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A ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip has come into effect.

A truce between Israel and Hamas began on Friday at the hour set by Egyptian mediators, and US President Joe Biden pledged to salve the devastation of the worst fighting in years with humanitarian aid for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Despite a guaranteed US veto, France proposed another draft resolution on Wednesday calling for an end to hostilities and humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip. The US vetoed similar measures in recent days, with a UN spokesman saying Washington is pursuing its own “intensive diplomatic efforts”.

US President Joe Biden has told Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu he expects a "significant de-escalation" in the Gaza conflict on Wednesday.

There has been simmering tension building up between Israelis and Palestinians for a long time, but this week a “red line” was finally crossed.

Rihanna is the latest star to release a statement on the violence between Israelis and Palestinians, copping heat for her choice of words.

Israel unleashed new air strikes on Gaza early Tuesday, targeting the homes of Hamas and Islamic Jihad commanders as Palestinian armed groups fired dozens of rockets toward Israel. The latest escalation comes after weeks of tensions in contested Jerusalem.

Medics said at least 300 Palestinians were hurt in violence at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound

Scores of people were injured Saturday as Israeli police fired water cannon and rubber bullets to disperse Palestinian protesters in annexed east Jerusalem, a day after fierce clashes at the city's Al-Aqsa mosque.

Tragedy, in which at least 44 people were killed, occurred during celebration of Jewish holiday Lag b’Omer

Austin’s visit took place less than 100 days into the Biden administration, and was the first for a Biden cabinet member.

A day after an incident at Iran’s uranium enrichment facility, which was blamed on Israeli spies, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country will defend itself from Iranian “aggression and terrorism.”

The offer gives Israel’s longest serving prime minister the opportunity to break the political impasse and potentially put him in a better position to fight corruption charges

More than half the country of 9 million has gotten the shot in a mass mobilization by a network of health-management organizations serving every resident

The move is "an important step in promoting peace security in our region."

Israel and Morocco have agreed to normalize their relations in a deal brokered by US President Donald Trump. The deal is the latest in a series of US-mediated agreements between Israel and the Muslim world.

Newspaper publishes comment urging retaliation with strike on Haifa that ‘causes heavy human casualties’

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister has denied that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to the Gulf kingdom on Sunday to secretly meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

In an historic first visit by a Gulf Arab nation, a United Arab Emirates delegation arrived in Israel on Tuesday to cement the normalisation deal signed last month.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial will resume in earnest in January, with thrice-weekly evidentiary hearings set to begin then, a Jerusalem court decided Sunday.