Pact with Hamas 'kills peace', says Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Palestinian moves to form a unity government with Hamas were "a giant leap backward" for the peace process. News • 25 Apr 14
Pact with Hamas 'kills peace', says Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Palestinian moves to form a unity government with Hamas were "a giant leap backward" for the peace process. News • 25 Apr 14
Israel frees Palestinian prisoners ahead of talks Israel has freed 26 Palestinian prisoners to keep US-sponsored peacemaking on course for a second round of talks. News • 13 Aug 13
Israel frees Palestinian prisoners ahead of talks Israel has freed 26 Palestinian prisoners to keep US-sponsored peacemaking on course for a second round of talks. News • 13 Aug 13
Israel pushes ahead on settlement plan Israel has moved forward with plans to build nearly 1,200 new homes for Jewish settlers just days before its expected release of Palestinian prisoners. News • 12 Aug 13
Israel pushes ahead on settlement plan Israel has moved forward with plans to build nearly 1,200 new homes for Jewish settlers just days before its expected release of Palestinian prisoners. News • 12 Aug 13
Israel and Palestine to resume talks next week Israel and the Palestinians plan to resume peace negotiations this week for the first time in nearly three years. News • 29 Jul 13
Israel and Palestine to resume talks next week Israel and the Palestinians plan to resume peace negotiations this week for the first time in nearly three years. News • 29 Jul 13
Israel agrees to release Palestinian prisoners Israel has agreed to a long-standing Palestinian demand to release Palestinian prisoners in order to resume peace talks. News • 20 Jul 13
Israel agrees to release Palestinian prisoners Israel has agreed to a long-standing Palestinian demand to release Palestinian prisoners in order to resume peace talks. News • 20 Jul 13
Man killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza An Israeli airstrike has killed a Palestinian and wounded another in Gaza in the first targeted attack against militants since a ceasefire ended an eight-day war in November. News • 30 Apr 13
Man killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza An Israeli airstrike has killed a Palestinian and wounded another in Gaza in the first targeted attack against militants since a ceasefire ended an eight-day war in November. News • 30 Apr 13
Israel must end illegal settlements - UN inquiry United Nations human rights investigators have called on Israel to halt settlement expansion and withdraw all Jewish settlers from the occupied West Bank. News • 31 Jan 13
Israel must end illegal settlements - UN inquiry United Nations human rights investigators have called on Israel to halt settlement expansion and withdraw all Jewish settlers from the occupied West Bank. News • 31 Jan 13
Israel removes encampment outside East Jerusalem Israeli forces have removed Palestinian protest tents from land earmarked for Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, having evicted activists from the encampment earlier this week. News • 18 Jan 13
Israel removes encampment outside East Jerusalem Israeli forces have removed Palestinian protest tents from land earmarked for Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, having evicted activists from the encampment earlier this week. News • 18 Jan 13
Israel evacuates people from area of West Bank Israeli security forces have evacuated an area in the West Bank in which about 100 Palestinian and international activists had pitched tents as a protest against Israeli plans to build a settlement there. News • 14 Jan 13
Israel evacuates people from area of West Bank Israeli security forces have evacuated an area in the West Bank in which about 100 Palestinian and international activists had pitched tents as a protest against Israeli plans to build a settlement there. News • 14 Jan 13
14 UN Security Council members criticise Israel Fourteen of the United Nations Security Council’s 15 members have publicly condemned Israel’s settlement expansion after the United States blocked attempts to take stronger action. News • 20 Dec 12
14 UN Security Council members criticise Israel Fourteen of the United Nations Security Council’s 15 members have publicly condemned Israel’s settlement expansion after the United States blocked attempts to take stronger action. News • 20 Dec 12
US calls on Israel to reconsider new settlements The United States has urged Israel to reconsider plans to build thousands of new settler homes in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. News • 04 Dec 12
US calls on Israel to reconsider new settlements The United States has urged Israel to reconsider plans to build thousands of new settler homes in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. News • 04 Dec 12
Gilmore calls on Israel to halt settlements Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore has called on the Israeli government to withdraw its plans to expand Jewish settlements in the West Bank. News • 04 Dec 12
Gilmore calls on Israel to halt settlements Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore has called on the Israeli government to withdraw its plans to expand Jewish settlements in the West Bank. News • 04 Dec 12
UN votes to upgrade Palestinian Authority's status The United Nations General Assembly has voted by a more than two-thirds majority to recognise the state of Palestine. News • 30 Nov 12
