Gaza Strip

Israeli-Palestinian clashes persist as diplomats push for peace

Stone-throwing Palestinians clashed with Israeli soldiers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and in t...

Oct 24, 2015 07:34 AM EDT

U.S. top court backs Obama, invalidates Jerusalem passport law

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down a law that would let American citizens born in Jerusale...

Jun 08, 2015 05:54 PM EDT

Israeli aircraft strike, PM accuses world of ignoring Gaza rockets

Israeli aircraft struck the Gaza Strip on Sunday after the latest in a series of Palestinian rocket ...

Jun 07, 2015 09:38 AM EDT

Israel returns 15 seized fishing boats to Gaza

Israel has returned 15 fishing boats seized from Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, both sides said on ...

Apr 30, 2015 06:58 AM EDT

Anti-Semitic attacks surged worldwide in 2014: annual survey

Anti-Semitic attacks surged worldwide in 2014, with the highest number of incidents occurring in Fra...

Apr 16, 2015 10:31 AM EDT

Obama tells Netanyahu U.S. to 'reassess' policy on Israel, Mideast diplomacy

President Barack Obama told Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that Washington would "reassess" its opti...

Mar 20, 2015 08:12 AM EDT

Swedish, Palestinian leaders to meet after row with Israel

President Mahmoud Abbas will meet Sweden's new prime minister on Tuesday to further international su...

Feb 10, 2015 06:28 AM EST

Cairo airport on alert after bombs found: security official

Cairo airport authorities tightened security after finding two bombs near the arrivals hall and a ho...

Feb 03, 2015 04:12 AM EST

Egypt's Sisi cuts short Ethiopia visit after deadly Sinai attacks

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi cut short a visit to Ethiopia for an African Union summit on...

Jan 30, 2015 06:25 AM EST

U.N. agency says runs out of money to repair Gaza war-damaged homes

The main U.N. aid agency in the Gaza Strip said on Tuesday a lack of international funding had force...

Jan 27, 2015 06:50 AM EST

Hamas condemns France attacks, says no justification for 'killing innocents'

The Hamas group that controls the Gaza Strip on Saturday issued a condemnation of the deadly attacks...

Jan 11, 2015 12:14 AM EST

Israeli general says not worried by Palestinian move to join ICC

Israel's top military officer said on Thursday he was disappointed rather than worried about a Pales...

Jan 08, 2015 09:03 PM EST

Palestinian draft resolution fails in U.N. council, U.S. votes against

The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday rejected a Palestinian resolution calling for Israel to withdra...

Dec 30, 2014 10:13 PM EST

Israel approves 243 new settler homes in East Jerusalem

Israel has given preliminary approval for the construction of 243 new homes on West Bank land that I...

Dec 26, 2014 07:32 AM EST

Israel calls Palestinian U.N. draft a gimmick

Israel's foreign minister on Thursday described as a gimmick a Palestinian-proposed U.N. Security Co...

Dec 18, 2014 05:29 AM EST

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