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Explained: What will change under Israel's new administration?

If all goes according to plan, Israel will swear in a new government on Sunday

Hamas says Gaza calm depends on Israeli actions in Jerusalem

The war was halted by a cease-fire on May 21

Instagram tweaks algorithm after 'censoring' pro-Palestinian content

After workers accused the company of censoring pro-Palestine content, Facebook-owned Instagram has tweaked its algorithms that will begin ranking original and re-shared content equally

Egypt, Israel foreign ministers discuss Gaza ceasefire, reviving peace

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his visiting Israeli counterpart Gabi Ashkenazi discussed solidifying the ongoing ceasefire in place between Israel and the Islamist Hamas in the Gaza Strip

Palestine Foreign ministry condemns Israel's settlement expansion plan

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned Israel's settlement expansion, saying that authorities in the Jewish state recently approved the construction of 560 new settlement units

India abstains from voting on UNHRC resolution to probe Gaza conflict

India abstained from voting on a resolution at the UN Human Rights Council to launch an investigation into alleged violations and crimes during the conflict between Israel and Hamas

India abstains on UNHRC resolution proposing to probe Gaza violence

Among other countries that abstained are France, Italy, Japan, Nepal, Netherlands, Poland and South Korea

UN rights chief: Israeli strikes in Gaza may be war crimes

The UN rights chief said on Thursday that Israeli forces may have committed war crimes in the latest, 11-day war with the militant group Hamas that rules the Gaza Strip. The remarks by Michelle Bachelet came as the UN's top human rights body opened a one-day special session to discuss the plight faced by Palestinians in the fighting this month. She said that Hamas' indiscriminate rocketing during the conflict was also a clear violation of the rules of war. The UN high commissioner for human rights spoke to the Human Rights Council, chronicling the most significant escalation of hostilities since 2014 that left devastation and death in the Gaza Strip before a cease-fire last week. Air strikes in such densely populated areas resulted in a high level of civilian fatalities and injuries, as well as the widespread destruction of civilian infrastructure," she said. Such strikes raise serious concerns of Israel's compliance with distinction and proportionality under international ...

US Secretary of State Blinken vows aid to Gaza without helping Hamas

Blinken, who spoke after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said the US would work to address the grave humanitarian situation in the coastal territory

277 Palestinians killed in conflict with Israel, says Health ministry

Estimates show that 277 Palestinian residents died in the latest conflict escalation with Israel, Palestinian Health Minister Mai al-Kaila said on Sunday

Israel-Hamas ceasefire holds, Egyptian mediators shuttle between two sides

Ceasefire ended 11 days of fighting; Blinken to visit Israel and Palestine next week, says source

Israeli Police storm Al-Aqsa Mosque after prayers; fragile ceasefire holds

Israeli police stormed into Al Aqsa mosque in East Jerusalem and fired tear gas at Palestinians who threw rocks and bombs at the officers after Friday prayers

Joe Biden says there is no shift in commitment to security of Israel

US President Joe Biden has said that there is no shift in the commitment of his administration towards the security of Israel but insisted a two-state solution the only answer to that conflict

Biden reiterates support to two-state solution to Israel-Palestine conflict

US President Joe Biden has said there is "no shift" in his commitment to the security of Israel and reiterated his support for a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict

Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas holds on day one, says report

The truce, mediated by Egypt, began at 2 am in Israel as people on either side of the divide watched nervously to see whether it would hold

World leaders welcome ceasefire between Israel, Palestine in Gaza

Leaders from around the world on Thursday welcomed the news of a ceasefire between Israel and Palestine which ended the more than 10-day conflict

Biden says US will replenish Israel's Iron Dome Air Defense Systems

US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that Washington will replenish Israel's Iron Dome air defense systems that were depleted during the recent conflict with the Palestinian group in Gaza

Israeli Cabinet approves cease-fire to stop military operation in Gaza

The decision came after heavy US pressure to halt the offensive. There was no immediate comment from Hamas

Death, destruction in Gaza continue as Israel defies truce call

At least 230 Palestinians, including 65 children, have been killed in 11 days of violence

UN agency for Palestinian refugees appeals for $38 mn emergency aid

The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees is urgently appealing for USD 38 million for emergency needs in Gaza as a result of conflict between Israel and the territory's Hamas rulers.