Israeli settlers smash cars and set fires in the West Bank as 4 Palestinians killed in Gaza
Read full article: Israeli settlers smash cars and set fires in the West Bank as 4 Palestinians killed in GazaAt least 10 Palestinians were injured Sunday night in attacks in the occupied West Bank by Israeli settlers, who rampaged through nearby villages after holding a funeral for a settler killed in a car crash a day earlier.
UN rights report condemns displacement of Palestinians in West Bank
Read full article: UN rights report condemns displacement of Palestinians in West BankThe U.N. human rights office has expressed concerns about possible “ethnic cleansing,” warning of an acceleration of Israeli settlements and displacements of thousands of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
Israeli soldiers fire on family car in occupied West Bank, killing 4
Read full article: Israeli soldiers fire on family car in occupied West Bank, killing 4Israeli soldiers fired on a car carrying a family in the northern West Bank, killing four people, including two children, the Palestinian Authority’s Health Ministry said.
Hospital officials say Israeli strikes killed 12 in Gaza, including 2 children and a pregnant woman
Read full article: Hospital officials say Israeli strikes killed 12 in Gaza, including 2 children and a pregnant womanPalestinian hospital officials say Israeli airstrikes hit a home and a police vehicle in central Gaza and killed at least 12 Palestinians, including two boys, a woman pregnant with twins and eight police officers.
Israeli military drops charges against soldiers accused of sexually assaulting Palestinian detainee
Read full article: Israeli military drops charges against soldiers accused of sexually assaulting Palestinian detaineeThe Israeli military said it is dropping charges against five soldiers accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee in an encounter partially caught on camera.
3 Palestinians killed in West Bank clash, bringing toll from week of violence to 6
Read full article: 3 Palestinians killed in West Bank clash, bringing toll from week of violence to 6Three Palestinians have died in a clash with Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, as violence has spiked during new war in the Middle East.
Gaza's ceasefire had some momentum. Now, some fear a new war will distract the world
Read full article: Gaza's ceasefire had some momentum. Now, some fear a new war will distract the worldPalestinians in Gaza are reacting to a possible shift in the world's attention from the Israel-Hamas ceasefire to a new regional conflict with Iran.
Israel's top court allows aid groups to keep working in Gaza as Israeli strikes kill 5 there
Read full article: Israel's top court allows aid groups to keep working in Gaza as Israeli strikes kill 5 thereIsrael’s top court will allow international aid groups to keep operating in the Gaza Strip and other Palestinian territories.
A new Gallup poll shows how Americans' sympathies have shifted in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Read full article: A new Gallup poll shows how Americans' sympathies have shifted in the Israeli-Palestinian conflictA new Gallup poll shows that American sympathies in the Middle East have shifted dramatically toward the Palestinians after decades of overwhelming support for the Israelis.
Israeli strike kills 2 Palestinians in Gaza, health officials say, the latest deaths as truce stalls
Read full article: Israeli strike kills 2 Palestinians in Gaza, health officials say, the latest deaths as truce stallsAn Israeli strike has killed at least two Palestinians and wounded five others east of Gaza City, according to Fadel Naeem, director of Al-Ahli Hospital, where the casualties arrived.
Trump's Board of Peace painted a rosy picture of Gaza's future. On the ground, there is only despair
Read full article: Trump's Board of Peace painted a rosy picture of Gaza's future. On the ground, there is only despairAt the inaugural meeting of his Board of Peace in Washington, President Donald Trump spoke of billions of dollars pledged to rebuild the Gaza Strip and a “new and harmonious” Middle East rising from the ashes of war.
Ramadan's first Friday prayers are held at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque
Read full article: Ramadan's first Friday prayers are held at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa MosqueTens of thousands of Palestinians gathered under heavy Israeli restrictions at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound for the first Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, including some who were allowed to enter from the occupied West Bank.
How one displaced family in Gaza is observing Ramadan's first day under a fragile ceasefire deal
Read full article: How one displaced family in Gaza is observing Ramadan's first day under a fragile ceasefire dealRamadan has begun in Gaza under a fragile ceasefire deal, but many say the joyous spirit of the month has disappeared.
Ramadan arrives in Gaza under shaky ceasefire deal, but the festive spirit eludes many Palestinians
Read full article: Ramadan arrives in Gaza under shaky ceasefire deal, but the festive spirit eludes many PalestiniansMuslim Palestinians in Gaza are preparing for the Islamic holy month of Ramadan under a fragile ceasefire deal.
