The Palestinian Minister died after being hit and shoved by Israeli soldiers on Wednesday.

Most Popular Thousands gather for funeral of Palestinian Minister Posted The funeral of Zia Abu Ein draws thousands in Ramallah.

Mahmoud al-Habash, the Palestinian minister responsible for religious endowments, told Reuters on Sunday the criticism had no religious or political justification.

The Palestinian minister of tourism and antiquities, Rula Ma'ayah, told Reuters all Israeli archaeological activities in the West Bank were illegal.

One Palestinian minister, Mr Nabil Amr, defended the crackdown on Tuesday and warned that action in future would be dealt with harshly.

Palestinian security forces wounded three gunmen today after they shot at the home of a Palestinian minister, Palestinian security sources and medics said.

Mahmoud al-Habbash, the Palestinian minister of religious endowments, dismissed an Israeli suggestion that the blaze could have been started by an electrical fault.

Palestinian ministers met today to discuss ways of easing economic hardships, which have provoked growing protests across the West Bank, challenging the Western-backed Palestinian Authority.

AN ISRAELI and Palestinian minister held talks in Jerusalem yesterday, marking the first official bilateral contacts since Benjamin Netanyahu became Israel's prime minister in March.

A Palestinian minister has condemned the shooting incident involving the convoy of UN Human Rights Commissioner Mrs Mary Robinson, saying Jewish settlers were to blame.

The daughter of Palestinian minister Ziad Abu Ein mourns over his body during his funeral in the West Bank city of Ramallah December 11, 2014.