World Feb 18 Hearings on legality of Israeli occupation of Palestinian-claimed lands set to begin at top UN court The United Nations' highest court opens historic hearings Monday into the legality of Israel's 57-year occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state, plunging the 15 international judges back into the heart of the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
World Feb 12 Egypt is threatening to void its decades-old peace treaty with Israel. What does that mean? Egypt has threatened to void its decades-long peace treaty with Israel if it begins a large-scale offensive against Rafah, where some 1.4 million Palestinians are sheltering in densely packed tent camps on the border with Egypt.
World Jan 25 Witness says fatal shooting of American-Palestinian teen in the occupied West Bank was unprovoked Israeli police are investigating, with an initial statement citing a weapons discharge by an Israeli soldier, an off-duty law enforcement officer and a civilian targeting people "purportedly engaged" in stone-throwing. Salameh denies they were throwing stones.
World Jan 20 Rebuffing Biden, Netanyahu rejects idea of Palestinian sovereignty in post-war Gaza Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said Saturday that he “will not compromise on full Israeli control” over Gaza, rejecting President Biden’s suggestion that creative solutions could bridge wide gaps between the leaders' views on Palestinian statehood.
World Jan 19 Top Israeli officials disagree over how to handle the war against Hamas in Gaza Israel’s offensive, one of the deadliest and most destructive military campaigns in recent history, has killed nearly 25,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza health authorities, and uprooted more than 80 percent of the territory’s population.
World Jan 16 A freed Israeli hostage relives horrors of captivity and fears for her husband, still held captive in Gaza Days spin by, punctuated by reports that other hostages have died in captivity. Sharon and other freed hostages have increasingly spoken out about the conditions they endured.
World Jan 14 Families of hostages held in Gaza for 100 days demand Israeli government bring them home The families of hostages held in the Gaza Strip kicked off a 24-hour rally in Tel Aviv Saturday night, calling on the government to bring their loved ones home after 100 days spent in Hamas captivity.
World Jan 10 Video appears to show the Israeli army shooting Palestinians without provocation, killing 1 and wounding 2 others Last week's fatal shooting is the latest in a series of events in which Israeli soldiers appear to fire on Palestinians without provocation.
World Jan 07 Israel warns of ‘another war’ as cross-border fighting with Hezbollah in Lebanon escalates An increase in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah across the Lebanese border gave new urgency to U.S. diplomatic efforts as Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepared to visit Israel on his latest Middle East tour.
World Jan 07 Israel says it has dismantled Hamas military infrastructure in northern Gaza, shifted focus to the south The Israeli military signaled that it has wrapped up major combat in northern Gaza, saying it has completed dismantling Hamas' military infrastructure there, as the war against the militant group entered its fourth month Sunday.