UN votes to upgrade Palestinian Authority's status The United Nations General Assembly has voted by a more than two-thirds majority to recognise the state of Palestine. News • 30 Nov 12
Relatives of Yasser Arafat decry exhumation Relatives of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat have expressed their objections to the decision that his body is to be exhumed on Tuesday to determine whether he was poisoned. News • 25 Nov 12
Relatives of Yasser Arafat decry exhumation Relatives of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat have expressed their objections to the decision that his body is to be exhumed on Tuesday to determine whether he was poisoned. News • 25 Nov 12
Russia sending experts to Arafat's exhumation Russia will send forensics experts to help examine the body of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat which is due to be exhumed next week. News • 21 Nov 12
Russia sending experts to Arafat's exhumation Russia will send forensics experts to help examine the body of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat which is due to be exhumed next week. News • 21 Nov 12
Palestinians ready for truce with Israel Palestinian militants have indicated they are ready for a truce with Israel to defuse a growing crisis, after fours days of rocket strikes from the Gaza Strip into the south of Israel. News • 13 Nov 12
Palestinians ready for truce with Israel Palestinian militants have indicated they are ready for a truce with Israel to defuse a growing crisis, after fours days of rocket strikes from the Gaza Strip into the south of Israel. News • 13 Nov 12
Israel calculated calories for Gaza blockade Israel calculated the number of calories Palestinians would need to avoid malnutrition under its blockade of Gaza, according to a study the Supreme Court forced the government to release. News • 17 Oct 12
Israel calculated calories for Gaza blockade Israel calculated the number of calories Palestinians would need to avoid malnutrition under its blockade of Gaza, according to a study the Supreme Court forced the government to release. News • 17 Oct 12
Egyptian president meets Gaza leader Gaza leader Ismail Haniyeh has met Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi in an official visit signalling a shift in Cairo's stance toward the Hamas movement. News • 26 Jul 12
Egyptian president meets Gaza leader Gaza leader Ismail Haniyeh has met Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi in an official visit signalling a shift in Cairo's stance toward the Hamas movement. News • 26 Jul 12
Escalation of violence in Gaza despite ceasefire Escalating violence between Palestinian militants and Israeli forces has threatened to unravel a shaky truce brokered by Egypt which had temporarily calmed violence. News • 25 Jun 12
Escalation of violence in Gaza despite ceasefire Escalating violence between Palestinian militants and Israeli forces has threatened to unravel a shaky truce brokered by Egypt which had temporarily calmed violence. News • 25 Jun 12
Two Palestinians killed in north Gaza strike Two Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli strike on north Gaza, medics said, just hours after gunmen mounted an ambush on the Egyptian border, killing an Israeli. News • 19 Jun 12
Two Palestinians killed in north Gaza strike Two Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli strike on north Gaza, medics said, just hours after gunmen mounted an ambush on the Egyptian border, killing an Israeli. News • 19 Jun 12
Palestinian prisoners end hunger strike Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike have agreed with Israel to end their fast in return for improved conditions. News • 15 May 12
Palestinian prisoners end hunger strike Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike have agreed with Israel to end their fast in return for improved conditions. News • 15 May 12
1,200 Palestinian prisoners begin hunger strike Some 1,200 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails have begun a hunger strike, while another 2,300 are refusing food for one day. News • 17 Apr 12
1,200 Palestinian prisoners begin hunger strike Some 1,200 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails have begun a hunger strike, while another 2,300 are refusing food for one day. News • 17 Apr 12
Israel to block protesters travelling from Europe Israel moved to block an influx of pro-Palestinian activists planning to visit the occupied West Bank, drafting a letter from the Prime Minister's Office suggesting they focus instead on "real problems" in the Middle East. News • 16 Apr 12
Israel to block protesters travelling from Europe Israel moved to block an influx of pro-Palestinian activists planning to visit the occupied West Bank, drafting a letter from the Prime Minister's Office suggesting they focus instead on "real problems" in the Middle East. News • 16 Apr 12
<p>US make Israel new offer to resume peace talks</p> A package of security and diplomatic incentives has been offered to the Israeli Government in an attempt to get the Middle East peace talks back on track. News • 14 Nov 10
<p>US make Israel new offer to resume peace talks</p> A package of security and diplomatic incentives has been offered to the Israeli Government in an attempt to get the Middle East peace talks back on track. News • 14 Nov 10