Prosecutors plan to charge an Israeli settler with killing a Palestinian activist in the West Bank
Read full article: Prosecutors plan to charge an Israeli settler with killing a Palestinian activist in the West BankIsraeli prosecutors say on Monday they plan to charge a settler in the killing of a Palestinian activist during a confrontation that was caught on video.
Israel will begin contentious West Bank land registration in new step to deepen control
Read full article: Israel will begin contentious West Bank land registration in new step to deepen controlIsrael is beginning a land registration process in the occupied West Bank that critics say can shift large areas into state control.
Gaza's Nasser Hospital condemns MSF decision to suspend most services
Read full article: Gaza's Nasser Hospital condemns MSF decision to suspend most servicesNasser Hospital in Gaza has condemned the decision by Doctors Without Borders to suspend most work at the facility due to concerns over armed men in the compound.
Israeli drone strike kills 2 cyclists in Gaza as death toll mounts despite ceasefire
Read full article: Israeli drone strike kills 2 cyclists in Gaza as death toll mounts despite ceasefireTwo Palestinian men riding bicycles were killed in an Israeli drone strike Tuesday, hospital officials said, as deadly violence continued in Gaza despite an October ceasefire.
Gaza's Rafah crossing reopens, allowing limited travel as Palestinians claim delays and mistreatment
Read full article: Gaza's Rafah crossing reopens, allowing limited travel as Palestinians claim delays and mistreatmentThe Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt has reopened after a two-day closure.
The Gaza ceasefire began months ago. Here’s why the fighting persists
Read full article: The Gaza ceasefire began months ago. Here’s why the fighting persistsAs Israeli strikes killed two dozen Palestinians on Wednesday, many in Gaza wondered what had become of the ceasefire reached between Israel and Hamas in October.
Women returning to Gaza say Israeli troops bound and interrogated them after Rafah crossing
Read full article: Women returning to Gaza say Israeli troops bound and interrogated them after Rafah crossingThree women from the first group of Palestinians to enter Gaza through the newly reopened Rafah crossing told The Associated Press that Israeli troops blindfolded, handcuffed and interrogated them for hours after they crossed.
Palestinians allowed in to Gaza and patients are evacuated to Egypt as the Rafah crossing reopens
Read full article: Palestinians allowed in to Gaza and patients are evacuated to Egypt as the Rafah crossing reopensA dozen Palestinian returnees were allowed into Gaza and a few medical evacuees exited to Egypt Monday after the long-awaited reopening of the Rafah border crossing was marred by delays.
Gaza's crucial Rafah crossing prepares for limited travel to resume Monday
Read full article: Gaza's crucial Rafah crossing prepares for limited travel to resume MondayPalestinians in Gaza are watching with hope and impatience as workers lay the groundwork to reopen the territory’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt, its lifeline to the world.
Israel returns Palestinian bodies, marking last exchange between Israel and Hamas
Read full article: Israel returns Palestinian bodies, marking last exchange between Israel and HamasA Gaza Health Ministry official says Israel has turned over the bodies of 15 Palestinians just days after recovering the remains of the last Israeli hostage.
Israel marks the return of the final hostage's remains after more than 2 years of war and grief
Read full article: Israel marks the return of the final hostage's remains after more than 2 years of war and griefIsrael is marking the end of a painful chapter after the return of the remains of the last hostage held in Gaza.
People in Gaza dig through garbage for things to burn to keep warm — a far cry from Trump's vision
Read full article: People in Gaza dig through garbage for things to burn to keep warm — a far cry from Trump's visionDesperate Palestinians at a garbage dump in a Gaza neighborhood are digging with their bare hands for plastic items to burn to keep warm in the cold and damp winter in the enclave, battered by two years of the Israel-Hamas war.
Israeli fire strikes journalists and children on one of Gaza's deadliest days since ceasefire
Read full article: Israeli fire strikes journalists and children on one of Gaza's deadliest days since ceasefireHospitals in Gaza say Israeli forces have killed at least 11 Palestinians on one of the deadliest days since the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel took effect in October.
Israel's settler movement takes victory lap as a sparse outpost becomes a settlement within a month
Read full article: Israel's settler movement takes victory lap as a sparse outpost becomes a settlement within a monthIsraeli settlers are celebrating the inauguration of a new settlement in the West Bank on land where Israel and the U.S. once hoped to build a hospital for Palestinian children.
