Zakaria Zubeidi, a former leader of a Palestinian militant group jailed for attacks that killed several Israelis, is to be released Thursday as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.

Israeli soldiers invaded and ransacked dozens of homes across the occupied West Bank, abducting at least thirty Palestinians, including ch

Father Bashar Basiel moved freely in and out of his parish in the occupied West Bank until Israeli troops installed gates at the entrance of his village Taybeh overnight, just hours after a ceasefire began in Gaza.

Palestinian freedom of movement has been even more severely restricted since the Gaza ceasefire took effect as Israel erects new checkpoints.

Father Bashar Basiel moved freely in and out of his parish in the occupied West Bank until Israeli troops installed gates at the entrance of his village Taybeh overnight, just hours after a ceasefire began in Gaza.

Zubeidi, 49, is one of the most high-profile of 110 prisoners, including 30 minors, freed in exchange for three Israelis, the Palestinian Prisoners' Club advocacy group said.

The report of the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission monitored that the occupation authorities carried out a total of 684 demolition operations last year, during which they demolished 903 facilities in the West Bank, including the city of Jerusalem, and 4,332 people were affected as a result, including 2,320 children.

The Israeli army has reportedly said that its 'Iron Wall' operation in Jenin which has left 17 Palestinians dead, may last several months.

The Joint Operations Room unites 12 Palestinian resistance groups in Gaza, coordinating efforts in their fight against Israeli occupation.

The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) demolished on Wednesday seven homes and one restaurant belonging to Palestinian citizens in different West Bank areas at the pretext they were built with no permits.

The Israeli authorities continue their demolition and bulldozing operations in the occupied West Bank, while forcing a citizen in 1948 occupied Palestine to demolish his home under threat.