Health officials had recommended a full two-week lockdown; 24% of tests come back positive Saturday PA PM says major vaccine shipment due in early March

Many countries are now weighing their own certification systems, while grappling with moral questions over the prospect of dividing the world along lines of vaccine access

Congestion in ICUs reaches new heights, according to PA Health Minister Mai al-Kaila; 25%-30% of tests in Bethlehem coming back positive, says PA health official

Doses intended for thousands of Palestinian worshipers gathering for Friday prayers; Abbas said to refuse over concern of Israeli show of authority at iconic Al-Aqsa Mosque

Clashing claims come after covert meeting of health officials in Ramallah to discuss cooperation on pandemic

Large study based on 6,000 blood samples; findings consistent across West Bank and Gaza Strip, although death rates remain remarkably low

Some lawmakers urge conditioning delivery of 1,000 Russian Sputnik vaccines for Strip's health workers on Hamas releasing Israeli captives, soldiers' bodies

Residents and Palestinian Authority denounce IDF actions in Khirbet Humsa, which lies in an area Israel has declared a firing zone; demolitions this week have left 74 homeless

Senior figures in Ramallah have claimed Israel is obligated to provide them with shots; the Palestinian Authority has yet to receive any major shipments of vaccines

Palestinian Authority foreign minister claims Israel is obligated to inoculate population; Israeli envoy retorts that Oslo Accords charge PA with providing immunizations