Israeli crews target UN facilities for Palestinian refugees in east Jerusalem
Read full article: Israeli crews target UN facilities for Palestinian refugees in east JerusalemIsraeli forces have targeted two United Nations facilities as part of their crackdown on the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees.
Israel objects to US announcement of leaders who will help oversee next steps in Gaza
Read full article: Israel objects to US announcement of leaders who will help oversee next steps in GazaIsrael’s government is objecting to a White House announcement about leaders overseeing the next steps in Gaza as the ceasefire enters its challenging second phase.
Trump confidants, former British leader and Middle East officials are at forefront of US Gaza plan
Read full article: Trump confidants, former British leader and Middle East officials are at forefront of US Gaza planPresident Donald Trump’s new Gaza ceasefire plan includes a committee to manage Gaza's daily affairs.
White House names some leaders with roles in next steps in Gaza, while Palestinian committee meets
Read full article: White House names some leaders with roles in next steps in Gaza, while Palestinian committee meetsThe White House has released the names of some of the leaders who will play a role in overseeing next steps in Gaza.
Netanyahu says the announced start of Gaza ceasefire's next phase is a 'declarative move'
Read full article: Netanyahu says the announced start of Gaza ceasefire's next phase is a 'declarative move'Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed nine people, including three women, following the U.S. announcement of a second phase in the fragile ceasefire.
UK government urges police official to quit over ban of Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer fans
Read full article: UK government urges police official to quit over ban of Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer fansThe U.K.'s home secretary has urged the head of West Midlands Police to resign following a report on the banning of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a match against Aston Villa.
Drone strike kills 3 in Gaza as Hamas prepares to transfer governance to new committee
Read full article: Drone strike kills 3 in Gaza as Hamas prepares to transfer governance to new committeeHospital officials in Gaza say an Israeli drone strike has killed three Palestinians who crossed the ceasefire line.
Settler violence in the Jordan Valley expels Palestinians from one of the few towns left standing
Read full article: Settler violence in the Jordan Valley expels Palestinians from one of the few towns left standingFamilies from one of the few remaining Palestinian Bedouin villages in the dusty corridor between Ramallah and Jericho packed up and prepared to flee their homes Sunday, saying harassment by Jewish settlers living in unauthorized outposts nearby had grown unbearable.
Hamas says it will dissolve its Gaza government when new Palestinian body takes over
Read full article: Hamas says it will dissolve its Gaza government when new Palestinian body takes overHamas says it will dissolve its government in Gaza once a Palestinian technocratic leadership committee takes over as part of a U.S.-brokered peace plan.
Israeli strikes kill at least 13 across Gaza, as Trump is expected to announce Board of Peace
Read full article: Israeli strikes kill at least 13 across Gaza, as Trump is expected to announce Board of PeaceHealth officials say at least 13 people were killed by Israeli strikes across Gaza as U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to announce his Board of Peace to oversee the fragile ceasefire.
Israel says Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov to direct Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza
Read full article: Israel says Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov to direct Trump's Board of Peace for GazaIsrael’s prime minister says a former U.N. Mideast envoy, Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov, has been chosen to serve as the director-general for U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace aimed at overseeing the peace process in Gaza.
International aid groups grapple with what Israel's ban will mean for their work in Gaza
Read full article: International aid groups grapple with what Israel's ban will mean for their work in GazaIsrael has revoked the licenses of more than three dozen humanitarian organizations, and now those groups are grappling with how that will affect aid operations in Gaza.
Grandmother and grandson burn to death in Gaza tent while cooking; Jolie visits Rafah crossing
Read full article: Grandmother and grandson burn to death in Gaza tent while cooking; Jolie visits Rafah crossingA grandmother and her 5-year-old grandson have burned to death in Gaza when their tent caught fire.
A Palestinian man kills 2 in car-ramming and stabbing attack in northern Israel and injures 2 others
Read full article: A Palestinian man kills 2 in car-ramming and stabbing attack in northern Israel and injures 2 othersPolice say that two people have been killed and at least two more injured in northern Israel in a car-ramming and stabbing attack by a Palestinian man.
3 Palestinians arrested on suspicion of torching a Christmas tree at a Catholic church in West Bank
Read full article: 3 Palestinians arrested on suspicion of torching a Christmas tree at a Catholic church in West BankThree Palestinians have been arrested on suspicion of setting fire to a Christmas tree and damaging a Nativity scene at a Catholic Church in the West Bank city of Jenin.
