Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh on Thursday instructed the Gaza-based Ministry of the Interior to ''restore unity'' among Palestinian factions in the field to protect the blockaded enclave.

Fatah leaders heard the preliminary findings of a committee investigating what the Israeli media said were attempts by Mohammed Dahlan to engage a private militia in the West Bank.

PMO issues statement saying government not involved in demolition of Shepherd Hotel, that Israel can't forbid Jews from purchasing private property in Jerusalem.

Military says nighttime air strikes targeted 'terrorist sites' in the north and south of the Strip in the wake of weekend Qassam, mortar volleys.

An Israeli soldier was killed by friendly fire on the Gaza border.

Brig. Gen. Nitzan Alon says Jawaher Abu Rahmah died of medical complications, not from tear gas shot by IDF soldiers during anti-separation fence protest in Bil'in.

IDF raided Hebron to re-arrest Hamas members, including senior member who assisted man who planned 2008 suicide bombing in Dimona.

A senior Hamas leader on Thursday accused Israel of carrying out ''countless holocausts'' against the Palestinians while saying the Nazi genocide was a ''lie.''

A group of militants apparently laying explosives on the border with Israel opened fire on the soldiers.

IDF raided Hebron to re-arrest six Hamas members originally arrested after September's drive-by shootings against settlers in area, which killed four Israelis and left two injured.