In its final summit communique, the Non-Aligned Movement on Saturday "strongly condemned the illegal Israeli military aggression against the Gaza Strip", and called for "a lasting humanitarian ceasefire". The assembled leaders in Kampala also called for "the independence and sovereignty of the State of Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its...

In the past about 10,000 worshippers would fill the church, with many more crowding outside, before the flame was flown to Orthodox communities internationally. This year's ceremony also comes after deadly attacks and clashes in Israel, east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank, and cross-border fire several days ago between...

Abu Dhabi, UAE---The United Arab Emirates will contribute $25 million toward Al Makassed Hospital in East Jerusalem in collaboration with the World Health Organization and in coordination with the Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO). Sultan Mohammed Al Shamsi, Assistant Minister of...

Violence has surged in recent months in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, amid near daily West Bank raids and an uptick in attacks on Israeli troops. The Israeli army said the soldier, identified as 21-year-old Ido Baroukh, was killed when "two assailants arrived in a vehicle adjacent to the community of Shavei...

Hours after two Palestinian teenagers were shot dead in an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank, Israeli troops were looking for an assailant who killed a soldier at an east Jerusalem checkpoint. The soldier had been "killed as a result of being critically injured by a shooting attack" in...

Air Force One will make a first direct flight from Israel to Saudi Arabia amid efforts to build ties between the Jewish state and the Gulf kingdom, which does not recognize Israel's existence. The trip is seen as part of efforts to stabilise oil markets by re-engaging with major energy...

King Abdullah said the only way to end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is through the two-state solution, which guarantees the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.

The Old City of Jerusalem, with its Jewish, Muslim, Christian and Armenian quarters, swarms with tourists and pilgrims, security forces, merchants and its residents who live in a constant state of tension.

Independent candidates dominated the Palestinian local elections, winning 64 percent of seats, up from just 37 percent five years ago, according to official results released on Sunday. But with established parties infiltrating independent lists, analysts were not immediately able to say how far the results from Saturday's vote truly amounted...

Israeli police demolished the home of a Palestinian family and arrested at least 18 people as they carried out a controversial eviction order in the sensitive east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah early Wednesday. The looming eviction of other families from Sheikh Jarrah in May last year fueled an 11-day...

Finland will give €2 million ($2.27 million) to the Palestinian Authority to support the payment of medical referrals to East Jerusalem hospitals.

UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini has acknowledged that stagnating donor funding for close to a decade remained below the amount needed to provide quality services. At the same time, as the refugee population continued to grow, poverty and vulnerabilities skyrocketed.

Germany will provide €15 million to ensure that 50,000 Palestinian refugee children in Gaza and 46,000 in the West Bank have continued access to learning in UNRWA schools.

Israel has occupied the West Bank since the Six-Day War of 1967 and exercises full administrative control across much of the territory.

Polls to be held in May and July were postponed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on April 29 amid concerns about the ability to vote in East Jerusalem.