Gaza's tiny Christian community tries to capture the holiday spirit during the ceasefire
Read full article: Gaza's tiny Christian community tries to capture the holiday spirit during the ceasefireGaza’s tiny Palestinian Christian community is trying to capture some of the Christmas spirit under a fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.
Israeli fire kills at least 5 Palestinians in Gaza, a hospital in the enclave says
Read full article: Israeli fire kills at least 5 Palestinians in Gaza, a hospital in the enclave saysA local Gaza hospital says Israeli troops have fired over the ceasefire line in the northern Gaza Strip, killing at least five Palestinians, including a baby.
UN's grim week: 6 peacekeepers and an interpreter killed, while 10 more staffers detained in Yemen
Read full article: UN's grim week: 6 peacekeepers and an interpreter killed, while 10 more staffers detained in YemenIt’s been a grim week at the end of a tough year for the United Nations: Six U.N. peacekeepers were killed in a drone attack in Sudan.
Israel fires mortar into Gaza residential area, wounding at least 10
Read full article: Israel fires mortar into Gaza residential area, wounding at least 10Israel’s military says troops fired a mortar shell into a Palestinian residential area in the Gaza Strip, in the latest incident to rock the tenuous ceasefire with Hamas.
Bolivia and Israel to restore ties severed over the war in Gaza
Read full article: Bolivia and Israel to restore ties severed over the war in GazaBolivia’s new right-wing government says it will restore diplomatic relations with Israel, the latest sign of the dramatic geopolitical realignment underway in the South American country.
Hamas calls for more international pressure on Israel before ceasefire's next phase
Read full article: Hamas calls for more international pressure on Israel before ceasefire's next phaseA Hamas leader is calling for international pressure on Israel before the Palestinian militant group moves forward with the next phase of the ceasefire in the territory.
UN Palestinian aid agency says Israeli police 'forcibly entered' its Jerusalem compound
Read full article: UN Palestinian aid agency says Israeli police 'forcibly entered' its Jerusalem compoundIsraeli police have forcibly entered the United Nations agency compound for Palestinian refugees in east Jerusalem.
An international body tasked with governing Gaza will be announced by the end of year, officials say
Read full article: An international body tasked with governing Gaza will be announced by the end of year, officials sayAn international body tasked with governing the Gaza Strip under the next phase of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire is expected to be announced by the end of the year.
A single hostage remains in Gaza after identification of Thai worker's remains
Read full article: A single hostage remains in Gaza after identification of Thai worker's remainsIsraeli and Thai officials say remains that militants in Gaza handed to Israel were those of a Thai agricultural worker killed during the attack that started the war two years ago.
Israel launches airstrike in southern Gaza after earlier attack by militants wounded 5 soldiers
Read full article: Israel launches airstrike in southern Gaza after earlier attack by militants wounded 5 soldiersIsrael says it launched an airstrike in southern Gaza in retaliation for an attack by militants earlier in the day that wounded five Israeli soldiers.
Mass wedding in Gaza celebrates new life after years of war and tragedy
Read full article: Mass wedding in Gaza celebrates new life after years of war and tragedyDressed in traditional Palestinian prints and a suit, Eman Hassan Lawwa and Hikmat Lawwa walked hand-in-hand past the crumbled buildings of southern Gaza in a line of couples dressed exactly the same as them.
Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began, Gaza ministry says
Read full article: Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began, Gaza ministry saysGaza’s Health Ministry says the Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began.
'Everything is soaked': Winter rains in Gaza bring new misery for Palestinians
Read full article: 'Everything is soaked': Winter rains in Gaza bring new misery for PalestiniansChildren and families in Gaza are scooping muddy water from their tents and trying to protect the few belongings that remain after two years of war.
Israel says it has received another set of human remains from militants in Gaza
Read full article: Israel says it has received another set of human remains from militants in GazaIsrael says it has received human remains that Palestinian militants handed over to the Red Cross, but it is not immediately clear if they are one of three hostages remaining in the Gaza Strip.
US-backed aid company in Gaza shutters operations as Israel's military and defense minister clash
Read full article: US-backed aid company in Gaza shutters operations as Israel's military and defense minister clashThe U.S.- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, set up to distribute aid to Gaza as an alternative to the United Nations but which Palestinians said endangered the lives of civilians as they tried to get food, has said it will shutter operations.
Netanyahu convenes cabinet on settler violence in the West Bank that continues unabated
Read full article: Netanyahu convenes cabinet on settler violence in the West Bank that continues unabatedIsrael’s prime minister has met with top security officials to assess a rising tide of Israeli settler violence in the West Bank.
