“Progress towards a resolution can only be reached through negotiation by the two governments,” State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel said.

Of the 360 Palestinians reported injured, nearly two-thirds were civilians, including 151 children, 58 women and 19 older people, OHCHR said.

Landau works by suspending the objects in the salt lake from frames and later, she carefully liberates the brittle artefacts with the help of several assistants.

The latest attack comes two days after a truce halted deadly conflict between the Israeli military and Islamic Jihad militants in the coastal Palestinian enclave of Gaza, and as Israeli forces continue months of at times deadly raids in the West Bank.

Diplomats at the UN Security Council have expressed concern at the situation in Gaza despite the tenuous truce between Islamic Jihad and Israel after three days of deadly fighting. Russian ambassador stressed the council is "deeply concern by this turn of events, which could lead to the resumption of a...

Gaza's health ministry said 15 children were among 44 people killed in three days of intense fighting. Despite a flurry of strikes and rocket attacks in the run-up to the truce, neither side had reported any major violations of the agreement overnight.

The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Naif Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf condemned aggression of Israeli forces on the Gaza Strip, which resulted in multiple deaths and wounded persons. He called on the international community to act urgently to protect the civilians, especially women and children.

The fighting is the worst in Gaza since a war last year devastated the impoverished coastal territory, home to some 2.3 million Palestinians, and forced Israelis to seek shelter from rockets. Islamic Jihad, the primary target of Israeli attacks and many of whose leaders have been killed, has fired over...

Gaza's sole power plant shut down on Saturday after running out of fuel, an electricity company spokesman said, five days after Israel closed its goods crossing with the Palestinian enclave. Diesel for the plant is usually trucked in from Egypt or Israel, which has maintained a blockade since Hamas took...

The European Union called for maximum restraint in the Gaza Strip's worst escalation of violence since a war last year. "The European Union follows with great concern the latest developments in and around Gaza," a spokesman for EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in a statement.

Egypt has been working behind-the-scenes to bring about de-escalation in the hostilities between Israel and Islamic Jihad in Gaza.

Gaza's health ministry reported "a five-year-old girl, targeted by the Israeli occupation" was among nine people killed. A further 55 Palestinians were wounded, the ministry said. Islamic Jihad said several members of its military wing were among those killed, including "the great fighter Taysir al-Jabari 'Abu Mahmoud'.

The Israeli military has also imposed restrictions of movement on Israeli communities adjacent to the Gaza Strip.

The special rapporteurs insisted such harassment must stop, and said residents of Masafer Yatta continue to be threatened by the risk of forcible transfer, including mass forced evictions and arbitrary displacement. Israeli authorities' hubris is proving without limits, the four experts said.

"I remain optimistic that we can make continuous progress as we have over the last several weeks and I look forward to coming back to the region and being able to make the final arrangements," said Amos Hochstein after meeting Lebanon's top leaders.

US envoy Amos Hochstein arrived in Beirut Sunday to push talks to resolve a bitter maritime border dispute between Lebanon and Israel over Mediterranean waters with offshore gas fields. "Reaching a resolution is both necessary and possible, but can only be done through negotiations and diplomacy," the US State Department...

Diminished leverage in the Gulf region makes Washington a less compelling partner than it once was, says Chas W Freeman, Former US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.

The sum withheld, around $176m, would balance the amount the Palestinian Authority paid to the families of militants as financial support last year, under legislation dating back to 2018.

Iran said it had arrested a Swedish national on allegations of espionage, while Sweden's foreign ministry said the case related to an arrest previously revealed in May.

Morocco and Israel added legal links to a growing list of cooperation accords since they normalized relations in 2020, during a visit Tuesday by Israeli Justice Minister Gideon Saar. He signed a judicial accord in Rabat with his Moroccan counterpart Abdellatif Ouahbi. A joint statement said the two countries would...

Iran's intelligence ministry announced Saturday the arrest of agents linked to Israel's Mossad who entered the Islamic republic to carry out attacks against "sensitive" sites, state news agency IRNA reported. The statement did not say how many suspects were arrested or give their nationalities, nor did it identify the targets...

The remarks came amid heightened tensions between Iran and Western powers as talks in Vienna to revive a 2015 nuclear deal have been stalled since March.

Israeli army chief Aviv Kohavi, who arrived Monday, met with the Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces Belkhir El Farouk, an Israeli army statement said.

Israel's army chief arrived in Morocco on Monday for meetings with senior defence officials, military sources said, as cooperation between the countries expands following a normalisation of ties. Aviv Kohavi's three-day trip is the first official visit of an Israeli army chief to the North African kingdom.

On issues ranging from energy prices to human rights and Israel's role in the region, Biden could point only to small -- if any -- gains after four whirlwind days of meetings and speeches. There was no progress on the moribund Palestine peace negotiations.

