoners in the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire, which began last month.

Bridgeview lit Ramadan lights along Harlem Avenue in Little Palestine, to honor the Muslim and Palestinian community to mark Ramadan.

At least 40,000 Palestinians have left their homes in Jenin and the nearby city of Tulkarm in the northern West Bank since Israel began its operation just a day after reaching a ceasefire agreement in Gaza after 15 months of war.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that he had instructed the military "to launch additional operational activity against terrorist centers" in a video released by the government said to be filmed in the Tulkarem refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.

Iraq want their World Cup qualifier against Palestine next month moved from the Jordanian capital of Amman, having also knocked back a Palestinian proposal to stage the match just outside Jerusalem.

Manor Solomon has become a star player for Leeds United during their push for promotion back to the Premier League — but a chant about the Israel international has led to concerns, repeated statements from Leeds,

Red Cross ambulances have arrived in Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah in preparation for the handover of six Israeli hostages to be freed Saturday under the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. AP video showed the ambulances waiting among a crowd with a line of Hamas fighters nearby in Rafah,