Palestine

Biden faces no serious opposition to being nominated to run for a second term in the White House.

Here's a look at the government shakeup and what it means for the Israel-Hamas war.

Negotiators face an unofficial deadline of the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan around March 10, a period that often sees heightened Israeli-Palestinian tensions.

The man had filmed himself shouting "Free Palestine" as he lit himself on fire, according to footage shared on social media.

The Paris negotiations come after a plan for a post-war Gaza unveiled by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew criticism from key ally the United States.

Two crowdfunding pages for sanctioned settlers have now been taken down.

Egypt does not want to be seen as facilitating ethnic cleansing through the permanent resettlement of Palestinians outside of Gaza.

Hamas wants a complete ceasefire and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed the demands as "bizarre."

Netanyahu's plan envisages Israeli security control "over the entire area west of Jordan" from land, sea and air "to prevent the strengthening of terrorist elements" in occupied West Bank and Gaza.

Tensions were also rising in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where three Palestinian gunmen on Thursday opened fire on morning traffic at a highway checkpoint, killing one person and wounding five others, Israeli police said.

The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 13-1 with the United Kingdom abstaining, reflecting the strong support from countries around the globe for ending the war.

The EU countries also reiterated their calls for Israel not to launch an assault on the Gaza city of Rafah, which has become the main shelter zone in the stricken territory.

It said no new order was necessary because the existing measures “are applicable throughout the Gaza Strip, including in Rafah.”

He made the remarks at an interactive session at a security conference in Munich in the presence of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock.

The hostages have kept up pressure on Israeli authorities to secure the release of the remaining captives.

Here's a look at the history of the treaty that has been held through two Palestinian uprisings and a series of wars between Israel and Hamas and what could happen if it is nullified.

As part of the deal, Rabat received Washington's recognition of its claim to sovereignty over the disputed territory of Western Sahara.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry warned that any Israeli ground offensive on Rafah would have "disastrous consequences," and asserted that Israel aims to eventually force the Palestinians out of their land.

The State Department said Thursday it did not support a ground offensive in Rafah, warning that, if not properly planned, such an operation in a city sheltering more than one million displaced Palestinians risked "disaster".

UNICEF says aid deliveries into Gaza are not meeting the vast needs.