A multinational peacekeeping force will leave a strategic Red Sea island by the end of the year, the White House said Friday, potentially boosting opportunities for future contact between Saudi Arabia and Israel. "International peacekeepers, including US troops, will leave Tiran island in the Red Sea where they've been for...

As US President Joe Biden visits the Middle East this week, one issue on the table will be the status of two small Red Sea islands that are uninhabited but of key strategic value. Resolving the tricky status that stems from their location and turbulent history would help build trust between...

Despite the recent signs of a US-Saudi rapprochement, analysts say it is improbable Riyadh will agree to diplomatic ties with Israel.

US President Joe Biden held joint investment talks Thursday with Israel, India and the United Arab Emirates, as Washington seeks to counter the global reach of China. The multilateral summit was convened in Jerusalem where Biden is on his first Middle East tour as president, with leaders from India and...

The US will use "all elements of its national power" to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, President Joe Biden pledged in a security declaration signed with Israel on Thursday. In the document inked by Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid in Jerusalem, the two countries "reaffirm the unbreakable...

Israeli journalist Yoav Limor's freindly experience in Saudi hints at changes in Saudi public opinion that officials hope could one day lay the groundwork for a formal bilateral ties.

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...

Moments after US President Joe Biden touches down in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, the Israeli military will show him new hardware it says is essential to confronting Iran: anti-drone lasers. While Israel has long been known for its efforts to thwart Tehran's nuclear ambitions, Israeli officials have increasingly been sounding...

US President Joe Biden lands in the Middle East on Wednesday for a trip that will see Israeli leaders urge tougher action against Iran, before a delicate stop in Saudi Arabia. The 79-year-old president's visit to Jeddah on Friday will be the focus of the tour.

Israel on Tuesday increased the number of work permits for Palestinians in Gaza, part of a series of measures affecting Palestinians ahead of US President Joe Biden's arrival in Jerusalem. An additional 1,500 Palestinians will be allowed to leave the blockaded Gaza Strip to work in Israel, the military said...

Minister of Economy and Chairman of the UAE International Investors Council Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri said, in a meeting, the council has set up a platform to protect and support the interests of Emirati companies and investments abroad. The meeting also discussed the advantages of CEPA signed with India,...

Biden appears ready to re-engage with Saudi Arabia that has been a key strategic ally of the United States for decades.

A United Arab Emirates court has commuted the death sentence of an Israeli woman convicted of drug possession to life in prison. She was sentenced to death in April for possession of 50 grams of cocaine and half a kilogram of marijuana.

Since February this year, the Gulf country has inked Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreements with India, Indonesia and Israel. Trade deal with Colombia is also imminent.

An EU envoy warned Thursday over the possible mass displacement of Palestinians from a West Bank area at the centre of a protracted legal battle, after a controversial Israeli court ruling. The European Union's ambassador to the Palestinian territories, Sven Kuehn von Burgsdorff, issued the warning as he toured Masafer...

Iran and its influence in the Middle East took center stage on Tuesday in talks between Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid with French President Emmanuel Macron during Lapid's first trip abroad in office.

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid makes his first foreign trip as premier on Tuesday to Paris, where he will ask President Emmanuel Macron to intervene in a gas dispute with Lebanon.

The comprehensive economic partnership agreements (CEPA) signed by the UAE with India, Israel and Indonesia this year will help the Gulf country's national economy grow by 2.6 percent by 2030.

Palestinians reject the findings. A senior Palestinian Authority official said "we will not allow attempts to conceal the truth or to have shy references in pointing the finger of accusation (at) Israel".

Sada Social Center, a Ramallah-based social media monitoring group, said Facebook ranks first in suppressing Palestinian content, as 273 violations were documented on the social media giant, followed by WhatsApp.

The coalition government came apart last week after some Arab lawmakers refused to renew a measure that ensures the roughly 475,000 Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank live under Israeli law.

Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Wednesday he would not stand in upcoming elections, as parliament postponed a vote to dissolve itself and force the country's fifth vote in less than four years. The premier, who conceded last week that his eight-party alliance which took office a year ago was...

Gaza's Islamist rulers Hamas on Tuesday published a video of an Israeli Arab detained for seven years in the Palestinian enclave and considered unwell by Israel. Hamas alleges detainee Hisham al-Sayed, 34, is an Israeli soldier but both the Jewish state and his family say he is mentally unstable.

The Israeli parliament unanimously approved early Tuesday a draft bill to dissolve parliament, a key legislative step that pushes the country closer toward its fifth election in less than four years.

The United States, Israel and four Arab countries agreed to closer cooperation and annual foreign ministers' meetings on Monday, two weeks before President Joe Biden's first visit to the Middle East.