Israel said Thursday it was moving forward with controversial plans to build thousands of new housing units in the occupied West Bank, a development far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said would “permanently bury the idea of a Palestinian state.

Israel’s far-right finance minister has announced the final approval of contentious new settlement construction in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, which Palestinians and rights groups worry will scutt

By Alexander Cornwell MAALE ADUMIM, West Bank/TEL AVIV, (Reuters) -Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced that work would start on a long-delayed settlement that would divide the West Bank and cut it off from East Jerusalem,

The largely symbolic move has more to do with politics than supporting Palestinians’ right to self-determination.

There's hope that Australia's move to recognise a Palestinian state next month will bring change to a region marked by conflict.

The 20-year-old woman, who was reportedly severely malnourished, had a heart attack and died before she could be treated.

A video montage of two clips showing massive pro-Palestinian demonstrations in Japan is likely generated using artificial intelligence, according to two AI experts.

A video posted to social media appears to show the man, who has not been identified, wielding a hatchet and hurling expletives at the protesters.

The soccer star’s viral tweet called out a tribute that did not mention how Suleiman al-Obeid died. Obeid was killed by shrapnel from Israeli tank fire, his family says.