Death toll reaches 33 in some of the deadliest Israeli strikes in Gaza since the ceasefire's start
Read full article: Death toll reaches 33 in some of the deadliest Israeli strikes in Gaza since the ceasefire's startIsraeli strikes across Gaza over a roughly 12-hour period have resulted in the deaths of 33 people.
Israel plans to seize historical site in the West Bank as a new settlement appears
Read full article: Israel plans to seize historical site in the West Bank as a new settlement appearsIsrael plans to seize parts of a major West Bank historic site and settlers have established a new outpost there, even as the country faces pressure to crack down on settler violence in the Palestinian territory.
Israel's military carries out strikes in Lebanon and Gaza, killing dozens of people
Read full article: Israel's military carries out strikes in Lebanon and Gaza, killing dozens of peopleThe Israeli military has carried out airstrikes in southern Lebanon, targeting what it claims are Hezbollah weapons storage facilities.
Israeli airstrike on a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon kills 13 people, Lebanese ministry says
Read full article: Israeli airstrike on a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon kills 13 people, Lebanese ministry saysState media and the Health Ministry in Lebanon say that an Israeli airstrike on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon has killed 13 people and wounded others.
Israeli settlers torch West Bank village as Israel begins a busy diplomatic week
Read full article: Israeli settlers torch West Bank village as Israel begins a busy diplomatic weekIsraeli settlers have rampaged through a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank, torching homes and cars in the latest in a string of settler attacks in recent weeks.
Israel returns 15 Palestinian bodies to Gaza, where displaced families endure winter rains
Read full article: Israel returns 15 Palestinian bodies to Gaza, where displaced families endure winter rainsIsrael has returned the bodies of 15 Palestinians to Gaza, according to officials at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis.
Israeli settlers torch a mosque and scrawl hateful messages after condemnation from military leaders
Read full article: Israeli settlers torch a mosque and scrawl hateful messages after condemnation from military leadersIsraeli settlers have torched and defaced a mosque in a Palestinian village in the central West Bank.
Israel's president says 'shocking' settler violence against Palestinians must end
Read full article: Israel's president says 'shocking' settler violence against Palestinians must endIsrael's president says authorities must take decisive action to stop “shocking and serious” Jewish settler violence against Palestinian civilians and Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank.
Netanyahu and Kushner meet as Gaza ceasefire's first phase winds down
Read full article: Netanyahu and Kushner meet as Gaza ceasefire's first phase winds downU.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the next stages of the fragile Gaza ceasefire.
Israel has erected nearly 1,000 barriers in the West Bank during the war in Gaza, group says
Read full article: Israel has erected nearly 1,000 barriers in the West Bank during the war in Gaza, group saysA Palestinian government body says Israel has erected nearly 1,000 barriers in the occupied West Bank since Israel's war with Hamas began over two years ago.
Israel's military says ceasefire is back on as death toll from Gaza strikes reaches 104
Read full article: Israel's military says ceasefire is back on as death toll from Gaza strikes reaches 104Israel’s military says the ceasefire is back on in Gaza after it carried out heavy airstrikes overnight across the Palestinian territory.
Israel's top diplomat says Turkish troops will have no role in Gaza force
Read full article: Israel's top diplomat says Turkish troops will have no role in Gaza forceIsrael’s foreign minister says his government will not allow Turkish troops to take part in a future international peace force in Gaza.
Trump mulls asking Israel to free Palestinian leader Barghouti as US looks to Gaza's post-Hamas rule
Read full article: Trump mulls asking Israel to free Palestinian leader Barghouti as US looks to Gaza's post-Hamas rulePresident Donald Trump is suggesting he could call on Israel to release imprisoned Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, the most popular and potentially unifying Palestinian leader.
Vance denies the US dictates to Israel as he meets with Netanyahu over Gaza ceasefire
Read full article: Vance denies the US dictates to Israel as he meets with Netanyahu over Gaza ceasefireU.S. Vice President JD Vance is seeking to ease concerns in Israel that the Trump administration is dictating terms to its closest ally in the Middle East.
Israeli settlers beat Palestinian farmers on video as attacks mount during West Bank olive harvest
Read full article: Israeli settlers beat Palestinian farmers on video as attacks mount during West Bank olive harvestVideo obtained by The Associated Press shows an Israeli settler beating Palestinian olive harvesters with clubs in an attack that Palestinian health officials say sent at least one woman to the hospital with serious injuries.