“US President-elect Donald Trump wants to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Such an unprecedented move would endorse Israel’s occupation and illegal annexation of East Jerusalem and its efforts to ‘Judaize’ the city,” writes Nur Arafeh.

The incoming Trump administration plans to reveal whether it will proceed with relocating America’s embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in the coming days, incoming White House press secretary Sean Spicer said on Thursday.

Palestinians in Israel protest in cities across the country after home demolition raid turned deadly in Um al Hiran.

Al Jazeera investigates who the political parties and groups advocating for the cause of Palestinian self-determination are.

“Despite the seemingly positive news and developments, Palestinians should not be under the illusion that a genuine Palestinian unity is attainable in the short run, nor that the intra-Palestinian divide will be bridged rapidly,” writes Alaa Tartir.

The postponed local Palestinian elections might be scheduled in 2017 amid talks about possibly holding them in phases starting next May.

“Gaza residents are furious at Hamas for pouring funds into the tunnel enterprise while they are left without electricity, and Israel is wary of attacks as distraction from their mass demonstrations,” writes Shlomi Eldar.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his wife and members of his inner circle, including his personal lawyer and his former chief of staff, are under police investigation in at least four cases.