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.
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The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is the ongoing struggle between Israelis and Palestinians that began in the mid-20th century. The origins to the conflict can be traced back to Jewish immigration and sectarian conflict in Mandatory Palestine between Jews
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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.
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.
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
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.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said he would leave "all agreements and understandings with the American and Israeli governments," including those pertaining to security issues.
Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden said Wednesday that he would keep the US embassy in Israel in Jerusalem if elected -- even though he disagrees with Donald Trump's controversial 2017 decision to move it out of Tel Aviv.
The Israeli military says it has launched air strikes against a Palestinian militant group in Gaza and Syria in response to rocket fire.
According to Mr. Abu Oun, they replied, “We will show you how injustice will last.”
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he wanted a two-state solution to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the clearest expression yet of his administration’s support for such an outcome.
![Israel has pledged a tougher response after Palestinians sent balloons and kites carrying petrol bombs over the border fence [Anadolu]](/uploads/news/2018_07/6b85d7d6e4874aa38684c7813d9c4413_18.jpg "Palestinian killed in Israeli air raid in Gaza")
Three others also wounded in the Israeli strike over the southern Gaza Strip, says health ministry.
Monday marked the deadliest day in Gaza since a 2014 war there, and was part of a high-stakes campaign by Gaza's Hamas rulers to break a decade-long border blockade.
In the deadliest day of violence in Gaza since the 2014 war, Palestinian officials say Israeli troops have killed 55 people and wounded 2,700.
US and Israeli officials are at the highly-guarded Jerusalem compound during an opening ceremony for the new US Embassy, following Donald Trump’s decision to move the diplomatic mission from Tel Aviv last December.
Pence was to deliver a speech to the Israeli Knesset, or parliament, later Monday before holding a joint news conference with Netanyahu. The two men were then to have dinner together in Jerusalem.
Guatemala voted against UN resolution to denounce similar move by U.S. President Donald Trump